United States Senate elections in Ohio, 2012

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1 Candidates
2 Election results
- 2.1 General election
3 Race rating
- 3.1 Cook Political Report
4 Polls
- 4.1 Brown vs. Mandel
  - 4.1.1 October 2012 - present
  - 4.1.2 November 2011 - September 2012
5 Campaign Finance
- 5.1 Sherrod Brown
- 5.2 Josh Mandel
6 Election history
- 6.1 2010
- 6.2 2006
7 See also
8 External links
9 References

Voters in Ohio elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the November 6, 2012 elections.

Candidate Filing Deadline	Primary Election	General Election
December 7, 2012	March 6, 2012	November 6, 2012

Primary: Ohio has a mostly closed primary system, in which voters must vote in the same party's primary as in the previous election, or register with the other party to switch.

Voter registration: Voters had to register to vote in the primary by February 5. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 7.^[1]

See also: Ohio elections, 2012

Incumbent: The election will fill the Class 1 Senate seat, which is currently held by Sherrod Brown (D). First elected in 2006, Brown is running for re-election in 2012.

Candidates

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General election candidates

Sherrod Brown Incumbent

Josh Mandel

John Fockler Jr.

Joseph DeMare

Rusty Bliss (Write-in)

Scott Rupert

March 6, 2012 primary results

Democratic primary

Sherrod Brown^[2]a

Republican primary

Josh Mandel Current Ohio Treasurer ^[3]a
Donna Glisman^[3]
David Dodt^[3]
Eric LaMont Gregory^[3]
Michael Pryce^[3]

Libertarian Party primary

John Fockler Jr.^[4]a

Green Party primary

Write-in candidate

Rusty Bliss^[5]

Election results

General election

U.S. Senate, Ohio, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sherrod Brown Incumbent	50.7%	2,762,690
	Republican	Josh Mandel	44.7%	2,435,712
	Independent	Scott Rupert	4.6%	250,616
Total Votes				5,449,018
Source: Ohio Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Race rating

Cook Political Report

Each month the Cook Political Report releases race ratings for President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House (competitive only) and Governors. There are seven possible designations: ^[6]

     Solid Democratic
     Likely Democratic
     Lean Democratic

Tossup

     Lean Republican
     Likely Republican
     Solid Republican

Cook Political Report Race Rating -- Ohio Senate
Month	Rating
October 4, 2012^[7]
September 13, 2012^[8]
August 21, 2012^[9]
July 12, 2012^[10]
May 31, 2012^[11]
May 10, 2012^[12]
March 22, 2012^[13]
March 1, 2012^[14]
January 26, 2012^[15]
December 22, 2011^[16]
December 1, 2011^[17]

Polls

Brown vs. Mandel

"Our polls are pretty consistently finding Sherrod Brown close to that magic 50% mark," said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling.^[18]

October 2012 - present

Sherrod Brown vs. Josh Mandel
Response	Rasmussen Reports (October 7, 2012)	Survey USA (October 12-15, 2012)	Survey USA [October 20-22, 2012)	Rassmussen Reports (October 24, 2012)	Ohio News Organization Poll (October 18-23, 2012)	Public Policy Polling (October 26-28, 2012)	Pharos Research Group (October 26-28, 2012)	Average
Sherrod Brown	46%	43%	48%	43%	51%	53%	50.0%	47.71%
Josh Mandel	46%	38%	44%	42%	47%	42%	53.4%	44.629%
Undecided	6%	13%	5%	10%	2%	5%	6.6%	6.8%
Other	2%	5%	2%	5%	0%	0%	0%	2%

Number polled	500	613	609	500	1,015	718	765	674.29
Margin of error	+/-4.5	+/-4%	+/-4.1%	+/-4.5%	+/-3.1%	+/-3.7%	+/-3.5%	3.91%
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

November 2011 - September 2012

Sherrod Brown vs. Josh Mandel
Response	Public Policy Polling (November 4-6, 2011)	Quinnipiac University (October 17-23, 2011)	Rasmussen Reports (July 18, 2012)	Quinnipiac University (July 24-30, 2012)	Rasmussen Reports (August 13, 2012)	Quinnipiac University (August 15-21, 2012)	University of Cincinnati (August 16-21, 2012)	Rasmussen Reports (September 15, 2012)	Quinnipiac University (September 26, 2012)	Average
Sherrod Brown	49%	49%	46%	51%	44%	48%	48%	49%	50%	48.22%
Josh Mandel	34%	34%	42%	39%	44%	41%	47%	41%	40%	40.222%
Undecided	17%	14%	8%	0%	9%	10%	1%	7%	9%	8.333%
Other	0%	1%	4%	0%	3%	1%	5%	3%	0%	1.89%

Number polled	1,022	1,668	500	1,193	500	1,253	847	500	1,162	960.56
Margin of error	+/-3.1	+/-2.4%	+/-4.5%	+/-3%	+/-4.5%	+/-2.8%	+/-3.4%	+/-4.5%	+/-2.9%	3.46%
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

Campaign Finance

Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Total Contributions for Reporting Period	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
Pre-primary^[19]	February 23, 2012	$5,045,843.38	$766,048.24	$(554,381.61)	$5,257,501.11
April Quarterly^[20]	April 15, 2012	$5,257,501.11	$1,624,438.01	$(608,622.48)	$6,273,316.64
July Quarterly^[21]	July 15, 2012	$6,273,316.64	$3,025,278.88	$(2,802,380.23)	$6,496,215.29
October Quarterly^[22]	October 15, 2012	$6,496,215.29	$5,430,622.53	$(7,048,771.61)	$4,878,066.21
			Running totals
			$10,846,387.66	$(11,014,155.93)

Josh Mandel

Josh Mandel Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Total Contributions for Reporting Period	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
Pre-primary^[23]	February 23, 2012	$4,089,325.95	$548,199.08	$(306,335.23)	$4,331,189.80
April Quarterly^[24]	April 15, 2012	$4,331,189.80	$1,472,892.77	$(516,088.91)	$5,287,993.66
July Quarterly^[25]	July 15, 2012	$5,287,993.66	$2,621,295.82	$(2,979,058.84)	$4,930,230.64
October Quarterly^[26]	October 15, 2012	$4,930,230.64	$4,572,581.18	$(5,085,518.51)	$4,417,293.31
			Running totals
			$9,214,968.85	$(8,887,001.49)

Election history

2010

On November 2, 2010, Rob Portman won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Lee Fisher, Michael L. Pryce, Eric W. Deaton, Daniel H. LaBotz, and Arthur T. Sullivan in the general election.^[27]

U.S. Senate, Ohio General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rob Portman	56.8%	2,168,742
	Democrat	Lee Fisher	39.4%	1,503,297
	Independent	Michael L. Pryce	1.3%	50,101
	Constitution	Eric W. Deaton	1.7%	65,856
	Socialist	Daniel H. LaBotz	0.7%	26,454
	Write-in	Arthur T. Sullivan	0%	648
Total Votes				3,815,098

2006

On November 7, 2006, Sherrod Brown won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Mike DeWine, and Richard Duncan in the general election.^[28]

U.S. Senate, Ohio General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democrat	Sherrod Brown	56.2%	2,257,369
	Republican	Mike DeWine	43.8%	1,761,037
	Write–in	Richard Duncan	0%	830
Total Votes				4,019,236

External links

References

[0] Ohio Secretary of State "FAQ," Accessed June 29, 2012

[1] Ohio.com "Sherrod Brown expects tough 2012 race for U.S. Senate," Accessed January 6, 2012

[tre-2] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 News Talk Radio "Ohio treasurer in 6-way GOP primary for US Senate," December 7, 2011

[list-3] 4.0 ^4.1 Primary candidate ballot

[4] Cleveland Plain Dealer "Rusty, we hardly knew you: Bliss will have to run as a write-in candidate for U.S. Senate," December 7, 2011

[5] Cook Political Report "Our Accuracy," Accessed December 12, 2011

[6] Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," October 4, 2012

[7] Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," September 13, 2012

[8] Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," August 21, 2012

[9] Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," July 12, 2012

[10] Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," May 31, 2012

[11] Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," May 10, 2012

[12] Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," March 22, 2012

[13] Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," March 1, 2012

[14] Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," January 26, 2012

[15] Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," December 22, 2011

[16] Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," December 1, 2011

[17] Public Policy Polling "," November 10, 2011

[18] Federal Election Commission "Sherrod Brown Pre-primary" Accessed October 11, 2012

[19] Federal Election Commission "Sherrod Brown April Quarterly" Accessed October 11, 2012

[20] Federal Election Commission "Sherrod Brown July Quarterly" Accessed October 11, 2012

[21] Federal Election Commission "Sherrod Brown October Quarterly" Accessed October 19, 2012

[22] Federal Election Commission "Josh Mandel Pre-primary" Accessed October 11, 2012

[23] Federal Election Commission "Josh Mandel April Quarterly" Accessed October 11, 2012

[24] Federal Election Commission "Josh Mandel July Quarterly" Accessed October 11, 2012

[25] Federal Election Commission "Josh Mandel July Quarterly" Accessed October 19, 2012

[26] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"

[27] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006"

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United States Senate elections in Ohio, 2012

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General election

Race rating

Cook Political Report

Polls

Brown vs. Mandel

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November 2011 - September 2012

Campaign Finance

Sherrod Brown

Josh Mandel

Election history

2010

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