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1986Final results

1986 election for Ohio House District 37

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Tom Roberts (D) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Robert Rettich (R) by 27.9 points.

Tom RobertsDemocrat · winner
63.9%16,648
Robert RettichRepublican
36.1%9,391
26,039 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986

Races before and after

EvenR+9.81980D+40.01982D+32.21984D+27.91986D+29.01990R+43.31992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET