1986Final results
1986 election for Ohio House District 85
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Dwight Wise Jr. (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Gene Damschroder (R) by 22.4 points.
Dwight Wise Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
61.2%19,490
Gene DamschroderRepublican
38.8%12,356
31,846 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