1986Final results
1986 election for Ohio Senate District 5
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Neal F. Zimmers (D) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating John J. Dugan (R) by 16.5 points.
Neal F. ZimmersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.3%52,099
John J. DuganRepublican
41.7%37,332
89,431 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