2012 Ohio elections
2012

The 2012 Ohio elections were held on November 6, 2012 in the U.S. state of Ohio. Primary elections were held on March 6, 2012.

Federal

President

Voters chose 18 electors to represent them in the Electoral College.

2012 United States presidential election in Ohio[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barack Obama (incumbent) 2,827,709 50.58 Decrease 0.80
Republican Mitt Romney 2,661,437 47.60 Increase 0.80
Libertarian Gary Johnson 49,493 0.89 Increase 0.54
Green Jill Stein 18,573 0.33 Increase 0.18
Independent Richard Duncan 12,502 0.22
Constitution Virgil Goode 8,152 0.15 Decrease 0.07
Socialist Stewart Alexander 2,967 0.05
Write-in 23 0.00
Majority 166,272 2.97 Increase 1.61
Total votes 5,590,934 100.00
Democratic win

Senate

2012 United States Senate election in Ohio[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Sherrod Brown (incumbent) 2,762,766 50.70 Decrease 5.46
Republican Josh Mandel 2,435,744 44.70 Increase 0.88
Independent Scott Rupert 250,618 4.60 Increase 4.58
Majority 327,022 6.00 Decrease 6.34
Total votes 5,449,128 100.00
Democratic hold

House

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Ohio 1 Steve Chabot Republican 2010 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Steve Chabot (Republican) 57.7%
  • Jeff Sinnard (Democratic) 37.6%
  • Jim Berns (Libertarian) 2.8%
  • Rich Stevenson (Green) 1.9%
Ohio 2 Jean Schmidt Republican 2005 (Special) Incumbent lost renomination
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • Green tickY Brad Wenstrup (Republican) 58.6%
  • William R. Smith (Democratic) 41.4%
Ohio 3 None (New seat) New seat.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
  • Green tickY Joyce Beatty (Democratic) 68.3%
  • Chris Long (Republican) 26.3%
  • Richard Ehrbar (Libertarian) 3.2%
  • Bob Fitrakis (Green) 2.2%
Ohio 4 Jim Jordan Republican 2006 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Jim Jordan (Republican) 58.3%
  • Jim Slone (Democratic) 36.5%
  • Chris Calla (Libertarian) 5.2%
Ohio 5 Bob Latta Republican 2007 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Bob Latta (Republican) 57.3%
  • Angela Zimmann (Democratic) 39.2%
  • Eric Eberly (Libertarian) 3.5%
Ohio 6 Bill Johnson Republican 2010 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 7 Bob Gibbs Republican 2010 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Bob Gibbs (Republican) 56.4%
  • Joyce Healy-Abrams (Democratic) 43.6%
Ohio 8 John Boehner Republican 1990 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
Dennis Kucinich
Redistricted from the 10th district		 Democratic 1996 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic loss.
Ohio 10 Mike Turner Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Mike Turner (Republican) 59.5%
  • Sharen Neuhardt (Democratic) 37.5%
  • David Harlow (Libertarian) 3.0%
Steve Austria
Redistricted from the 7th district		 Republican 2008 Incumbent retired.
Republican loss.
Ohio 11 Marcia Fudge Democratic 2008 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 2000 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Pat Tiberi (Republican) 63.5%
  • Jim Reese (Democratic) 36.5%
Ohio 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Tim Ryan (Democratic) 72.8%
  • Marisha Agana (Republican) 27.2%
Ohio 14 Steve LaTourette Republican 1994 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • Green tickY David Joyce (Republican) 54.0%
  • Dale Virgil Blanchard (Democratic) 38.7%
  • Elaine Mastromatteo (Green) 3.9%
  • David Macko (Libertarian) 3.4%
Ohio 15 Steve Stivers Republican 2010 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 16 Jim Renacci Republican 2010 Incumbent re-elected.
Betty Sutton
Redistricted from the 13th district		 Democratic 2006 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic loss.

State

General Assembly

Supreme Court

References

  1. ↑ "2012 Elections Results - Ohio Secretary of State". www.ohiosos.gov. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  2. ↑ Senate election results
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