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1986Final results

1986 election for Ohio House District 86

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Larry J. Adams (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Brown (D) by 7.5 points.

Larry J. AdamsRepublican · winner
53.7%17,256
46.3%14,853
32,109 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+30.81980R+27.91982R+31.41984R+7.51986R+29.41988D+3.61990

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