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1986Final results

1986 election for Ohio House District 80

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Lynn R. Wachtmann (R) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Randy J. Bachman (D) by 26.9 points.

Lynn R. WachtmannRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.4%23,578
36.6%13,582
37,160 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+41.61980R+4.71982R+22.01984R+26.91986R+43.01988R+35.41990

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