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1988Final results

1988 election for Ohio House District 85

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Dwight Wise Jr. (D) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Dale L. Stacy (R) by 30.1 points.

Dwight Wise Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
65.0%26,237
Dale L. StacyRepublican
35.0%14,111
40,348 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+0.91982D+3.81984D+22.41986D+30.11988D+6.11990R+2.61992

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