Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. led Republican Rick Laib in votes cast in Jackson Township for the District 86 state House race, according to the latest vote count.
Walsh appeared to outpace Laib by a margin of 24.4 percent on Tuesday in the township.
In comparison, the 2014 winner, Democrat Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, won by a margin of 13.7 percent in that jurisdiction, beating Republican Diane Harris, who received 661 votes to Walsh's 870.
2018 State House race results vs. 2014
Precinct/ County/ Township
GOP 2018
Votes/ %
Dem. 2018
Votes/ %
GOP 2014
Votes/ %
Dem. 2014
Votes/ %
Jackson Township
Rick Laib
636/ 37.79%
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.
1,047/ 62.21%
Diane Harris
661/ 43.2%
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh
870/ 56.8%