1996Final results
1996 election for Ohio House District 86
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Charles R. Brading (R) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating Shelly A. May (D) by 43.3 points.
Charles R. BradingRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.6%32,782
Shelly A. MayDemocrat
28.4%12,986
45,768 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