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Election 1986 Results

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1986 US Senate election in Ohio

John Glenn (Democrat) beat Thomas N. Kindness (Republican) in Ohio in 1986, 62.5% to 37.5%, a margin of 24.9 points and 777,315 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1980, when John Glenn also won.

Democrats led in 77 of the 88 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 11. The largest, Cuyahoga, cast 413,670 votes and went to the Democrat by 49.8 points. The closest was Logan, where 9 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.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
John Glenn won Democratic 1,949,208 62.5%
Thomas N. Kindness Republican 1,171,893 37.5%
All other candidates 88 0.0%
Total3,121,189

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cuyahoga 309,915 74.9% 103,746 25.1% 9 413,670 D+49.8
Franklin 156,020 59.0% 108,626 41.0% 1 264,647 D+17.9
Hamilton 144,171 57.0% 108,770 43.0% 13 252,954 D+14.0
Summit 111,937 71.2% 45,264 28.8% 1 157,202 D+42.4
Montgomery 95,876 62.7% 57,081 37.3% 6 152,963 D+25.4
Lucas 91,829 76.3% 28,478 23.7% 3 120,310 D+52.7
Stark 71,565 59.8% 48,169 40.2% 119,734 D+19.5
Mahoning 66,603 75.3% 21,901 24.7% 88,504 D+50.5
Lorain 50,118 67.1% 24,600 32.9% 2 74,720 D+34.2
Trumbull 52,267 72.6% 19,743 27.4% 72,010 D+45.2
Butler 29,327 41.6% 41,159 58.4% 1 70,487 R+16.8
Lake 40,990 67.4% 19,850 32.6% 2 60,842 D+34.7
Clark 25,457 61.8% 15,708 38.2% 2 41,167 D+23.7
Licking 22,509 57.3% 16,782 42.7% 39,291 D+14.6
Richland 21,358 56.7% 16,334 43.3% 37,692 D+13.3
Portage 24,671 66.0% 12,730 34.0% 1 37,402 D+31.9
Greene 21,325 58.0% 15,413 42.0% 2 36,740 D+16.1
Allen 16,837 49.4% 17,270 50.6% 34,107 R+1.3
Clermont 17,483 53.0% 15,523 47.0% 33,006 D+5.9
Medina 20,251 61.6% 12,627 38.4% 1 32,879 D+23.2
Columbiana 19,956 62.3% 12,076 37.7% 4 32,036 D+24.6
Fairfield 17,328 54.5% 14,465 45.5% 31,793 D+9.0
Wood 19,640 63.1% 11,506 36.9% 1 31,147 D+26.1
Ashtabula 20,036 67.9% 9,491 32.1% 29,527 D+35.7
Jefferson 20,585 73.9% 7,256 26.1% 1 27,842 D+47.9
Wayne 16,512 61.3% 10,443 38.7% 26,955 D+22.5
Miami 12,529 46.9% 14,166 53.1% 26,695 R+6.1
Warren 12,030 46.1% 14,071 53.9% 26,101 R+7.8
Belmont 18,103 73.1% 6,666 26.9% 24,769 D+46.2
Erie 15,365 64.3% 8,525 35.7% 23,890 D+28.6
Muskingum 12,511 52.6% 11,259 47.4% 1 23,771 D+5.3
Tuscarawas 14,570 62.8% 8,637 37.2% 23,207 D+25.6
Scioto 13,680 60.4% 8,963 39.6% 1 22,644 D+20.8
Geauga 12,719 57.9% 9,261 42.1% 21,980 D+15.7
Marion 12,310 62.0% 7,538 38.0% 2 19,850 D+24.0
Delaware 9,814 50.2% 9,748 49.8% 1 19,563 D+0.3
Lawrence 12,085 62.2% 7,341 37.8% 19,426 D+24.4
Ross 12,154 62.7% 7,215 37.3% 19,369 D+25.5
Sandusky 11,762 61.9% 7,242 38.1% 19,004 D+23.8
Hancock 8,546 45.9% 10,064 54.1% 18,610 R+8.2
Seneca 10,088 55.6% 8,046 44.4% 18,134 D+11.3
Washington 9,288 54.2% 7,844 45.8% 17,132 D+8.4
Darke 6,528 39.8% 9,858 60.2% 16,386 R+20.3
Huron 8,143 54.9% 6,689 45.1% 14,832 D+9.8
Knox 8,062 55.5% 6,464 44.5% 14,526 D+11.0
Athens 9,433 65.6% 4,936 34.3% 1 14,370 D+31.3
Auglaize 7,174 50.1% 7,132 49.9% 14,306 D+0.3
Crawford 6,803 49.6% 6,916 50.4% 13,719 R+0.8
Ashland 6,962 51.4% 6,577 48.6% 13,539 D+2.8
Shelby 6,839 51.2% 6,527 48.8% 13,366 D+2.3
Mercer 5,514 43.6% 7,127 56.4% 12,641 R+12.8
Ottawa 8,380 67.6% 4,014 32.4% 12,394 D+35.2
Guernsey 6,282 52.0% 5,801 48.0% 12,083 D+4.0
Putnam 6,233 51.7% 5,818 48.3% 12,051 D+3.4
Defiance 6,885 58.0% 4,985 42.0% 11,870 D+16.0
Pickaway 6,724 56.9% 5,099 43.1% 11,823 D+13.7
Preble 5,105 43.7% 6,579 56.3% 11,684 R+12.6
Logan 5,808 50.0% 5,799 50.0% 1 11,608 D+0.1
Fulton 6,606 57.9% 4,806 42.1% 11,412 D+15.8
Williams 6,081 55.1% 4,954 44.9% 11,035 D+10.2
Champaign 5,638 52.3% 5,148 47.7% 1 10,787 D+4.5
Coshocton 5,526 53.7% 4,771 46.3% 10,297 D+7.3
Highland 5,520 54.8% 4,554 45.2% 10,074 D+9.6
Van Wert 3,613 36.8% 6,199 63.2% 9,812 R+26.4
Clinton 5,230 54.4% 4,378 45.6% 9,608 D+8.9
Hardin 5,418 56.4% 4,185 43.6% 9,603 D+12.8
Perry 5,757 60.5% 3,759 39.5% 1 9,517 D+21.0
Gallia 5,216 55.0% 4,268 45.0% 9,484 D+10.0
Pike 6,244 66.0% 3,212 34.0% 9,456 D+32.1
Henry 4,995 53.5% 4,346 46.5% 9,341 D+6.9
Brown 5,318 58.1% 3,842 41.9% 9,160 D+16.1
Union 4,378 47.9% 4,759 52.1% 9,137 R+4.2
Jackson 5,198 58.3% 3,713 41.7% 8,911 D+16.7
Madison 4,553 53.0% 4,030 46.9% 1 8,584 D+6.1
Morrow 4,517 53.8% 3,882 46.2% 8,399 D+7.6
Carroll 4,513 57.8% 3,298 42.2% 7,811 D+15.6
Adams 4,070 52.9% 3,621 47.1% 7,691 D+5.8
Hocking 4,702 62.7% 2,803 37.3% 7,505 D+25.3
Fayette 3,883 52.1% 3,566 47.9% 7,449 D+4.3
Wyandot 3,839 52.1% 3,509 47.6% 27 7,375 D+4.5
Meigs 3,659 54.7% 3,025 45.3% 6,684 D+9.5
Paulding 3,319 53.2% 2,914 46.8% 6,233 D+6.5
Harrison 4,061 66.1% 2,080 33.9% 6,141 D+32.3
Holmes 3,118 55.9% 2,462 44.1% 5,580 D+11.8
Monroe 3,740 71.2% 1,516 28.8% 5,256 D+42.3
Morgan 2,590 51.7% 2,423 48.3% 5,013 D+3.3
Noble 2,414 51.7% 2,251 48.3% 4,665 D+3.5
Vinton 2,497 59.5% 1,701 40.5% 4,198 D+19.0

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 Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Bernie Moreno (R) R+3.6
2022 Jd Vance (R) R+6.1
2018 Sherrod Brown (D) D+6.8
2016 Rob Portman (R) R+20.9
2012 Sherrod Brown (D) D+6.0
2010 Rob Portman (R) R+17.4
2006 Sherrod Brown (D) D+12.3
2004 George V. Voinovich (R) R+27.7
2000 Mike Dewine (R) R+24.1
1998 George V. Voinovich (R) R+12.9
1994 Mike DeWine (R) R+14.2
1992 John Glenn (D) D+8.7
1988 Howard M. Metzenbaum (D) D+14.0
1986 John Glenn (D) D+24.9
1982 Howard M. Metzenbaum (D) D+15.5
1980 John Glenn (D) D+40.6
1976 Howard M. Metzenbaum (D) D+3.0
1974 John Glenn (D) D+33.9
1970 Robert A. Taft Jr. (R) R+2.2
1968 William B. Saxbe (R) R+3.1
1964 Stephen M. Young (D) D+0.4
1962 Frank J. Lausche (D) D+23.1
1958 Stephen M. Young (D) D+4.9
1956 Frank J. Lausche (D) D+5.8
1952 John W. Bricker (R) R+9.2
1950 Robert A. Taft (R) R+15.1
1946 John W. Bricker (R) R+14.7
1944 Robert A. Taft (R) R+0.6
1940 Harold H. Burton (R) R+4.7
1938 Robert A. Taft (R) R+7.2
1934 Vic Donahey (D) D+20.5
1932 Robert J. Bulkley (D) D+6.6
1928 Simeon D. Fess (R) R+21.7
1926 Frank B. Willis (R) R+6.6
1922 Simeon D. Fess (R) R+3.2
1920 Frank B. Willis (R) R+18.3
1916 Atlee Pomerene (D) D+3.1
1914 Warren G. Harding (R) R+9.6