1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Ohio House District 48
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Arlene Singer (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating John Galbraith (R) by 1.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Arlene SingerDemocrat · winner
50.8%17,150
John GalbraithRepublican · incumbent
49.2%16,598
33,748 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