1986Final results
1986 election for Ohio House District 44
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Tom Watkins (R) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Donald E. Oakes (D) by 4.6 points.
Tom WatkinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.3%17,564
Donald E. OakesDemocrat
47.7%16,025
33,589 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