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