1986Final results
1986 election for Ohio House District 42
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Vernon Sykes (D) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Michael T. Callahan (R) by 31.0 points.
Vernon SykesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.5%18,927
Michael T. CallahanRepublican
34.5%9,966
28,893 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET