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1990Final results

1990 election for Ohio House District 85

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Dwight Wise Jr. (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Rex Damschroder (R) by 6.1 points.

Dwight Wise Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
53.1%17,694
Rex DamschroderRepublican
46.9%15,647
33,341 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenD+3.81984D+22.41986D+30.11988D+6.11990R+2.61992R+29.51994

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