1986Final results
1986 election for Ohio Senate District 1
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
M. Ben Gaeth (R) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Don F. Shuler (D) by 22.0 points.
M. Ben GaethRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.0%62,503
Don F. ShulerDemocrat
39.0%39,979
102,482 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