DemocratNot in office · last served 1990Last on a ballot: Nov 1986

Richard F. Celeste

Last held office: Governor of Ohio (1982–1990). Ran in 5 elections between 1970 and 1986, winning 4.

Last margin: +21.2; Won 1986
Elections: 5; 1970–1986

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Career

Offices held, and every time Celeste was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Ohio House of Representatives, District 49 Ohio House of Representatives, District 5 Governor of OhioOut of office

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Every race Celeste has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Celeste won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin	Baseline
1986	Governor of Ohio	General	Won	James A. Rhodes (R)	60.6%	D+21.2	R+18.9
1982	Governor of Ohio	General	Won	Clarence J. Brown Jr (R)	60.3%	D+20.6	R+11.5
1978	Governor of Ohio	General	Lost	James A. Rhodes (R)	49.1%	R+1.7	D+0.2
1972	Ohio House of Representatives, District 5	General	Won	Anthony C. Sinagra (R)	57.4%	D+14.8	—
1970	Ohio House of Representatives, District 49	General	Won	George J. Usher (R)	61%	D+22.0	—

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Celeste has held

Governor of Ohio · 1982–1990
Ohio House of Representatives, District 5 · 1972–1974
Ohio House of Representatives, District 49 · 1970–1972

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Celeste has run against

James A. Rhodes (R) · 1986 election, won
Clarence J. Brown Jr (R) · 1982 election, won
Anthony C. Sinagra (R) · 1972 election, won
George J. Usher (R) · 1970 election, won

Source: 99chambers results archive