Ohio's 12th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
  Troy Balderson
R–Zanesville
Population (2022)793,038[1]
Median household
income		$69,819[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+18[2]

Ohio's 12th congressional district is a United States congressional district in central Ohio, covering Athens County, Coshocton County, Fairfield County, Guernsey County, Knox County, Licking County, Morgan County, Muskingum County and Perry County along with parts of Delaware, Holmes and Tuscarawas counties.[3] The district includes communities east of Columbus including Zanesville, Cambridge, and Mount Vernon. It is currently represented by Troy Balderson, a member of the Republican Party. Balderson took office following a special election held on August 7, 2018, to replace Rep. Pat Tiberi, who had resigned on January 15, 2018. Balderson was then re-elected in the 2018 general election two months later.[4][5]

From 2003 to 2013 the district included eastern Columbus, including most of its heavily African-American neighborhoods. The district also took in most of its northern suburbs, including Westerville. It was one of two districts that split the state's capital city, the other being the 15th District. For most of the time from the 1980s to the 2000s, it was considered to be less Republican than the 15th, in part due to its large black population. However, redistricting after the 2010 census drew nearly all of the 15th's black constituents into the 3rd District, while the 15th was pushed into more exurban and Republican areas north and east of the capital.

It has been in Republican hands since 1920, except for an eight-year stretch in the 1930s and a two-year term in 1980 where the Democratic Party held the seat; in both instances the Democratic incumbent was later defeated by a GOP challenger. In the 2004 presidential election George W. Bush narrowly won the district against John Kerry, 51% to 49%.[6] However, in the 2008 presidential election, Democratic candidate Barack Obama won the 12th district by a margin of 53% to 46%. After the 2011 redistricting cycle, the district has since been won in larger margins by Republican presidential candidates.[7]

In the 2018 special election, Balderson was endorsed by prominent Republicans including President Donald Trump, Governor of Ohio John Kasich (who represented the 12th from 1983 to 2001), and former Rep. Tiberi. The Democratic candidate was Danny O'Connor. The winner was not immediately clear following the unexpectedly competitive August 7 election.[5] Only on August 24 was Balderson officially declared the winner of the special election, which witnessed a significant swing away from the Republican Party as Balderson won with a margin of less than 1%, while fellow Republican Trump had carried the district by 11% in the 2016 presidential election.[5] In 2020 the district swung heavily back to the Republicans as Balderson won by over 14%.

Election results from statewide races

Year Office Result
2000 President George W. Bush 52% - Al Gore 46%
2004 President George W. Bush 51% - John Kerry 49%
2008 President Barack Obama 54% - John McCain 45%
2012 President Mitt Romney 54% - Barack Obama 44%
2016 President Donald Trump 53% - Hillary Clinton 42%
2020 President Donald Trump 52% - Joe Biden 46%

List of members representing the district

Member Party Year(s) Cong
ress		 Electoral history
District established March 4, 1823

John Sloane
(Wooster)		 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825		 18th
19th
20th		 Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826.
Lost re-election.
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1829
John Thomson
(New Lisbon)		 Jacksonian March 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1833		 21st
22nd		 Elected in 1828.
Re-elected in 1830.
Redistricted to the 17th district.
Robert Mitchell
(Zanesville)		 Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835		 23rd Elected in 1832.
[data missing]
Elias Howell
(Newark)		 Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837		 24th Elected in 1834.
[data missing]
Alexander Harper
(Zanesville)		 Whig March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839		 25th Elected in 1836.
[data missing]

Jonathan Taylor
(Newark)		 Democratic March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1841		 26th Elected in 1838.
[data missing]
Joshua Mathiot
(Newark)		 Whig March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843		 27th Elected in 1840.
[data missing]

Samuel Finley Vinton
(Gallipolis)		 Whig March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1851		 28th
29th
30th
31st		 Elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1844.
Re-elected in 1846.
Re-elected in 1848.
[data missing]

John Welch
(Athens)		 Whig March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853		 32nd Elected in 1850.
[data missing]

Edson B. Olds
(Circleville)		 Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855		 33rd Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1852.
[data missing]

Samuel Galloway
(Columbus)		 Opposition March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857		 34th Elected in 1854.
[data missing]

Samuel S. Cox
(Columbus)		 Democratic March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1863		 35th
36th
37th		 Elected in 1856.
Re-elected in 1858.
Re-elected in 1860.
Redistricted to the 7th district.

William E. Finck
(Somerset)		 Democratic March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1867		 38th
39th		 Elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
[data missing]

Philadelph Van Trump
(Lancaster)		 Democratic March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1873		 40th
41st
42nd		 Elected in 1866.
Re-elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
[data missing]

Hugh J. Jewett
(Columbus)		 Democratic March 4, 1873 –
June 23, 1874		 43rd Elected in 1872.
Resigned to become President of the Erie Railroad.
Vacant June 23, 1874 –
December 7, 1874

William E. Finck
(Somerset)		 Democratic December 7, 1874 –
March 3, 1875		 Elected to finish Jewett's term.
[data missing]

Ansel T. Walling
(Circleville)		 Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877		 44th Elected in 1874.
[data missing]

Thomas Ewing Jr.
(Lancaster)		 Democratic March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879		 45th Elected in 1876.
Redistricted to the 10th district.

Henry S. Neal
(Ironton)		 Republican March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881		 46th Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1878.
Redistricted to the 11th district.

George L. Converse
(Columbus)		 Democratic March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883		 47th Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1880.
Redistricted to the 13th district.

Alphonso Hart
(Hillsboro)		 Republican March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885		 48th Elected in 1882.
[data missing]

Albert C. Thompson
(Portsmouth)		 Republican March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887		 49th Elected in 1884.
Redistricted to the 11th district.

Jacob J. Pugsley
(Hillsboro)		 Republican March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891		 50th
51st		 Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
{[data missing]

William H. Enochs
(Ironton)		 Republican March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893		 52nd Elected in 1890.
Redistricted to the 10th district.

Joseph H. Outhwaite
(Columbus)		 Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895		 53rd Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1892.
[data missing]

David K. Watson
(Columbus)		 Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897		 54th Elected in 1894.
[data missing]

John J. Lentz
(Columbus)		 Democratic March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1901		 55th
56th		 Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
[data missing]

Emmett Tompkins
(Columbus)		 Republican March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1903		 57th Elected in 1900.
[data missing]

De Witt C. Badger
(Columbus)		 Democratic March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1905		 58th Elected in 1902.
[data missing]

Edward L. Taylor Jr.
(Columbus)		 Republican March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1913		 59th
60th
61st
62nd		 Elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
[data missing]

Clement L. Brumbaugh
(Columbus)		 Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1921		 63rd
64th
65th
66th		 Elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Retired.

John C. Speaks
(Columbus)		 Republican March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1931		 67th
68th
69th
70th
71st		 Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Lost re-election.

Arthur P. Lamneck
(Columbus)		 Democratic March 4, 1931 –
January 3, 1939		 72nd
73rd
74th
75th		 Elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Lost re-election.

John M. Vorys
(Columbus)		 Republican January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1959		 76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th		 Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Retired.

Samuel L. Devine
(Columbus)		 Republican January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1981		 86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th		 Elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Lost re-election.

Bob Shamansky
(Columbus)		 Democratic January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983		 97th Elected in 1980.
Lost re-election.

John Kasich
(Westerville)		 Republican January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 2001		 98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th		 Elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Retired to run for U.S. President.

Pat Tiberi
(Galena)		 Republican January 3, 2001 –
January 15, 2018		 107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th		 Elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Resigned to lead the Ohio Business Roundtable.[8]
Vacant January 15, 2018 –
August 7, 2018		 115th

Troy Balderson
(Zanesville)		 Republican August 7, 2018[9] –
present		 115th
116th
117th
118th		 Elected to finish Tiberi's term.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.

Recent election results

The following chart shows historic election results.

Year Democratic Republican Other
1920 Arthur P. Lamneck: 43,845 √ John C. Speaks: 62,247 Enoch B. Eubanks: 1,481
1922 H. Sage Valentine: 37,875 √ John C. Speaks (Incumbent): 47,265 William Garminden (SL): 632
1924 Lowry F. Sater: 41,291 √ John C. Speaks (Incumbent): 58,705  
1926 H. S. Atkinson: 31,724 √ John C. Speaks (Incumbent): 41,119  
1928 Carl H. Valentine: 50,216 √ John C. Speaks (Incumbent): 82,574  
1930 √ Arthur P. Lamneck: 59,330 John C. Speaks (Incumbent): 43,840  
1932 √ Arthur P. Lamneck (Incumbent): 63,135 John C. Speaks: 62,704  
1934 √ Arthur P. Lamneck (Incumbent): 63,396 John C. Speaks: 50,386  
1936 √ Arthur P. Lamneck (Incumbent): 88,222 Grant P. Ward: 64,766  
1938 Arthur P. Lamneck (Incumbent): 62,026 √ Jonn M. Vorys: 64,409  
1940 Arthur P. Lamneck: 87,115 √ John M. Vorys (Incumbent): 91,767  
1942 Arthur P. Lamneck: 40,290 √ John M. Vorys (Incumbent): 56,558  
1944 Forrest F. Smith: 82,503 √ John M. Vorys (Incumbent): 97,856  
1946 Arthur P. Lamneck: 45,779 √ John M. Vorys (Incumbent): 74,691  
1948 Robert M. Draper: 87,770 √ John M. Vorys (Incumbent): 95,575  
1950 John W. Guy: 65,860 √ John M. Vorys (Incumbent): 117,396  
1952 George T. Tarbutton: 81,665 √ John M. Vorys (Incumbent): 134,693  
1954 Jacob F. Myers: 59,210 √ John M. Vorys (Incumbent): 94,585  
1956 Walter J. Shapter Jr.: 79,597 √ John M. Vorys (Incumbent): 128,682  
1958 Walter J. Shapter Jr.: 84,470 √ Samuel L. Devine: 100,684  
1960 Richard E. Liming: 90,894 √ Samuel L. Devine (Incumbent): 140,236  
1962 Paul D. Cassidy: 60,563 √ Samuel L. Devine (Incumbent): 130,316  
1964 Robert L. Van Heyde: 118,299 √ Samuel L. Devine (Incumbent): 146,971  
1966 Bob Shamansky: 39,140 √ Samuel L. Devine (Incumbent): 70,102  
1968 Herbert J. Pfeifer: 51,202 √ Samuel L. Devine (Incumbent): 106,664  
1970 James W. Goodrich: 60,538 √ Samuel L. Devine (Incumbent): 82,486  
1972 James W. Goodrich: 81,074 √ Samuel L. Devine (Incumbent): 103,655  
1974 Francine Ryan: 70,818 √ Samuel L. Devine (Incumbent): 73,303  
1976 Francine Ryan: 89,424 √ Samuel L. Devine (Incumbent): 90,987 William Roger "Bill" Moss (I): 15,429
1978 James L. Baumann: 61,698 √ Samuel L. Devine (Incumbent): 81,573  
1980 √ Bob Shamansky: 108,690 Samuel L. Devine (Incumbent): 98,110  
1982 Bob Shamansky (Incumbent): 82,753 √ John Kasich: 88,335 Russell A. Lewis (L): 3,939
1984 Richard S. Sloan: 65,215 √ John Kasich (Incumbent): 148,899  
1986 Timothy C. Jochim: 42,727 √ John Kasich (Incumbent): 117,905  
1988 Mark P. Brown: 50,782 √ John Kasich (Incumbent): 204,892  
1990 Mike Gelpi: 50,784 √ John Kasich (Incumbent): 130,495  
1992 Bob Fitrakis: 68,761 √ John Kasich (Incumbent): 170,297  
1994 Cynthia L. Ruccia: 57,294 √ John Kasich (Incumbent): 114,608  
1996 Cynthia L. Ruccia: 78,762 √ John Kasich (Incumbent): 151,667 Barbara Ann Edelman (N): 7,005
1998 Edward S. Brown: 60,694 √ John Kasich (Incumbent): 124,197  
2000 Maryellen O'Shaughnessy: 115,432 √ Pat Tiberi: 139,242 Charles Ed Jordan: 1,566
Nick Hogan (L): 4,546
Gregory B. Richey (N): 2,600
2002 Edward S. Brown: 64,707 √ Pat Tiberi (Incumbent): 116,982  
2004 Edward S. Brown: 122,109 √ Pat Tiberi (Incumbent): 198,912  
2006 Robert N. Shamansky: 126,573 √ Pat Tiberi (Incumbent): 198,723  
2008[10] David Robinson: 152,234 √ Pat Tiberi (Incumbent): 197,447 Steven Linnabary (L): 10,707
2010[11] Paula Brooks: 110,307 √ Pat Tiberi (Incumbent): 150,163 Travis Irvine (L): 8,710
2012[12] Jim Reese: 134,614 √ Pat Tiberi (Incumbent): 233,874  
2014[13] David Tibbs: 61,360 √ Pat Tiberi (Incumbent): 150,573 Bob Hart (G): 9,148
2016[14] Ed Albertson: 112,638 √ Pat Tiberi (Incumbent): 251,266 Joe Manchik (G): 13,474

Write-in: 156

2018 (Special)[15] Danny O'Connor: 102,648 √ Troy Balderson: 104,328 Joe Manchik (G): 1,165
2018[16] Danny O'Connor: 161,251 √ Troy Balderson (Incumbent): 175,677 Joe Manchik (G): 4,718

Write-in: 71

2020 Alaina Shearer: 182,847 √ Troy Balderson (Incumbent): 241,790 John S. Stewart (L): 13,035
2022 Amy Rippel-Elton: 84,893 √ Troy Balderson (Incumbent): 191,344

Historical district boundaries

2003–2013
2013–2023

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ohio's 12th Congressional District". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  4. ↑ Ludlow, Randy (January 5, 2018). "Kasich sets primary for Tiberi seat for May 8; special election on Aug. 7". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 Weigel, David; Wagner, John (August 24, 2018). "After a lengthy vote count, Republican Troy Balderson declared the winner of Aug. 7 House special election in Ohio". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Presidential Results by Congressional District, 2000-2008". Swing State Project. December 15, 2008. Archived from the original on March 5, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2016, 2012, and 2008". Daily Kos.
  8. ↑ Evans, Nick. "Pat Tiberi Confident Ohio's 12th District Will Remain Republican". Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  9. ↑ "BALDERSON, Troy - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov.
  10. ↑ Federal Elections 2008. Federal Elections Commission, Washington DC, July 2009
  11. ↑ 2010 Election Results Archived copy at the Library of Congress (November 9, 2011)., Ohio Secretary of State, Retrieved December 17, 2010
  12. ↑ "2012 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
  13. ↑ "2014 Elections Results - Ohio Secretary of State". www.sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  14. ↑ "2016 Official Elections Results - Ohio Secretary of State". www.sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Official Results - Most Populous - Summary" (PDF). Franklin County Board of Elections. August 24, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Official Results - Most Populous - Summary" (PDF). Franklin County Board of Elections. November 27, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2019.

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