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1986Final results

1986 election for Ohio House District 56

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Michael A. Fox (R) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Mark Conese (D) by 23.3 points.

Michael A. FoxRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.7%19,352
Mark ConeseDemocrat
38.3%12,029
31,381 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

EvenD+42.11978R+24.61982R+41.41984R+23.31986R+51.21988R+38.11990

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