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Ohio 2012 legislative election results

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The tabs below contain analysis of election results in the 2012 legislative elections for Ohio.

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Ohio State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Ohio State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our Ohio State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state Senate before and after the election:

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

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates:

  • Incumbents who ran on November 6
  • Newly elected senators
  • List of all winners
  • Unopposed candidates
  • Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

  • A total of 17 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who were on the November 6 general election ballot:

  1. Peggy Lehner
  2. Bill Seitz
  3. Chris Widener
  4. Keith Faber
  5. Thomas Patton
  6. Troy Balderson
  7. Dave Burke
  8. Thomas Sawyer (Ohio)
  9. Lou Gentile
  10. Capri Cafaro
  11. Larry Obhof
  12. Cliff Hite
  13. Jim M. Hughes (Ohio)
  14. Bob Peterson (Ohio)
  15. John Eklund (Ohio)
  16. Bill Coley

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list displays newly-elected members of the Ohio State Senate:

Republican

  1. Randy Gardner
  2. Joe Uecker

Open Seat Winners

The following displays a list of candidates who won election in seats where there was no incumbent:

Republican

  1. Randy Gardner
  2. Joe Uecker

Candidates who won election

The following is a list of all candidates elected to the Ohio State Senate:

Democratic

  1. Thomas Sawyer (Ohio)
  2. Lou Gentile
  3. Capri Cafaro

Republican

  1. Randy Gardner
  2. Peggy Lehner
  3. Bill Seitz
  4. Chris Widener
  5. Keith Faber
  6. Thomas Patton
  7. Troy Balderson
  8. Dave Burke
  9. Joe Uecker
  10. Larry Obhof
  11. Cliff Hite
  12. Jim M. Hughes (Ohio)
  13. Bob Peterson (Ohio)
  14. John Eklund (Ohio)
  15. Bill Coley

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Republican

  1. Cliff Hite
  2. Keith Faber
  3. Jim M. Hughes (Ohio)
  4. Joe Uecker
  5. Bob Peterson (Ohio)
  6. Bill Coley

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:

  1. Paul D. Hinds

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Ohio State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Ohio House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state House before and after the election:

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

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates:

  • Incumbents who ran on November 6
  • Newly elected representatives
  • List of all winners
  • Unopposed candidates
  • Third party candidates

State House Overview

  • All 99 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who were on the November 6 general election ballot:

  1. Ron Amstutz
  2. Matt Huffman
  3. Craig Newbold
  4. Marlene Anielski
  5. Mike Dovilla
  6. Nickie Antonio
  7. Michael Foley (Ohio)
  8. Michael Stinziano
  9. Anne Gonzales
  10. Tracy Heard
  11. Louis Terhar
  12. Zack Milkovich
  13. Alicia Reece
  14. James Butler (Ohio)
  15. Lynn Slaby
  16. Terry Blair
  17. Roland Winburn
  18. Barbara Sears
  19. Kirk Schuring
  20. Stephen Slesnick
  21. Timothy Derickson
  22. Peter Beck
  23. Dan Ramos
  24. Ron Gerberry
  25. Ron Young
  26. Ron Maag
  27. Sean O'Brien (Ohio)
  28. Dave Hall (Ohio)
  29. Jay Hottinger
  30. Bill Hayes
  31. Robert Hackett
  32. Kathleen Clyde
  33. Gerald Stebelton
  34. Ross McGregor
  35. Lynn Wachtmann
  36. Jim Buchy
  37. John Adams (Ohio state representative)
  38. Dorothy Pelanda
  39. Rex Arthur Damschroder
  40. Terry Johnson, Ohio Politician
  41. Cliff Rosenberger
  42. Brian Hill (Ohio)
  43. Barbara Boyd (Ohio)
  44. Sandra Williams
  45. Mike Duffey
  46. Cheryl Grossman
  47. Peter Stautberg
  48. Denise Driehaus
  49. Vernon Sykes
  50. Anthony DeVitis
  51. Kristina Daley Roegner
  52. Matt Szollosi
  53. Terry Boose
  54. Bob Hagan
  55. Tom Letson
  56. Andrew Brenner
  57. Margaret Ruhl
  58. Robert Sprague
  59. Jeffrey McClain
  60. Andrew Thompson (Ohio)
  61. Nicholas Celebrezze
  62. Michael Henne
  63. Teresa Fedor
  64. Margaret Conditt
  65. Matt Lundy
  66. Richard Adams
  67. Jack Cera
  68. Casey Kozlowski
  69. Al Landis
  70. Gary Scherer
  71. Kevin Boyce
  72. Ryan Smith (Ohio)
  73. Marilyn Slaby
  74. John Patrick Carney
  75. Connie Pillich
  76. William Batchelder
  77. Christina Hagan
  78. Armond Budish
  79. Dale Mallory (Ohio)
  80. John E. Barnes Jr.
  81. Michael Ashford
  82. Debbie Phillips
  83. Matt Lynch

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following lists the newly-elected members of the Ohio House of Representatives:

Democratic

  1. Heather Bishoff
  2. Mike Curtin
  3. Nick Barborak
  4. John Rogers (Ohio)
  5. Chris Redfern
  6. John Patterson (Ohio)
  7. Fred Strahorn

Republican

  1. Stephanie Kunze
  2. Mark Romanchuk
  3. Tim Brown (Ohio)
  4. Louis W. Blessing, III
  5. Wes Retherford
  6. John Becker
  7. Doug Green
  8. Rick Perales
  9. Ron Hood
  10. Tony Burkley

Open Seat Winners

The following lists candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

  1. Mike Curtin
  2. Heather Bishoff

Republican

  1. Tim Brown (Ohio)
  2. Wes Retherford
  3. John Becker
  4. Doug Green
  5. Ron Hood
  6. Tony Burkley

Candidates who won election

The following lists all candidates elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

  1. Kevin Boyce
  2. Heather Bishoff
  3. Michael Foley (Ohio)
  4. Michael Stinziano
  5. Mike Curtin
  6. Nicholas Celebrezze
  7. Nickie Antonio
  8. Sandra Williams
  9. Barbara Boyd (Ohio)
  10. Nick Barborak
  11. Tracy Heard
  12. Denise Driehaus
  13. Alicia Reece
  14. Vernon Sykes
  15. Zack Milkovich
  16. Roland Winburn
  17. Teresa Fedor
  18. Matt Szollosi
  19. Matt Lundy
  20. Dan Ramos
  21. Bob Hagan
  22. John Rogers (Ohio)
  23. Ron Gerberry
  24. Sean O'Brien (Ohio)
  25. Tom Letson
  26. Kathleen Clyde
  27. Chris Redfern
  28. John Patterson (Ohio)
  29. Jack Cera
  30. Stephen Slesnick
  31. Fred Strahorn
  32. John Patrick Carney
  33. Connie Pillich
  34. Armond Budish
  35. Dale Mallory (Ohio)
  36. John E. Barnes Jr.
  37. Michael Ashford
  38. Debbie Phillips

Republican

  1. Cheryl Grossman
  2. Mike Duffey
  3. Stephanie Kunze
  4. Anne Gonzales
  5. Matt Huffman
  6. Marlene Anielski
  7. Ron Amstutz
  8. Mark Romanchuk
  9. Tim Brown (Ohio)
  10. Mike Dovilla
  11. Louis W. Blessing, III
  12. Peter Stautberg
  13. Louis Terhar
  14. Anthony DeVitis
  15. Kristina Daley Roegner
  16. Michael Henne
  17. James Butler (Ohio)
  18. Terry Blair
  19. Barbara Sears
  20. Kirk Schuring
  21. Wes Retherford
  22. Peter Beck
  23. Margaret Conditt
  24. Timothy Derickson
  25. Ron Maag
  26. Terry Boose
  27. Ron Young
  28. Andrew Brenner
  29. John Becker
  30. Doug Green
  31. Margaret Ruhl
  32. Dave Hall (Ohio)
  33. Jay Hottinger
  34. Bill Hayes
  35. Rick Perales
  36. Robert Hackett
  37. Gerald Stebelton
  38. Ross McGregor
  39. Lynn Wachtmann
  40. Richard Adams
  41. Ron Hood
  42. Jeffrey McClain
  43. Tony Burkley
  44. Robert Sprague
  45. Jim Buchy
  46. John Adams (Ohio state representative)
  47. Dorothy Pelanda
  48. Rex Arthur Damschroder
  49. Terry Johnson, Ohio Politician
  50. Cliff Rosenberger
  51. Gary Scherer
  52. Ryan Smith (Ohio)
  53. Andrew Thompson (Ohio)
  54. Brian Hill (Ohio)
  55. Al Landis
  56. Marilyn Slaby
  57. William Batchelder
  58. Christina Hagan
  59. Matt Lynch

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

  1. Bob Hagan
  2. Jack Cera
  3. Teresa Fedor
  4. Sandra Williams
  5. Barbara Boyd (Ohio)
  6. John E. Barnes Jr.
  7. Michael Ashford

Republican

  1. John Adams (Ohio state representative)

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:

  1. Lynn Slaby
  2. Nathan Eberly
  3. Robert R. Ryan
  4. John Deagan
  5. Robert Sherwin
  6. Steve Myers (Ohio)
  7. Robert Coogan
  8. John R. Butchko
  9. Thomas Alban

National Partisan Trends

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National Partisan Trends

The following tables detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbents defeated in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party Senate House Total
Democratic 21 49 70
Republican 37 182 219
Third Party 2 3 5
TOTALS 60 234 294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party Senate House Total
Democratic 165 684 849
Republican 202 652 854
Independent 0 4 4
TOTALS 367 1,340 1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections
Party Senate House Total
Democratic 82 220 302
Republican 105 296 401
Third Party 0 0 0
TOTALS 187 516 703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures
Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
Pre-election Post-election
Legislative chamber Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png
State senates 17 24 1 1 18 24 0 1
State houses 15 27 1 0 19 24 0 0
Totals: 32 51 2 1 37 48 0 1
Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
Pre-election Post-election
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State senates 19 28 2 1 20 28 1 1
State houses 17 31 1 0 21 28 0 0
Totals: 36 59 3 1 41 56 1 1



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