1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Ohio Senate District 27
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Roy L. Ray (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Wayne M. Jones (D) by 2.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Roy L. RayRepublican · winner
51.2%51,653
Wayne M. JonesDemocrat
48.8%49,213
100,866 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