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1998Final results

1998 election for Ohio House District 86

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Charles R. Brading (R) won with 66.5% of the vote, defeating Kenneth J. Ludwig (D) by 33.1 points.

Charles R. BradingRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.5%24,026
33.5%12,080
36,106 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenD+3.61990R+39.01992R+43.31996R+33.11998R+27.42000R+22.22004

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