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1986 Ohio U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1986 Ohio U.S. House District 5 Election?

Delbert L. Latta won the 1986 Ohio U.S. House District 5 Election. Delbert L. Latta received 102,016 popular votes (65.03%). The main challenger was Tom Murray (34.97%).

See the full head-to-head between Latta and Murray

Latta +30.1 pts · won by 47,152 votes
Delbert L. LattaRepublicanWINNER65.03%
102,016 votes
Tom MurrayDemocratic34.97%
54,864 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.