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1986Final results

1986 election for Ohio House District 83

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Rod Hughes (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Peggy Hanna (D) by 7.2 points.

Rod HughesRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.6%16,312
Peggy HannaDemocrat
46.4%14,128
30,440 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+35.81980R+1.61982R+41.61984R+7.21986R+23.81988R+13.61990

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