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Elections / 1986 · Governor · OH

Dick Celeste won Ohio's 1986 governor's race.

Dick Celeste (Democrat) led by 21.2 points statewide.

Statewide result
Ohio 1986 governor — certified statewide results.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Dick CelesteDDemocratic1,858,37260.6%
Jim RhodesRRepublican1,207,26439.4%

Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.

presidential baselinePresident 1984R+18.8Governor 1986D+21.2vs. baselineD+40.0

Ohio's 1986 governor race ran 40.0 points more Democratic than its 1984 presidential margin.

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