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The 1986 Ohio State Treasurer election was held on November 4, 1986, to elect the Ohio State Treasurer. Primaries were held on May 6, 1986. Democratic incumbent Ohio State Treasurer Mary Ellen Withrow won re-election, defeating Republican Ohio State House Representative Jeff Jacobs by a comfortable margin of nine percentage points.
Withrow easily won renomination, defeating her primary challenger Bryan E. Icard by over 60 percentage points.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mary Ellen Withrow | 536,964 | 82.62% | |
| Democratic | Bryan E. Icard | 112,947 | 17.38% | |
| Total votes | 649,911 | 100.00% | ||
Jacobs won the Republican nomination unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jeff Jacobs | 503,355 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 503,355 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Mary Ellen Withrow | 1,648,569 | 54.93% | +6.88% | |
| Republican | Jeff Jacobs | 1,352,611 | 45.07% | −0.77% | |
| Total votes | 3,001,180 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
