1986Final results
1986 election for Ohio House District 5
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Randall Gardner (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Joyce M. Kepke (D) by 23.0 points.
Randall GardnerRepublican · winner
61.5%19,072
Joyce M. KepkeDemocrat
38.5%11,943
31,015 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