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Election 1986 Results

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1986 Ohio governor election

Richard F. Celeste (Democrat) beat James A. Rhodes (Republican) in Ohio in 1986, 60.6% to 39.4%, a margin of 21.2 points and 651,108 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1982, when Dick Celeste won.

Democrats led in 55 of the 88 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 33. The largest, Cuyahoga, cast 414,862 votes and went to the Democrat by 52.8 points. The closest was Williams, where 27 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Richard F. Celeste won Democratic 1,858,372 60.6%
James A. Rhodes Republican 1,207,264 39.4%
All other candidates 975 0.0%
Total3,066,611

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cuyahoga 316,819 76.4% 97,976 23.6% 67 414,862 D+52.8
Franklin 142,357 54.6% 118,381 45.4% 121 260,859 D+9.2
Hamilton 124,116 49.8% 124,752 50.1% 125 248,993 R+0.3
Summit 107,920 70.6% 44,942 29.4% 36 152,898 D+41.2
Montgomery 96,348 64.4% 53,032 35.4% 255 149,635 D+28.9
Lucas 82,993 68.7% 37,838 31.3% 7 120,838 D+37.4
Stark 67,471 59.8% 45,253 40.1% 24 112,748 D+19.7
Mahoning 64,620 75.0% 21,515 25.0% 10 86,145 D+50.0
Lorain 51,233 68.6% 23,446 31.4% 4 74,683 D+37.2
Trumbull 51,791 73.4% 18,747 26.6% 4 70,542 D+46.8
Butler 31,533 46.0% 37,025 54.0% 12 68,570 R+8.0
Lake 41,275 67.8% 19,550 32.1% 9 60,834 D+35.7
Clark 22,711 56.6% 17,378 43.3% 13 40,102 D+13.3
Licking 19,019 49.8% 19,175 50.2% 11 38,205 R+0.4
Richland 21,148 57.8% 15,445 42.2% 4 36,597 D+15.6
Portage 25,178 68.9% 11,333 31.0% 6 36,517 D+37.9
Greene 20,372 57.0% 15,306 42.8% 43 35,721 D+14.2
Allen 15,627 46.5% 17,955 53.5% 5 33,587 R+6.9
Clermont 14,246 43.4% 18,561 56.6% 11 32,818 R+13.1
Medina 20,424 64.3% 11,343 35.7% 11 31,778 D+28.6
Columbiana 18,965 61.0% 12,101 38.9% 6 31,072 D+22.1
Fairfield 14,101 45.6% 16,831 54.4% 4 30,936 R+8.8
Wood 17,506 57.7% 12,827 42.3% 7 30,340 D+15.4
Ashtabula 19,446 66.7% 9,693 33.3% 1 29,140 D+33.5
Jefferson 19,806 72.3% 7,590 27.7% 3 27,399 D+44.6
Wayne 14,675 56.5% 11,276 43.4% 17 25,968 D+13.1
Miami 14,515 56.5% 11,144 43.4% 15 25,674 D+13.1
Warren 11,477 45.1% 13,939 54.8% 9 25,425 R+9.7
Belmont 16,966 70.4% 7,142 29.6% 24,108 D+40.7
Erie 16,204 67.3% 7,860 32.7% 24,064 D+34.7
Muskingum 10,683 46.7% 12,188 53.3% 1 22,872 R+6.6
Tuscarawas 13,101 58.1% 9,456 41.9% 1 22,558 D+16.2
Scioto 11,268 50.4% 11,078 49.6% 2 22,348 D+0.9
Geauga 13,253 61.1% 8,436 38.9% 8 21,697 D+22.2
Ross 11,053 56.9% 8,356 43.0% 1 19,410 D+13.9
Lawrence 10,235 53.0% 9,078 47.0% 19,313 D+6.0
Marion 10,614 55.2% 8,597 44.7% 2 19,213 D+10.5
Delaware 8,407 44.5% 10,466 55.4% 13 18,886 R+10.9
Sandusky 11,012 59.2% 7,590 40.8% 18,602 D+18.4
Hancock 8,438 46.0% 9,899 54.0% 5 18,342 R+8.0
Seneca 10,061 57.8% 7,339 42.2% 17,400 D+15.6
Washington 8,489 49.1% 8,814 50.9% 2 17,305 R+1.9
Darke 8,676 55.1% 7,066 44.9% 4 15,746 D+10.2
Huron 8,727 59.6% 5,919 40.4% 2 14,648 D+19.2
Knox 7,164 50.6% 7,006 49.4% 1 14,171 D+1.1
Athens 9,078 64.6% 4,965 35.3% 6 14,049 D+29.3
Auglaize 7,011 50.6% 6,831 49.3% 8 13,850 D+1.3
Ashland 6,875 51.6% 6,440 48.4% 3 13,318 D+3.3
Crawford 6,297 47.4% 6,990 52.6% 1 13,288 R+5.2
Shelby 7,425 58.0% 5,379 42.0% 5 12,809 D+16.0
Mercer 7,217 58.9% 5,043 41.1% 2 12,262 D+17.7
Ottawa 7,560 62.9% 4,466 37.1% 2 12,028 D+25.7
Guernsey 6,033 50.7% 5,870 49.3% 11,903 D+1.4
Putnam 5,810 49.4% 5,944 50.6% 11,754 R+1.1
Defiance 6,261 53.7% 5,392 46.3% 2 11,655 D+7.5
Pickaway 5,615 48.5% 5,970 51.5% 1 11,586 R+3.1
Preble 6,324 55.9% 4,983 44.1% 2 11,309 D+11.9
Logan 5,081 45.1% 6,173 54.8% 1 11,255 R+9.7
Fulton 5,498 49.0% 5,717 51.0% 11,215 R+2.0
Williams 5,383 50.1% 5,356 49.9% 5 10,744 D+0.3
Champaign 4,961 47.5% 5,482 52.5% 6 10,449 R+5.0
Coshocton 5,407 53.3% 4,742 46.7% 10,149 D+6.6
Highland 4,548 46.0% 5,346 54.0% 1 9,895 R+8.1
Van Wert 4,125 43.3% 5,400 56.7% 9,525 R+13.4
Hardin 5,097 54.0% 4,343 46.0% 1 9,441 D+8.0
Gallia 4,206 44.6% 5,217 55.4% 9,423 R+10.7
Perry 4,790 51.1% 4,580 48.9% 9,370 D+2.2
Pike 5,177 55.4% 4,176 44.6% 9,353 D+10.7
Clinton 4,635 49.7% 4,687 50.3% 3 9,325 R+0.6
Henry 4,389 47.9% 4,772 52.1% 9,161 R+4.2
Brown 4,836 53.2% 4,250 46.8% 9,086 D+6.4
Jackson 4,522 50.8% 4,383 49.2% 8,905 D+1.6
Union 4,080 46.0% 4,792 54.0% 3 8,875 R+8.0
Madison 3,821 45.4% 4,603 54.6% 1 8,425 R+9.3
Morrow 3,887 47.7% 4,263 52.3% 1 8,151 R+4.6
Carroll 4,211 55.3% 3,407 44.7% 7,618 D+10.6
Adams 3,508 46.5% 4,040 53.5% 7,548 R+7.0
Hocking 3,897 52.8% 3,489 47.2% 7,386 D+5.5
Fayette 3,335 45.5% 3,988 54.5% 1 7,324 R+8.9
Wyandot 3,395 47.4% 3,730 52.1% 36 7,161 R+4.7
Meigs 3,078 46.4% 3,554 53.6% 6,632 R+7.2
Paulding 2,948 48.4% 3,138 51.6% 6,086 R+3.1
Harrison 3,606 59.4% 2,463 40.6% 6,069 D+18.8
Holmes 2,655 47.1% 2,980 52.9% 5,635 R+5.8
Monroe 3,102 60.4% 2,033 39.6% 5,135 D+20.8
Morgan 2,240 45.1% 2,722 54.9% 4,962 R+9.7
Noble 2,290 48.3% 2,449 51.7% 1 4,740 R+3.4
Vinton 2,115 50.5% 2,072 49.5% 1 4,188 D+1.0

Counties as they stood in 1986; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Ohio governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Mike DeWine (R) R+25.1
2018 Mike DeWine (R) R+3.7
2014 John R. Kasich (R) R+30.6
2010 John R. Kasich (R) R+2.0
2006 Ted Strickland (D) D+23.9
2002 Robert Alphonso Taft (R) R+19.5
1998 Robert Alphonso Taft (R) R+5.4
1994 George Voinovich (R) R+46.8
1990 George Voinovich (R) R+11.3
1986 Richard F. Celeste (D) D+21.2
1982 Dick Celeste (D) D+20.2
1978 James A. Rhodes (R) R+1.7
1974 James A. Rhodes (R) R+0.4
1970 John J. Gilligan (D) D+10.8
1966 Jim Rhodes (R) R+24.4
1962 James A. Rhodes (R) R+17.8
1958 Michael V. Disalle (D) D+13.8
1956 C. William O'Neill (R) R+12.1
1954 Frank J. Lausche (D) D+8.2
1952 Frank J. Lausche (D) D+11.8
1950 Frank J. Lausche (D) D+5.2
1948 Frank J. Lausche (D) D+7.3
1946 Thomas J. Herbert (R) R+1.8
1944 Frank Lausche (D) D+3.6
1942 John W. Bricker (R) R+21.0
1940 John W. Bricker (R) R+11.1
1938 John W. Bricker (R) R+4.9
1936 Martin L. Davey (D) D+4.3
1934 Martin L. Davey (D) D+3.0
1932 George White (D) D+8.0
1930 George White (D) D+5.6
1928 Myers Y. Cooper (R) R+10.1
1926 Vic Donahey (D) D+1.6
1924 Vic Donahey (D) D+9.0
1922 Vic Donahey (D) D+1.1
1920 Harry L. Davis (R) R+6.0
1918 James M. Cox (D) D+1.2
1916 James M. Cox (D) D+0.6
1914 Frank B. Willis (R) R+2.6
1912 James M. Cox (D) D+16.1
1910 Judson Harmon (D) D+10.9
1908 Judson Harmon (D) D+1.7
1905 John M. Pattison (D) D+4.6
1903 Myron T. Herrick (R) R+13.1
1901 George K. Nash (R) R+8.2
1899 George K. Nash (R) R+5.4
1897 Asa S. Bushnell (R) R+3.3
1895 Asa S. Bushnell (R) R+11.1
1893 William McKinley (R) R+9.8
1891 William McKinley (R) R+2.7
1889 James E. Campbell (D) D+1.4
1887 Joseph B. Foraker (R) R+3.1
1885 Joseph B. Foraker (R) R+2.4
1883 George Hoadly (D) D+1.7
1881 Charles Foster (R) R+3.9
1879 Charles Foster (R) R+2.6
1877 Richard M. Bishop (D) D+4.1
1875 Rutherford B. Hayes (R) R+0.9
1873 William Allen (D) D+0.2
1871 Edward F. Noyes (R) R+4.4
1869 Rutherford B. Hayes (R) R+1.6
1867 Rutherford B. Hayes (R) R+0.7
1865 Jacob Dolson Cox (R) R+7.1