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1986Final results

1986 election for Ohio Senate District 19

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Richard P. Schafrath (R) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Richard R. Stander (D) by 27.6 points.

Richard P. SchafrathRepublican · winner
63.8%58,365
36.2%33,143
91,508 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+30.81974R+40.41978R+3.81982R+27.61986R+23.51990R+28.11994

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