The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the 16 U.S. representatives from the state of

Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...

, a loss of two seats following the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate.

Overview

Statewide

District

Results of the 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio by district:

Redistricting

The

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process was formally begun by a legislative panel on June 16, 2011. A proposal released in September 2011 would create 12 districts favoring Republicans and four favoring Democrats. In the proposal, one district which favored Republicans would be effectively eliminated, and the homes of six of the state's incumbents would be drawn into districts also containing the homes of other incumbents. The map was passed by the

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on September 15 and by the

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on September 21. The bill passed by the Senate included an appropriations provision intended to prevent the bill from being placed on the 2012 ballot by

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and was passed again by the House the same day.

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John Kasich John Richard Kasich Jr. ( ; born May 13, 1952) is an American politician and author who was the 69th governor of Ohio from 2011 to 2019, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 2001, and a Republican candidate for the pre ...

signed the bill into law on September 26. On September 28, the Ohio Democratic Party had filed suit in the

Ohio Supreme Court The Supreme Court of the State of Ohio is the highest court in the U.S. state of Ohio, with final authority over interpretations of Ohio law and the Ohio Constitution. The court has seven members, a chief justice and six associate justices, ...

, seeking a ruling on the legality of the Senate's addition of an appropriations provision. On October 14, the Supreme Court ruled that a

referendum A referendum, plebiscite, or ballot measure is a Direct democracy, direct vote by the Constituency, electorate (rather than their Representative democracy, representatives) on a proposal, law, or political issue. A referendum may be either bin ...

on the map could go ahead. Ohioans for Fair Districts, the group calling for a referendum, asked the court to restart the 90-day time limit for the collection of signatures, a request the court declined, meaning the 90-day period would begin on September 26 rather than October 14. Chris Redfern, the chair of the Ohio Democratic Party, vowed to collect enough signatures to place the map on the ballot. If the map had received 66 votes in the House of Representatives, an emergency clause preventing a referendum from being held would have been invoked. As a result, in October 2011 Republicans sought the support of

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Democrats for an alternative map. Later that month members of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus met with Redfern, indicating they would not immediately seek to compromise with Republicans; however on October 31 Bob Bennett, the former chair of the Ohio Republican Party appointed by House Speaker William G. Batchelder to negotiate an alternative map, said he thought the two parties were close to reaching an agreement. On November 3, Batchelder brought a slightly modified map to the floor of the House of Representatives. However, the House fell eight votes short of the 66 needed to bring the map up for a vote without a committee hearing having been held. Later in November, Ohio Democratic Party

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Seth Bringman said the referendum effort had surpassed 100,000 signatures and aimed to have collected the over 230,000 signatures necessary by December 23. However, a lack of funds prevented Ohioans for Fair Districts from hiring professional signature gatherers and necessitated the exclusive use of volunteers. Redfern said in December 2011 that Democrats might return to the Supreme Court to request that it reconsider its decision on the 90-day time limit. If the signature-gathering effort had failed, an

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to the Ohio Constitution requiring compact and competitive districts could have been sought. If the Democratic Party failed to collect enough signatures, the original map would have taken effect on Christmas Day 2011. On December 14, 2011, the House of Representatives and Senate both passed a new map, effectively resolving the situation.

District 1

The

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is based in

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, stretching southwestward to Ohio's borders with

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and

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. After redistricting, it lost parts of Hamilton County and gained strongly republican Warren Country. This turned it from a district that was 1 percentage point more Democratic than the national average, to one that was 6 percentage points more Republican than the national average. It had been represented by Republican

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, who previously served from 1995 until 2009, since January 2011. He sought re-election in 2012.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

= Nominee

= *Jeff Sinnard, engineering consultant and candidate for

Ohio's 2nd congressional district Ohio's 2nd congressional district is a district in southern Ohio. It is currently represented by Republican David Taylor. The district includes all of Adams, Brown, Pike, Clermont, Highland, Clinton, Ross, Pickaway, Hocking, Vinton ...

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and

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=Eliminated in primary

= *Malcolm Kantzler, businessman

=Withdrew

= *Eric Wilson

=Declined

= * Steve Driehaus, former U.S. Representative * Mark Mallory,

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* Connie Pillich, state representative

Primary results

Jeff Sinnard defeated Malcolm Kantzler by a scant 56 votes for the Democratic nomination (the reference footnote 19 provides only the unofficial, election night final tally).Primary results -- Politico
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Libertarian primary

Candidates

= Nominee

= *Jim Berns, former Chair of Hamilton County Libertarian Party and nominee for this district in

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=Eliminated in primary

= *Queen Noble, business owner

Primary results

Green primary

Candidates

= Nominee

= *Rich Stevenson, political writer, activist and nominee for this district in

Primary results

General election

Campaign

The Sinnard campaign was criticized for its lack of active campaigning and for not even having a campaign website. Sinnard subsequently admitted he was just doing the party a favor by putting his name on the ballot.

Endorsements

Results

District 2

Republican

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had represented

since

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Brad Wenstrup,

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, U.S. Army

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and candidate for

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in 2009;

=Eliminated in primary

= *Tony Brush, businessman *Fred Kundrata, Air Force Veteran *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Disqualified

= *Joe Green, businessman (ran as a

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)

Primary results

Wenstrup upset Schmidt to win the nomination.

Democratic primary

Candidates

= Nominee

= *William R. Smith, truck driver

=Eliminated in primary

= * David Krikorian, businessman and candidate for this seat in

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and

=Declined

= * Connie Pillich, state representative

Primary results

Krikorian said in October 2011 that if he did not receive the support of the Democratic Party he would run as an

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candidate, but he did not.

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 3

The new 3rd district is based in Columbus. Redistricting placed most of the heavily Democratic portions of Columbus into the 3rd, with much of the rest of Columbus split into the more Republican 12th and 15th districts.

Democratic primary

Candidates

= Nominee

= * Joyce Beatty, vice president of

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and former minority leader of the

=Eliminated in primary

= * Ted Celeste, state representative * Mary Jo Kilroy, former U.S. Representative *Priscilla R. Tyson, Columbus city council member

=Declined

= *

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, former

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* Paula Brooks, member of Franklin County Board of Commissioners and nominee for the 12th district in

* Jennifer Brunner, former

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* John Patrick Carney, state representative; * Michael Coleman, Mayor of Columbus * Nancy Garland, state representative; * Andrew Ginther, president of the Columbus city council; *Zach Klein, member of the Columbus City Council; *John O'Grady, Franklin County Commissioner * Charleta Tavares,

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Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

= Nominee

= *Chris Long, member of the Reynoldsburg city council

=Eliminated in primary

= *John Adams, manufacturing company owner

Primary results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Richard Ehrbar

Primary results

Green primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Bob Fitrakis, professor

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 4

Republican

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had represented Ohio's 4th congressional district since 2007. He sought re-election in 2012.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Jim Slone, former

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employee

Primary results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Chris Kalla

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 5

Republican Bob Latta, who had represented

Ohio's 5th congressional district Ohio's 5th congressional district is in northwestern and north central Ohio and borders Indiana. The district is currently represented by Republican Party (United States), Republican Bob Latta. Recent election results from statewide races ...

since 2007, sought re-election in 2012. He defeated Robert Wallis in the Republican primary.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Bob Latta, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Robert Wallis, business owner and candidate for this seat in

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Angela Zimmann, pastor and professor

Primary results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Eric Eberly

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 6

The 6th district encompasses Appalachian Ohio, including Steubenville, Marietta, and Ironton. Republican Bill Johnson, who had represented Ohio's 6th congressional district since January 2011, sought re-election in 2012. He defeated Victor Smith in the Republican primary.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Bill Johnson, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Victor Smith

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Charlie Wilson, former U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Cas Adulewicz

=Declined

= * John Boccieri, former U.S. Representative * Zack Space, former U.S. Representative

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 7

Republican

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, who had represented

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since January 2011, won the Republican nomination in the new 7th district. He defeated

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Hombre Liggett.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Hombre Liggett

Primary results

Democratic primary

Joseph Liolios had planned to run, but failed to refile after the

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modified some districts' boundaries and moved the date of the primary.

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Bill Burges suggested in September 2011 that Democratic U.S. Representative

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, who had represented the 13th district since 2007, might have sought re-election in the 7th district; however, in December 2011, she announced plans to run in the 16th district.

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Joyce Healy-Abrams, businesswoman and sister of Canton mayor William J. Healy II

=Declined

= * John Boccieri, former U.S. Representative * Zack Space, former U.S. Representative *

, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 13th district

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

With Generic Democratic

Predictions

Results

District 8

Ohio's 8th congressional district had been represented by Republican

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, the Speaker of the House, since 1991. He sought re-election in 2012. No Democrat filed to challenge Boehner.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *David Lewis,

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and Tea Party activist

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 9

Democratic U.S. Representatives

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, who had represented Ohio's 9th congressional district since 1983; and

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, who represented Ohio's 10th congressional district from 1997 until January 3, 2013, and had considered seeking re-election in Washington or in the 11th district, sought re-election in the 9th district. Both Democratic and Republican primaries were held on March 6, 2012.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 10th district, former mayor of

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, candidate for secretary of state in

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, and candidate for

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and

*Graham Veysey,

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manager

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Samuel Wurzelbacher, plumber

=Eliminated in primary

= *Steven Kraus, auctioneer

=Declined

= * Rich Iott, former grocery executive and nominee for this district in

Primary results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Sean Stipe

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 10

Republican U.S. Representative Mike Turner, who had represented Ohio's 3rd congressional district since 2003, sought re-election in the new 10th district in 2012.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Mike Turner, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *John D. Anderson, civilian air force acquisition logistics and sustainment manager *Edward Breen, substitute teacher

=Withdrawn

= *Robert Frost, chair of the

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Republican Party

=Declined

= * Steve Austria, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 7th district

Endorsements

Primary results

Democratic primary

Six candidates qualified for the ballot in the Democratic primary. Sharen Neuhardt won the March primary with a plurality of 36% of the vote. She had in 2008 run for the seat held by Steve Austria, who defeated her 58%-42% in a district McCain won 54%-45%, thus underperforming Obama by three points. However, this redrawn district McCain would have won 50%-49%.

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Sharen Neuhardt, attorney and nominee for the 7th district in

=Eliminated in primary

= *David Esrati *Olivia Freeman,

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*Tom McMasters *Ryan Steele *Mack Vanallen, retired school teacher

=Withdrawn

= *Michael Gardner *Richard Scott Wharton

Primary results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *David Harlow

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 11

Ohio's 11th congressional district had been represented by Democrat Marcia Fudge since 2008. She sought re-election in 2012.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Marcia Fudge, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Gerald Henley, former member of the

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and

candidate for Cuyahoga County Council in 2010 *Isaac Powell, candidate for this seat in

and

=Declined

= *Marie Jefferson *

, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 10th district, former mayor of

, candidate for secretary of state in

, and candidate for

and

(running in the 9th district) *Linda Omobien,

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city council member *Marco Sommerville, president of the Akron city council * Vernon Sykes state representative * Nina Turner,

*Mike Williams,

city council member

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 12

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had been represented by Republican Pat Tiberi since 2001. He sought re-election in 2012.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Pat Tiberi, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *William Yarbrough

Endorsements

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *James Reese, attorney

=Eliminated in primary

= *Doug Litt, employee of Spherion Staffing at Gorman-Rupp and nominee for the 4th district in

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 13

Democrat

, who had represented

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since 2007, sought re-election in the new 16th district in 2012. Tim Ryan, who had represented the now-defunct 17th district since 2003, ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination in the new 13th district.

Democratic primary

John Stephen Luchansky and Lisa Regula Meyer had also filed to seek the Democratic nomination, but both failed to refile after the

modified some districts' boundaries and moved the date of the primary.

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Tim Ryan, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Marisha Agana,

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Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 14

Republican Steve LaTourette, who had represented Ohio's 14th congressional district since 1995, was expected to seek re-election and ran unopposed in the party primary

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Steve LaTourette, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

LaTourette announced on July 31, 2012, that he was retiring at the end of the term. He officially withdrew from the ballot on August 8, allowing the party chairmen from the seven counties in the district to select a replacement nominee.

Replacement Nominee

* David Joyce, Geauga County Prosecutor Other possible replacements who had been mentioned included Willoughby- Eastlake School Board member Paul Brickner, former

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Kevin Coughlin, Lake County Judge Vince Culotta, former state Representative Matt Dolan, former state Senator Tim Grendell, state Senator

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Councilman Jack Schron, and state Representative Ron Young.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Dale Virgil Blanchard, accountant and perennial candidate

Primary results

Green primary

*Elaine Mastromatteo

Primary results

Libertarian primary

*David Macko

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 15

Republican Steve Stivers, who had represented Ohio's 15th congressional district since January 2011, sought re-election in 2012.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Steve Stivers, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Ralph Applegate *Charles Chope

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Pat Lang,

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city law director

=Eliminated in primary

= *Scott Wharton, farmer and pilot

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 16

Ohio's 16th congressional district had been represented by Republican Jim Renacci since January 2011. He sought re-election in 2012.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Jim Renacci, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 13th district

=Declined

= * John Boccieri, former U.S. Representative * Zack Space, former U.S. Representative

Primary results

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Jeffrey Blevins, restaurant manager and nominee for this seat in

(withdrew August 23, 2012)Low-profile Libertarian candidate Jeffrey Blevins quits congressional race
August 23, 2012

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Debates

Complete video of debate
October 10, 2012

Predictions

Results

References

External links

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