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1986Final results

1986 election for Ohio Senate District 21

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Mike White (D) won with 82.0% of the vote, defeating Jeffrey Carswell (R) by 64.1 points.

Mike WhiteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.0%51,167
18.0%11,198
62,365 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

EvenD+60.21978D+76.11982D+50.41984 specialD+64.11986D+55.51990D+72.01998

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