1986Final results
1986 election for Ohio Senate District 29
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Scott Oelslager (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Jim Gwin (D) by 3.9 points.
Scott OelslagerRepublican · winner
52.0%56,028
Jim GwinDemocrat
48.0%51,770
107,798 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