1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 Ohio State Senate election results, district by district
Every Ohio State Senate district in the 1986 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 33 seats
After the electionD 15 · R 18
Races18
Changed party2
Unopposed11%2 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 12 · R 6
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | M. Ben Gaeth (R) | 22.0 | |
| SD-3 | Theodore M. Gray (R) | 54.8 | |
| SD-5 | Neal F. Zimmers (D) | 16.5 | |
| SD-7 | Richard H. Finan (R) | 44.5 | |
| SD-9 | William F. Bowen (D) | 32.0 | |
| SD-11 | Linda Furney (D) | 17.7 | |
| SD-13 | Alan J. Zaleski (D) | 33.7 | |
| SD-15 | Richard C. Pfeiffer Jr. (D) | 38.3 | |
| SD-17 | Jan Michael Long (D) | 1.4 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-19 | Richard P. Schafrath (R) | 27.6 | |
| SD-21 | Mike White (D) | 64.1 | |
| SD-23 | Charles L. Butts (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-25 | Lee I. Fisher (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-27 | Roy L. Ray (R) | 2.4 | Flipped |
| SD-28 | Robert D. Nettle (D) | 27.0 | |
| SD-29 | Scott Oelslager (R) | 3.9 | |
| SD-31 | Eugene Branstool (D) | 3.0 | |
| SD-33 | Harry Meshel (D) | 49.6 |
Ohio State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner