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1986Final results

1986 election for Ohio House District 57

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

John A. Boehner (R) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Lawrence Wood (D) by 26.3 points.

John A. BoehnerRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.1%19,041
36.9%11,111
30,152 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

EvenR+18.91980R+16.01982R+30.41984R+26.31986R+43.41988R+27.91990

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