Election 2012 Results
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2012 US House elections in Ohio
Ohio elected 16 members of the House in 2012: Democrats won 4 seats and Republicans 12.
The closest was the 16th district, decided by 4.1 points: James B. Renacci (Republican) beat Betty Sutton (Democrat), 52.0% to 48.0%, a margin of 4.1 points and 14,565 votes.
In the House vote by county, Republicans led in 70 of the 88 counties and Democrats in 18. The largest, Franklin, cast 543,093 votes and went to the Democrat by 14.4 points. The closest was Harrison, where 115 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Every district
| District | Democrat | Votes | Republican | Votes | Others | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Sinnard | 131,490 (37.6%) | Steve Chabot | 201,907 (57.7%) | 16,319 | R+20.1 |
| 2 | William R. Smith | 137,077 (41.4%) | Brad Wenstrup | 194,296 (58.6%) | R+17.3 | |
| 3 | Joyce Beatty | 201,897 (68.3%) | Chris Long | 77,901 (26.3%) | 15,854 | D+41.9 |
| 4 | Jim Slone | 114,214 (36.5%) | Jim Jordan | 182,643 (58.4%) | 16,141 | R+21.9 |
| 5 | Angela Zimmann | 137,806 (39.2%) | Robert E. Latta | 201,514 (57.3%) | 12,558 | R+18.1 |
| 6 | Charlie Wilson | 144,444 (46.7%) | Bill Johnson | 164,536 (53.3%) | R+6.5 | |
| 7 | Joyce R. Healy-Abrams | 137,708 (43.6%) | Bob Gibbs | 178,104 (56.4%) | R+12.8 | |
| 8 | none | John A. Boehner | 246,378 (99.2%) | 1,938 | R+99.2 | |
| 9 | Marcy Kaptur | 217,771 (73.0%) | Samuel J. Wurzelbacher | 68,668 (23.0%) | 11,725 | D+50.0 |
| 10 | Sharen Swartz Neuhardt | 131,097 (37.5%) | Michael R. Turner | 208,201 (59.5%) | 10,373 | R+22.1 |
| 11 | Marcia L. Fudge | 258,359 (100.0%) | none | D+100.0 | ||
| 12 | Jim Reese | 134,605 (36.5%) | Patrick J. Tiberi | 233,869 (63.5%) | R+26.9 | |
| 13 | Tim Ryan | 235,492 (72.8%) | Marisha G. Agana | 88,120 (27.2%) | D+45.5 | |
| 14 | Dale Virgil Blanchard | 131,637 (38.7%) | David P. Joyce | 183,657 (54.0%) | 24,600 | R+15.3 |
| 15 | Pat Lang | 128,188 (38.4%) | Steve Stivers | 205,274 (61.6%) | R+23.1 | |
| 16 | Betty Sutton | 170,600 (48.0%) | James B. Renacci | 185,165 (52.0%) | R+4.1 |
The House vote in every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin | 302,619 55.7% | 224,619 41.4% | 15,855 | 543,093 | D+14.4 |
| Cuyahoga | 391,098 75.5% | 118,366 22.8% | 8,772 | 518,236 | D+52.6 |
| Hamilton | 178,495 44.8% | 209,172 52.5% | 11,079 | 398,746 | R+7.7 |
| Montgomery | 103,300 39.8% | 149,229 57.5% | 7,200 | 259,729 | R+17.7 |
| Summit | 147,913 62.4% | 84,683 35.7% | 4,559 | 237,155 | D+26.7 |
| Lucas | 134,497 65.8% | 63,979 31.3% | 5,910 | 204,386 | D+34.5 |
| Stark | 89,140 51.3% | 84,565 48.7% | 173,705 | D+2.6 | |
| Lorain | 76,485 58.3% | 49,907 38.1% | 4,759 | 131,151 | D+20.3 |
| Butler | 0 0.0% | 121,373 100.0% | 121,373 | R+100.0 | |
| Mahoning | 84,356 71.7% | 33,374 28.3% | 117,730 | D+43.3 | |
| Lake | 42,411 39.8% | 55,919 52.5% | 8,219 | 106,549 | R+12.7 |
| Warren | 24,964 23.5% | 76,126 71.6% | 5,240 | 106,330 | R+48.1 |
| Trumbull | 70,127 70.5% | 28,383 28.6% | 894 | 99,404 | D+42.0 |
| Delaware | 27,742 28.9% | 68,167 71.1% | 95,909 | R+42.1 | |
| Clermont | 25,911 29.1% | 63,023 70.9% | 88,934 | R+41.7 | |
| Medina | 38,405 44.5% | 47,835 55.5% | 86,240 | R+10.9 | |
| Greene | 24,991 30.6% | 53,935 66.0% | 2,832 | 81,758 | R+35.4 |
| Licking | 27,099 34.2% | 52,048 65.8% | 79,147 | R+31.5 | |
| Portage | 39,768 55.7% | 30,176 42.3% | 1,421 | 71,365 | D+13.4 |
| Fairfield | 23,311 33.5% | 46,194 66.5% | 69,505 | R+32.9 | |
| Wood | 27,744 44.5% | 32,128 51.6% | 2,422 | 62,294 | R+7.0 |
| Richland | 22,102 40.2% | 32,820 59.8% | 54,922 | R+19.5 | |
| Wayne | 19,881 40.1% | 29,676 59.9% | 49,557 | R+19.8 | |
| Geauga | 12,309 25.9% | 32,570 68.5% | 2,688 | 47,567 | R+42.6 |
| Allen | 14,233 30.3% | 31,072 66.3% | 1,594 | 46,899 | R+35.9 |
| Columbiana | 21,127 46.9% | 23,903 53.1% | 45,030 | R+6.2 | |
| Clark | 0 0.0% | 41,477 100.0% | 41,477 | R+100.0 | |
| Ashtabula | 19,169 47.4% | 17,706 43.8% | 3,535 | 40,410 | D+3.6 |
| Tuscarawas | 17,597 44.0% | 22,418 56.0% | 40,015 | R+12.0 | |
| Miami | 0 0.0% | 39,751 100.0% | 39,751 | R+100.0 | |
| Erie | 24,113 63.6% | 12,299 32.4% | 1,513 | 37,925 | D+31.2 |
| Muskingum | 14,426 40.4% | 21,295 59.6% | 35,721 | R+19.2 | |
| Hancock | 10,572 30.4% | 22,894 65.9% | 1,285 | 34,751 | R+35.5 |
| Jefferson | 16,296 50.6% | 15,888 49.4% | 32,184 | D+1.3 | |
| Belmont | 15,637 50.7% | 15,182 49.3% | 30,819 | D+1.5 | |
| Scioto | 15,902 53.6% | 13,761 46.4% | 29,663 | D+7.2 | |
| Ross | 13,003 45.5% | 15,574 54.5% | 28,577 | R+9.0 | |
| Washington | 11,845 41.6% | 16,652 58.4% | 28,497 | R+16.9 | |
| Knox | 9,499 34.9% | 17,692 65.1% | 27,191 | R+30.1 | |
| Sandusky | 11,945 44.7% | 12,883 48.2% | 1,924 | 26,752 | R+3.5 |
| Marion | 10,053 38.4% | 14,942 57.1% | 1,167 | 26,162 | R+18.7 |
| Athens | 17,639 68.1% | 8,257 31.9% | 25,896 | D+36.2 | |
| Lawrence | 11,848 48.5% | 12,562 51.5% | 24,410 | R+2.9 | |
| Union | 6,764 28.4% | 15,673 65.8% | 1,400 | 23,837 | R+37.4 |
| Seneca | 9,306 39.5% | 12,639 53.7% | 1,605 | 23,550 | R+14.2 |
| Pickaway | 7,041 30.1% | 16,373 69.9% | 23,414 | R+39.9 | |
| Ashland | 7,260 31.2% | 16,015 68.8% | 23,275 | R+37.6 | |
| Huron | 9,617 41.7% | 12,605 54.7% | 832 | 23,054 | R+13.0 |
| Shelby | 4,540 19.9% | 17,477 76.5% | 839 | 22,856 | R+56.6 |
| Auglaize | 4,298 19.1% | 17,330 77.1% | 850 | 22,478 | R+58.0 |
| Ottawa | 11,900 53.8% | 9,517 43.0% | 705 | 22,122 | D+10.8 |
| Fulton | 7,404 35.6% | 12,713 61.1% | 695 | 20,812 | R+25.5 |
| Darke | 0 0.0% | 20,496 99.8% | 38 | 20,534 | R+99.8 |
| Logan | 5,066 24.7% | 14,472 70.6% | 960 | 20,498 | R+45.9 |
| Mercer | 3,061 15.4% | 16,368 82.2% | 477 | 19,906 | R+66.8 |
| Crawford | 6,439 34.6% | 11,059 59.4% | 1,113 | 18,611 | R+24.8 |
| Brown | 6,612 36.2% | 11,660 63.8% | 18,272 | R+27.6 | |
| Putnam | 3,562 19.8% | 14,039 77.9% | 430 | 18,031 | R+58.1 |
| Defiance | 6,550 36.5% | 10,715 59.7% | 690 | 17,955 | R+23.2 |
| Champaign | 5,005 28.0% | 12,188 68.1% | 700 | 17,893 | R+40.1 |
| Williams | 5,850 33.9% | 10,738 62.2% | 675 | 17,263 | R+28.3 |
| Clinton | 5,136 29.8% | 12,095 70.2% | 17,231 | R+40.4 | |
| Highland | 5,686 33.6% | 11,248 66.4% | 16,934 | R+32.8 | |
| Madison | 4,541 27.3% | 12,065 72.7% | 16,606 | R+45.3 | |
| Guernsey | 7,052 44.1% | 8,925 55.9% | 15,977 | R+11.7 | |
| Morrow | 4,897 31.1% | 10,847 68.9% | 15,744 | R+37.8 | |
| Coshocton | 5,842 38.5% | 9,317 61.5% | 15,159 | R+22.9 | |
| Preble | 0 0.0% | 14,847 99.9% | 22 | 14,869 | R+99.9 |
| Perry | 5,583 38.2% | 9,022 61.8% | 14,605 | R+23.5 | |
| Henry | 4,605 32.8% | 8,986 64.0% | 454 | 14,045 | R+31.2 |
| Van Wert | 3,534 26.1% | 9,464 70.0% | 522 | 13,520 | R+43.9 |
| Jackson | 5,204 40.8% | 7,556 59.2% | 12,760 | R+18.4 | |
| Carroll | 5,815 45.9% | 6,858 54.1% | 12,673 | R+8.2 | |
| Hocking | 4,992 40.7% | 7,264 59.3% | 12,256 | R+18.5 | |
| Gallia | 5,345 44.0% | 6,805 56.0% | 12,150 | R+12.0 | |
| Hardin | 3,969 33.3% | 7,375 61.8% | 582 | 11,926 | R+28.6 |
| Holmes | 1,997 17.5% | 9,443 82.5% | 11,440 | R+65.1 | |
| Pike | 5,986 55.2% | 4,856 44.8% | 10,842 | D+10.4 | |
| Adams | 3,900 37.1% | 6,598 62.9% | 10,498 | R+25.7 | |
| Wyandot | 3,389 32.8% | 6,519 63.1% | 429 | 10,337 | R+30.3 |
| Fayette | 3,288 32.0% | 6,639 64.7% | 341 | 10,268 | R+32.6 |
| Meigs | 4,433 45.3% | 5,346 54.7% | 9,779 | R+9.3 | |
| Paulding | 3,406 37.9% | 5,190 57.8% | 386 | 8,982 | R+19.9 |
| Harrison | 3,443 49.2% | 3,558 50.8% | 7,001 | R+1.6 | |
| Monroe | 3,630 54.6% | 3,021 45.4% | 6,651 | D+9.2 | |
| Morgan | 2,298 39.0% | 3,592 61.0% | 5,890 | R+22.0 | |
| Noble | 2,382 41.6% | 3,345 58.4% | 5,727 | R+16.8 | |
| Vinton | 2,251 43.5% | 2,918 56.5% | 5,169 | R+12.9 |
Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Ohio in every House election we hold
| Year | Seats | House vote |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D 5, R 10 | R+13.0 |
| 2022 | D 5, R 10 | R+12.9 |
| 2020 | D 4, R 12 | R+13.9 |
| 2018 | D 4, R 12 | R+4.7 |
| 2016 | D 4, R 12 | R+16.1 |
| 2014 | D 4, R 12 | R+19.7 |
| 2012 | D 4, R 12 | R+4.0 |
| 2010 | D 5, R 13 | R+11.6 |
| 2008 | D 10, R 8 | D+4.8 |
| 2006 | D 7, R 11 | D+5.3 |
| 2004 | D 6, R 12 | R+2.6 |
| 2002 | D 6, R 12 | R+14.1 |
| 2000 | D 8, R 11 | R+3.0 |
| 1998 | D 8, R 11 | R+4.7 |
| 1996 | D 8, R 11 | R+3.6 |
| 1994 | D 6, R 13 | R+18.1 |
| 1992 | D 10, R 9 | D+1.0 |
| 1990 | D 11, R 10 | D+6.3 |