1986 Ohio Attorney General election

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1986 Ohio Attorney General election
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Nominee Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr. Barry Levey
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,821,5871,222,102
Percentage59.85%40.15%
1986 Ohio attorney general election results map by county.svg
County results
Celebrezze:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Levey:     50–60%
Attorney General before election

Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr.
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr.
Democratic

The 1986 Ohio Attorney General election was held on November 4, 1986, to elect the Ohio Attorney General. Incumbent Democratic Ohio Attorney General Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr. defeated Republican challenger former Ohio House Representative Barry Levey by a wide margin of almost 20 percentage points, securing 59.85% of the vote.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Campaign

The Democratic primary was held on May 6, 1986. Celebrezze was renominated without opposition.

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr. 637,594 100%
Total votes637,594 100%

Republican primary

Candidates

Campaign

The Republican primary was held on May 6, 1986. Levey won the Republican nomination unopposed.

Results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Barry Levey 518,087 100%
Total votes518,087 100%

General election

Candidates

Results

1986 Ohio Attorney General results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr. 1,821,587 59.85% −1.45%
Republican Barry Levey 1,222,10240.15%+3.91%
Total votes3,043,689 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "Democratic Primary: May 6, 1986 - Ohio Secretary of State". Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on June 17, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Republican Primary: May 6, 1986 - Ohio Secretary of State". Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on June 17, 2025.
  3. ↑ "General Election Overview: November 4, 1986". Archived from the original on June 17, 2025. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
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