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Ohio gubernatorial election, 1986

Ohio gubernatorial election, 1986
Ohio
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  Richard Celeste 2008.jpg Jim Rhodes in Bettsville, Ohio October 15, 1981.jpg
Nominee Dick Celeste Jim Rhodes
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,858,372 1,207,264
Percentage 60.62% 39.38%

Ohio Governor Election Results by County, 1986.svg
Election results by county

Governor before election

Richard F. Celeste
Democratic

Elected Governor

Richard F. Celeste
Democratic


Richard F. Celeste
Democratic

Richard F. Celeste
Democratic

The 1986 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Democratic Governor of Ohio Dick Celeste ran against four time former Governor Jim Rhodes. The two had faced off before in 1978, with Rhodes winning by 47,536 votes for his fourth victory. Eight years later, at the age of 77, Rhodes was attempting to win a record fifth term. However, Celeste won by an even bigger margin than he did four years earlier, becoming the first Democrat to win consecutive elections for Governor since Frank Lausche, who won three consecutive times in 1950, 1952, and 1954.

Dick Celeste, Governor of Ohio


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