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1986Final results

1986 election for Ohio House District 91

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Paul P. Mechling (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Dewey Kennedy (R) by 4.1 points.

Paul P. MechlingDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.1%15,971
Dewey KennedyRepublican
47.9%14,701
30,672 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+9.01980D+15.31982D+4.11984D+4.11986D+4.61988D+34.71990

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