Ohio's 14th Congressional District elections, 2012
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The 14th Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012.
Republican David Joyce won the election.[1]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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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.[2]
- See also: Ohio elections, 2012
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Steven C. LaTourette (R) who has served since 1995.
LaTourette announced his retirement on July 31, 2012, delaying the announcement long enough to prevent the need for a special election to fill the 14th District seat. LaTourette cited the demise of bipartisanship in Congress as one of the reasons for his retirement, saying the “toll” of the acrimony in Washington had come to outweigh the benefits of being a congressman.[3][4]
This was the first election using district maps based on data from the 2010 Census. Ohio's 14th Congressional District is located in the northeast corner of the state and includes Ashtabula, Lake, Cuyahoga, Summit, Trumbull, and Geauga counties.[5]
Candidates
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General election candidates
Note: Incumbent Steven C. LaTourette announced on July 31, 2012 that he would be retiring in 2012, rather than seeking re-election. David Joyce was selected as the Republican replacement nominee.[6] Democratic nominee Dale Virgil Blanchard may be replaced for the general election as well.[4][3]
March 6, 2012 primary results
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Election results
General Election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Dale Virgil Blanchard | 38.7% | 131,637 | |
| Republican |  David Joyce |
54% | 183,657 | |
| Libertarian | David Macko | 3.4% | 11,536 | |
| Green | Elaine R. Mastromatteo | 3.8% | 13,038 | |
| Total Votes | 339,868 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Race background
Republican challenger David Joyce was included in the National Republican Congressional Committee's Young Guns program. The program highlighted challengers who represent the GOP's best chances to pick up congressional seats in the general election.[8]
Impact of Redistricting
- See also Redistricting in Ohio
The 14th District was re-drawn after the 2010 Census. The new district is composed of the following percentages of voters of the old congressional districts.[9][10]
- 2 percent from the 10th Congressional District
- 5 percent from the 11th Congressional District
- 3 percent from the 13th Congressional District
- 88 percent from the 14th Congressional District
- 2 percent from the 17th Congressional District
Registration statistics
As of October 29, 2012, District 14 had the following partisan registration breakdown according to the Ohio Secretary of State:
| Ohio Congressional District 14[11] | |||||||
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| Congressional District | District Total | Democrats | Republicans | Other & Unaffiliated | Advantage | Party Advantage | Change in Advantage from 2010 |
| District 14 | 487,885 | 64,969 | 103,432 | 319,757 | Republican | 59.87% | N/A |
| "Party advantage" is the percentage gap between the two major parties in registered voters. "Change in advantage" is the spread in difference of party advantage between 2010 and 2012 based on the congressional district number only. | |||||||
District partisanship
FairVote's Monopoly Politics 2012 study
- See also: FairVote's Monopoly Politics 2012
In 2012, FairVote did a study on partisanship in the congressional districts, giving each a percentage ranking (D/R) based on the new 2012 maps and comparing that to the old 2010 maps. Ohio's 14th District partisan breakdown did not change because of redistricting.[12]
- 2012: 46D / 54R
- 2010: 46D / 54R
Cook Political Report's PVI
In 2012, Cook Political Report released its updated figures on the Partisan Voter Index, which measures each congressional district's partisanship relative to the rest of the country. Ohio's 14th Congressional District has a PVI of R+3, which is the 210th most Republican district in the country. In 2008, this district was won by John McCain (R), 50-50 percent (rounded the totals are even, but Obama garnered more votes) over Barack Obama (D). In 2004, George W. Bush (R) won the district 53-47 percent over John Kerry (D).[13]
Campaign contributions
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2012 elections season. Below are candidate reports.
Steven C. LaTourette
| Steven C. LaTourette (2012) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[14] | March 31, 2012 | $586,521.99 | $82,315.06 | $(48,372.84) | $620,464.21 | ||||
| July Quarterly[15] | July 15 | $620,464.21 | $145,250 | $(150,268.93) | $615,445.28 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $227,565.06 | $(198,641.77) | ||||||||
Elaine R. Mastromatteo
| Elaine Mastromatteo (2012) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[16] | March 31, 2012 | $0.00 | $250.00 | $(45.00) | $205.00 | ||||
| July Quarterly[17] | July 15 | $205.00 | $0.00 | $(0.00) | $205.00 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $250 | $(45) | ||||||||
District history
2010
On November 2, 2010, LaTourette won election to the United States House of Representatives. He defeated Bill O’Neill and John M. Jelenic in the general election.[18]
| U.S. House of Representatives, Ohio Congressional District 14 Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Steven C. LaTourette Incumbent |
64.9% | 149,878 | |
| Democratic | Bill O’Neill | 31.4% | 72,604 | |
| Libertarian | John M. Jelenic | 3.6% | 8,383 | |
| Total Votes | 230,865 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2012
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2012
- United States Senate elections in Ohio, 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Ohio," accessed November 11, 2012
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "FAQ," accessed June 29, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Hill, "Rep. LaTourette retires, says partisan 'toll' growing too heavy" accessed August 3, 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Roll Call, "Ohio: Steven LaTourette Jolts GOP; Democrats Are Hopeful" accessed August 3, 2012
- ↑ Ohio Redistricting Map, "Map" accessed August 9, 2012
- ↑ Cleveland.com "Northeast Ohio GOP leaders choose David Joyce to replace outgoing Rep. Steve LaTourette on ballot (updated)" accessed August 13, 2012
- ↑ Cleveland.com "State Sen. Nina Turner drops congressional primary bid against Rep. Marcia Fudge" accessed January 16, 2012
- ↑ NRCC "Young Guns 2012"
- ↑ Moonshadow Mobile's CensusViewer, "Ohio's congressional districts 2001-2011 comparison"
- ↑ Labels & Lists, "VoterMapping software voter counts"
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Precinct-By-Precinct Data," March 6, 2012
- ↑ "2011 Redistricting and 2012 Elections in Ohio," September 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" accessed October 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Steven LaTourette April Quarterly," accessed July 13, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Steven LaTourette July Quarterly," accessed October 5, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Elaine Mastromatteo April Quarterly," accessed July 15, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Elaine Mastromatteo July Quarterly," accessed October 5, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
