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1986Final results

1986 election for Ohio House District 73

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Jim Buchy (R) won with 70.7% of the vote, defeating Steven R. Burns (D) by 41.4 points.

Jim BuchyRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.7%21,861
29.3%9,051
30,912 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+51.11980R+12.91982R+42.01984R+41.41986R+54.91988R+43.21990

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