1986Final results
1986 election for Ohio House District 78
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Steven O. Williams (R) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Randall S. Berens (D) by 24.1 points.
Steven O. WilliamsRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.0%22,085
Randall S. BerensDemocrat
38.0%13,520
35,605 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