1986 Ohio gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1986 Ohio gubernatorial election Ohio presidential no 1982 Ohio gubernatorial election 1982 1990 Ohio gubernatorial election 1990 November 4, 1986 Richard Celeste - DPLA - 324a420d939e6f315860975e7ecff715 (cropped).jpg Dick Celeste Democratic Party (United States) Paul Leonard 1,858,372 60.60% Governor James Allen Rhodes - DPLA - c001083ac8b9ac1d78a4012c702f22f9 (page 1) (cropped).jpg Jim Rhodes Republican Party (United States) Bob Taft 1,207,264 39.37% 210px County results 210px Township results 210px Celeste: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Rhodes: #e27f7f 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% Governor Dick Celeste Democratic Party (United States) Dick Celeste Democratic Party (United States) The 1986 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Democratic Governor Dick Celeste ran against four time former Governor Jim Rhodes, who had previously defeated the last two incumbent Democratic governors in 1962 and 1974. 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 four consecutive times in 1948, 1950, 1952, and 1954. As of 2022, this is the last time a Democrat was re-elected Governor of Ohio and the only time a Democrat won a second four-year term. This was the penultimate time a Democrat was elected Governor of Ohio, with the last time being in 2006. Democratic primary Candidates Dick Celeste, Governor of Ohio Results Democratic primary results Elections and Voting in Ohio Election Results and Data 1980 - 1989 Official Election Results State of Ohio government website Dick Celeste (Incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 684,206 99.87 Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 880 0.13 685,086 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Jim Rhodes, Former Governor of Ohio Paul E. Gillmor, Ohio Senate Majority Leader Paul E. Pfeifer, Ohio State Senator Results Republican primary resultsElections and Voting in Ohio Election Results and Data 1980 - 1989 Official Election Results State of Ohio government website Jim Rhodes Republican Party (United States) 352,261 48.19 Paul E. Gillmor Republican Party (United States) 281,737 38.54 Paul E. Pfeifer Republican Party (United States) 96,948 13.26 730,946 100.00 General election Results Ohio gubernatorial election, 1986 Democratic Party (United States) Dick Celeste (Incumbent) 1,858,372 60.60 +1.56 Republican Party (United States) Jim Rhodes 1,207,264 39.37 +0.52 Write-ins 975 0.03 N/A 651,108 21.23 3,066,611 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References Gubernatorial 1986 Ohio Category:November 1986 in the United States