1986 Ohio Attorney General election

1986 Ohio Attorney General election

November 4, 1986 (1986-11-04)

Nominee Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr. Barry Levey Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,821,587 1,222,102 Percentage 59.85% 40.15%

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr., incumbent Ohio Attorney General (1983–1991)

Campaign

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

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr.	637,594	100%
Total votes			637,594	100%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Barry Levey, former Ohio House Representative (1963–1970)

Campaign

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

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barry Levey	518,087	100%
Total votes			518,087	100%

General election

Candidates

• Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr., incumbent Ohio Attorney General (1983–1991) (Democratic)
• Barry Levey, former Ohio House Representative (1963–1970) (Republican)

Results

1986 Ohio Attorney General results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr.	1,821,587	59.85%	−1.45%
	Republican	Barry Levey	1,222,102	40.15%	+3.91%
Total votes			3,043,689	100.00%
	Democratic hold