Jim Berns
Jim Berns (Republican Party) ran for election to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent District 25. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 25
Incumbent Cecil Thomas defeated Jim Berns in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 25 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cecil Thomas (D) | 84.0 | 34,264 |
 | Jim Berns (R) | 16.0 | 6,517 | |
| Total votes: 40,781 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kenneth Dietz (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 25
Incumbent Cecil Thomas advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 25 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cecil Thomas | 100.0 | 5,307 |
| Total votes: 5,307 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 25
Jim Berns advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 25 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Berns | 100.0 | 1,063 |
| Total votes: 1,063 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Berns in this election.
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Steve Chabot (R) defeated Michele Young (D) in the general election. Chabot was unopposed in the Republican primary. Young defeated Jim Berns and Fred Kundrata in the Democratic primary on March 15, 2016. The general election took place on November 8, 2016.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Steve Chabot Incumbent |
59.2% | 210,014 | |
| Democratic | Michele Young | 40.8% | 144,644 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 130 | |
| Total Votes | 354,788 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Michele Young |
68% | 39,535 | ||
| Fred Kundrata | 20.5% | 11,944 | ||
| Jim Berns | 11.5% | 6,693 | ||
| Total Votes | 58,172 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State |
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2012
Berns was defeated by incumbent Steve Chabot in the general election on November 6, 2012.[2] Berns ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 1st District. Berns defeated Sandra Queen Noble in the Libertarian primary on March 6, 2012.[3][4]
The Washington Post listed the House of Representatives elections in Ohio in 2012 as one of the 10 states that could have determined whether Democrats retook the House or Republicans held their majority in 2013.[5] Ohio tied with Pennsylvania for 9th on the list.[5]
| 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" | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Jim Berns |
87% | 140 |
| Sandra Queen Noble | 13% | 21 |
| Total Votes | 161 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jim Berns did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio 2016 March Primary Candidate List," accessed March 11, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Ohio," accessed November 11, 2012
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," accessed March 6, 2012
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," accessed March 6, 2012
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Washington Post, "The 10 states that will determine control of the House in 2012," accessed April 25, 2012
