| Election Name: | 1986 Ohio gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Ohio |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1982 Ohio gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1982 |
| Next Election: | 1990 Ohio gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 1986 |
| Image1: | File:Sam Brown Action (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Dick Celeste |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,858,372 |
| Percentage1: | 60.6% |
| Nominee2: | Jim Rhodes |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,207,264 |
| Percentage2: | 39.4% |
| Map Size: | 210px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Dick Celeste |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Dick Celeste |
| After Party: | 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. Democrats wouldn't win another gubernatorial election in Ohio until 2006.
Dick Celeste, Governor of Ohio