Jim Berns

Jim Berns
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Candidate for
U.S. House, Ohio, District 1
Party	Libertarian
Personal
Place of birth	Cincinnati, OH

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Jim Berns was a 2012 Libertarian candidate who sought election to the U.S. House representing the 1st Congressional District of Ohio.

Elections

2012

See also: Ohio's 1st congressional district elections, 2012

Berns was defeated by incumbent Steve Chabot. Berns ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Ohio's 1st District. Berns defeated Sandra Queen Noble in the Libertarian primary on March 6, 2012.

The Washington Post listed the House of Representatives elections in Ohio in 2012 as one of the states that could determine whether Democrats retake the House or Republican holds its majority in 2013. Ohio tied with Pennsylvania for 9th on the list.

U.S. House, Ohio, District 1 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jeff Sinnard	37.6%	131,490
	Republican	Steve Chabot Incumbent	57.7%	201,907
	Libertarian	Jim Berns	2.8%	9,674
	Green	Rich Stevenson	1.9%	6,645
Total Votes				349,716
Source: Ohio Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

U.S. House, Ohio's 1st Congressional District Libertarian Primary Libertarian Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jim Berns	87%	140
Sandra Queen Noble	13%	21
Total Votes		161

Campaign donors

As of October 4, 2012, Berns did not have any contribution reports on file with the Federal Election Commission

External links

• Libertarian Party profile
• Project Vote Smart profile