1996Final results
1996 election for Ohio House District 85
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Jim Jordan (R) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Richard H. Ansley (D) by 27.1 points.
Jim JordanRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.5%27,651
Richard H. AnsleyDemocrat
36.5%15,871
43,522 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET