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Ohio — 1986 governor election
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Akashic1986 · GovernorOhio · GovernorDick CelesteD+21.2
Candidates
Ohio 1986 governor — certified statewide results.
- Dick Celeste✓Democratic1,858,37260.6%
- Jim RhodesRepublican1,207,26439.4%
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.
Same ballot, 1986OH
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1986 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.