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1986Final results

1986 election for Ohio House District 62

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

David Hartley (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating John P. Herzog (R) by 11.9 points.

David HartleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.9%16,110
John P. HerzogRepublican
44.1%12,690
28,800 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+43.81980D+11.51982D+13.41984D+11.91986D+14.31988D+7.01990

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