1986Final results
1986 election for Ohio Senate District 31
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Eugene Branstool (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Ronald E. Shoemaker (R) by 3.0 points.
Eugene BranstoolDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.5%51,949
Ronald E. ShoemakerRepublican
48.5%48,934
100,883 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