Ohio elections, 2012

The state of Ohio is holding elections on November 6, 2012.

• Signature filing deadline: December 7, 2011 & July 4, 2012 (Measures only)
• Primary date: March 6, 2012

What's on the Ohio Ballot in 2012
U.S. Senate (1 seat)	a
U.S. House (16 seats)	a
State Executives	d
State Senate (16 seats)	a
State House (99 seats)	a
Ballot measures (2 measures)	a

2012 Elections

• U.S. Senate
• U.S. House
• State Senate
• State House
• Ballot measures
• Local measures

See also: United States Senate elections in Ohio, 2012

Sherrod Brown (D) is running for re-election.

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2012

Ohio lost two U.S. House seats from redistricting. Currently, Republicans hold a 13-5 edge in the 18 Congressional districts.

Members of the U.S. House from Ohio -- Partisan Breakdown
Party		As of November 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	5	4
	Republican Party	13	12
Total		18	16

See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2012

Heading into the election, Republicans maintain partisan control in the state senate.

Ohio State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	10	10
	Republican Party	23	23
Total		33	33

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2012

Heading into the election, Republicans maintain partisan control in the state house.

Ohio House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	40	39
	Republican Party	59	60
Total		99	99

See also: Ohio 2012 ballot measures

The ballot measures certified are:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ABR	Issue 1	Constitutional convention	Would create a convention to revise, alter or amend the state constitution.	d
CICA	Issue 2	Redistricting	Would create a citizen commission to draw legislative and congressional district maps.	d

See also: Local ballot measures, Ohio and Local ballot measure elections in 2012

Ballotpedia regularly tracks local ballot elections in 11 states. These states include Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin.

For the state of Ohio, below is a glimpse of some of the local measures that have appeared or are scheduled to appear on ballots in 2012.

• Clark County Board of Developmental Disabilities Tax Levy Question (November 2012)
• Greenon Local School District Income Tax Question (November 2012)
• Clark Shawnee Local School District Renewal Question (November 2012)
• Springfield Township Roads Tax Levy Increase Question (November 2012)
• Springfield Township EMS Tax Levy Renewal Question (November 2012)
• Pleasant Township Tax Levy Renewal Question (November 2012)
• Pike Township Fire Tax Levy Renewal Question (November 2012)
• Pike Township Roads Tax Levy Renewal Questions, 2 (November 2012)
• Moorefield Township Fire Tax Levy Increase Question (November 2012)
• Moorefield Township Roads Tax Levy Increase Question (November 2012)

...click here for all 2012 Ohio local measures.

Eligibility to Vote

See also: Voting in the 2012 primary elections

Ohio has a mixed primary system. Primary voters must vote in the same party's primary as they did in the previous election, although this requirement may be loosely enforced. Voters wishing to switch parties may register with the new party. Ohio's 2012 congressional primary took place on March 6, 2012. Voter registration closes 30 days prior to an election. (Information about registering to vote)

See also

• Statewide elections, 2012
• 2012 election dates
• Election result resources
• Voter guides
• State Blue Books