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1986Final results

1986 election for Ohio Senate District 7

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Richard H. Finan (R) won with 72.2% of the vote, defeating Bernie Roeckers (D) by 44.5 points.

Richard H. FinanRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.2%72,451
27.8%27,857
100,308 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

EvenR+28.91978R+30.81982R+44.51986R+45.71994R+41.51998R+42.72002

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