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1986Final results

1986 election for Ohio Senate District 33

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Harry Meshel (D) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Merle Madrid (R) by 49.6 points.

Harry MeshelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.7%66,647
Merle MadridRepublican
17.2%17,138
16.1%16,070
99,855 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+46.51978D+52.31982D+49.61986D+36.01990D+38.51994D+45.31998

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