2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio

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, 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.

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio

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All 16 Ohio seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 13 5 Seats won 12 4 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 2,620,233 2,412,385 Percentage 50.96% 46.91% Swing 2.71% 4.79%
District results County results Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90>% Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   90>%

Overview

Statewide

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Republican	15	2,620,233	50.96	12	1	75.00
	Democratic	15	2,412,385	46.91	4	1	25.00
	Libertarian	7	81,469	1.58	0		0.00
	Green	3	26,070	0.51	0		0.00
	Write-in	5	1,969	0.04	0		0.00
Total		45	5,142,126	100.0	16	2	100.0

Popular vote Republican   50.96% Democratic   46.91% Other   2.13%

House seats Republican   75.00% Democratic   25.00%

District

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

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	201,907	57.73%	131,490	37.60%	16,319	4.67%	349,716	100.00%	Republican hold
District 2	194,296	58.63%	137,077	41.37%	0	0.00%	331,373	100.00%	Republican hold
District 3	77,901	26.35%	201,897	68.29%	15,855	5.36%	295,652	100.00%	Democratic gain
District 4	182,643	58.35%	114,214	36.49%	16,141	5.16%	312,998	100.00%	Republican hold
District 5	201,514	57.27%	137,806	39.16%	12,558	3.57%	351,878	100.00%	Republican hold
District 6	164,536	53.25%	144,444	46.75%	0	0.00%	308,980	100.00%	Republican hold
District 7	178,104	56.40%	137,708	43.60%	0	0.00%	315,812	100.00%	Republican hold
District 8	246,378	99.88%	0	0.00%	1,938	0.12%	248,316	100.00%	Republican hold
District 9	68,668	23.03%	217,771	73.04%	11,725	3.93%	298,164	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 10	208,201	59.54%	131,097	37.49%	10,373	2.97%	349,671	100.00%	Republican hold
District 11	0	0.00%	258,359	100.00%	0	0.00%	258,359	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 12	233,869	63.47%	134,605	36.53%	0	0.00%	368,474	100.00%	Republican hold
District 13	88,120	27.23%	235,492	72.77%	0	0.00%	323,612	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 14	183,657	54.03%	131,637	38.73%	24,602	7.24%	339,894	100.00%	Republican hold
District 15	205,274	61.56%	128,188	38.44%	0	0.00%	333,462	100.00%	Republican hold
District 16	185,165	52.05%	170,600	47.95%	0	0.00%	355,765	100.00%	Republican hold
Total	2,620,233	50.96%	2,412,385	46.91%		2.13%	5,142,126	100.00%

Redistricting

The redistricting process was formally begun by a legislative panel on June 16, 2011.^[1] 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.^[2] The map was passed by the Ohio House of Representatives on September 15^[3] and by the Ohio Senate 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 petition^[4] and was passed again by the House the same day.^[5] Governor John Kasich signed the bill into law on September 26.^[6]

On September 28, the Ohio Democratic Party had filed suit in the Ohio Supreme Court, seeking a ruling on the legality of the Senate's addition of an appropriations provision.^[7] On October 14, the Supreme Court ruled that a referendum 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,^[8] a request the court declined, meaning the 90-day period would begin on September 26 rather than October 14.^[9] Chris Redfern, the chair of the Ohio Democratic Party, vowed to collect enough signatures to place the map on the ballot.^[10]

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 African American Democrats for an alternative map.^[11] Later that month members of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus met with Redfern, indicating they would not immediately seek to compromise with Republicans;^[12] 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.^[13]

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.^[14]

Later in November, Ohio Democratic Party communications director 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.^[15] 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 amendment to the Ohio Constitution requiring compact and competitive districts could have been sought.^[16] If the Democratic Party failed to collect enough signatures, the original map would have taken effect on Christmas Day 2011.^[15]

On December 14, 2011, the House of Representatives and Senate both passed a new map, effectively resolving the situation.^[17]

District 1

Ohio's 1st congressional district is based in Cincinnati, stretching southwestward to Ohio's borders with Kentucky and Indiana. 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.^[18] It had been represented by Republican Steve Chabot, who previously served from 1995 until 2009, since January 2011. He sought re-election in 2012.^[19]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Chabot, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Republican primary results^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Chabot (incumbent)	57,496	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jeff Sinnard, engineering consultant and candidate for Ohio's 2nd congressional district in 2005 and 2006

Eliminated in primary

• Malcolm Kantzler, businessman^[19]

Withdrew

• Eric Wilson

Declined

• Steve Driehaus, former U.S. representative^[21][22][23]
• Mark Mallory, mayor of Cincinnati^[24]
• Connie Pillich, state representative^[25][26]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeff Sinnard	4,561	50.3
	Democratic	Malcom Kantzler	4,505	49.7
Total votes			9,066	100.0

Jeff Sinnard defeated Malcolm Kantzler by a scant 56 votes for the Democratic nomination (the reference footnote provides only the unofficial, election night final tally).^[28]

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Berns, former chair of Hamilton County Libertarian Party^[29] and nominee for this district in 2010

Eliminated in primary

• Queen Noble, business owner^[30]

Primary results

Libertarian primary results^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Jim Berns	140	87.0
	Libertarian	Sandra Queen Noble	21	13.0
Total votes			161	100.0

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rich Stevenson, political writer, activist and nominee for this district in 2010

Primary results

Green primary results^[32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Rich Stevenson	93	100.0

General election

Campaign

The Sinnard campaign was criticized for its lack of active campaigning and for not even having a campaign website.^[33] Sinnard subsequently admitted he was just doing the party a favor by putting his name on the ballot.^[34]

Endorsements

Steve Chabot (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[35]
• National Right to Life Committee^[36]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[37]
• Ohio Right to Life
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[38]

Jeff Sinnard (D)

Labor unions

• National Education Association

Did not endorse

Newspapers

• Cincinnati CityBeat^[33]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[39]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[40]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[41]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[42]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[43]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
RCP[44]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[45]	Safe R	November 4, 2012

Results

Ohio's 1st congressional district, 2012^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Chabot (incumbent)	201,907	57.7
	Democratic	Jeff Sinnard	131,490	37.6
	Libertarian	Jim Berns	9,674	2.8
	Green	Rich Stevenson	6,645	1.9
Total votes			349,716	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

2012 Ohio's 2nd congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Brad Wenstrup William Smith Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 194,296 137,077 Percentage 58.6% 41.4%

County results Wenstrup:      50–60%      60-70%      70–80% Smith:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Jean Schmidt Republican Elected U.S. Representative Brad Wenstrup Republican

Republican Jean Schmidt had represented Ohio's 2nd congressional district since 2005.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brad Wenstrup, podiatrist, U.S. Army veteran and candidate for mayor of Cincinnati in 2009^[47]

Eliminated in primary

• Tony Brush, businessman^[19]
• Fred Kundrata, Air Force veteran^[19]
• Jean Schmidt, incumbent U.S. representative

Disqualified

• Joe Green, businessman (ran as a write-in candidate)^[19]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brad Wenstrup	42,482	48.7
	Republican	Jean Schmidt (incumbent)	37,383	43.0
	Republican	Tony Brush	4,275	4.9
	Republican	Fred Kundrata	2,999	3.4
	Republican	Joe Green (write-in)	29	0.0
Total votes			87,168	100.0

Wenstrup upset Schmidt to win the nomination.^[48]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• William R. Smith, truck driver^[19][48]

Eliminated in primary

• David Krikorian, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2008 and 2010^[49]

Declined

• Connie Pillich, state representative^[25][26]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William R. Smith	10,175	50.1
	Democratic	David Krikorian	10,114	49.9
Total votes			20,289	100.0

Krikorian said in October 2011 that if he did not receive the support of the Democratic Party, he would run as an independent candidate,^[49] but he did not.

General election

Endorsements

Brad Wenstrup (R)

Organizations

• NRA Political Victory Fund^[37]
• Ohio Right to Life

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[40]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[41]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[42]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[43]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
RCP[44]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[45]	Safe R	November 4, 2012

Results

Ohio's 2nd congressional district, 2012^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brad Wenstrup	194,296	58.6
	Democratic	William Smith	137,077	41.4
Total votes			331,373	100.0
	Republican hold

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 Ohio State University and former minority leader of the Ohio House of Representatives^[50][28]

Eliminated in primary

• Ted Celeste, state representative^[51]
• Mary Jo Kilroy, former U.S. representative^[52]
• Priscilla R. Tyson, Columbus city council member^[53]

Declined

• Kevin Boyce, former state treasurer^[51][54]
• Paula Brooks, member of Franklin County Board of Commissioners, nominee for the 12th district in 2010^[55]
• Jennifer Brunner, former Ohio secretary of state^[56][55]
• John Patrick Carney, state representative^[51]
• Michael Coleman, mayor of Columbus^[56]
• Nancy Garland, state representative^[51]
• Andrew Ginther, president of the Columbus City Council^[54]
• Zach Klein, member of the Columbus City Council^[56][51]
• John O'Grady, Franklin County commissioner^[51]
• Charleta Tavares, state senator^[56][54]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joyce Beatty	15,848	38.3
	Democratic	Mary Jo Kilroy	14,369	34.8
	Democratic	Priscilla Tyson	6,244	15.1
	Democratic	Ted Celeste	4,895	11.8
Total votes			41,356	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chris Long, member of the Reynoldsburg city council^[28][57]

Eliminated in primary

• John Adams, manufacturing company owner

Primary results

Republican primary results^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Long	16,711	57.5
	Republican	John Adams	12,335	42.5
Total votes			29,046	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Richard Ehrbar

Primary results

Libertarian primary results^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Richard Ehrbar	674	100.0

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bob Fitrakis, professor

Primary results

Green primary results^[32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Bob Fitrakis	182	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Joyce Beatty (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[58][59]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[60]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[61]
• National Education Association
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Majority Makers" Program^[62]
• EMILY's List^[63]
• Equality Ohio^[64]
• Feminist Majority^[65]
• Human Rights Campaign^[66]
• National Organization for Women^[67]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[68]
• Stonewall Democrats

Chris Long (R)

Organizations

• Ohio Right to Life

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[39]	Safe D	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[40]	Safe D	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[41]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[42]	Safe D	November 5, 2012
NY Times[43]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
RCP[44]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
The Hill[45]	Safe D	November 4, 2012

Results

Ohio's 3rd congressional district, 2012^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joyce Beatty	201,897	68.3
	Republican	Chris Long	77,901	26.3
	Libertarian	Richard Ehrbar	9,462	3.2
	Green	Bob Fitrakis	6,387	2.2
	Independent	Jeff Brown (write-in)	5	0.0
Total votes			295,652	100.0
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 4

Republican Jim Jordan had represented Ohio's 4th congressional district since 2007. He sought re-election in 2012.^[69]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Jordan, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Republican primary results^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Jordan (incumbent)	70,470	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Slone, former General Motors employee^[28][69]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Slone	23,341	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chris Kalla^[69]

Primary results

Libertarian primary results^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Chris Kalla	25	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Jim Jordan (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[35]
• National Right to Life Committee^[36]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[37]
• Ohio Right to Life
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[38]

Jim Slone (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[58]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[60]
• National Education Association
• United Steelworkers

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[40]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[41]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[42]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[43]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
RCP[44]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[45]	Safe R	November 4, 2012

Results

Ohio's 4th congressional district, 2012^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Jordan (incumbent)	182,643	58.3
	Democratic	Jim Slone	114,214	36.5
	Libertarian	Chris Kalla	16,141	5.2
Total votes			312,998	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

Republican Bob Latta, who had represented Ohio's 5th congressional district since 2007, sought re-election in 2012. He defeated Robert Wallis in the Republican primary.^[28][70]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bob Latta, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• Robert Wallis, business owner and candidate for this seat in 2010

Primary results

Republican primary results^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Latta (incumbent)	76,477	82.6
	Republican	Robert Wallis	16,135	17.4
Total votes			92,612	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Angela Zimmann, pastor and professor^[28]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Angela Zimmann	25,530	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Eric Eberly^[70]

Primary results

Libertarian primary results^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Eric Eberly	338	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Bob Latta (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[35]
• National Right to Life Committee^[36]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[37]
• Ohio Right to Life
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[38]

Angela Zimmann (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[58]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[60]
• National Education Association
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Alliance for Retired Americans^[71]
• Democracy for America^[72]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[68]
• Sierra Club^[73]

Newspapers

• Toledo Blade^[74]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[40]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[41]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[42]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[43]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
RCP[44]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[45]	Safe R	November 4, 2012

Results

Ohio's 5th congressional district, 2012^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Latta (incumbent)	201,514	57.3
	Democratic	Angela Zimmann	137,806	39.2
	Libertarian	Eric Eberly	12,558	3.5
Total votes			351,878	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

2012 Ohio's 6th congressional district election

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Nominee Bill Johnson Charlie Wilson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 164,536 144,444 Percentage 53.2% 46.8%

County results Johnson:      50–60%      60–70% Wilson:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Bill Johnson Republican Elected U.S. Representative Bill Johnson Republican

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.^[28][75]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bill Johnson, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• Victor Smith

Primary results

Republican primary results^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Johnson (incumbent)	56,905	83.9
	Republican	Victor Smith	10,888	16.1
Total votes			67,793	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Charlie Wilson, former U.S. representative^[28][76]

Eliminated in primary

• Cas Adulewicz^[75]

Declined

• John Boccieri, former U.S. representative^[56][77][78]
• Zack Space, former U.S. representative^[56][54]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlie Wilson	37,374	82.2
	Democratic	Cas Adulewicz	8,117	17.8
Total votes			45,491	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Bill Johnson (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[35]
• Fraternal Order of Police
• Gun Owners of America
• Move America Forward^[79]
• National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program^[80]
• National Right to Life Committee^[36]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[37]
• Ohio Right to Life
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[38]

Charlie Wilson (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[58]
• American Federation of Government Employees^[81]
• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
• American Federation of Teachers
• American Postal Workers Union
• International Association of Fire Fighters
• International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[60]
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters
• International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers
• International Union of Operating Engineers
• Laborers' International Union of North America
• National Education Association
• Sheet Metal Workers' International Association
• United Food and Commercial Workers
• United Mine Workers of America
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Alliance for Retired Americans^[71]
• Blue Dog Coalition^[82]
• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program^[62]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bill Johnson (R)	Charlie Wilson (D)	Undecided
Anzalone Liszt Research (D-Wilson)[83]	October 8–10, 2012	500	± 4.4%	43%	49%	8%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Johnson)[84]	September 26–27, 2012	400	± 4.9%	47%	39%	14%
Anzalone Liszt Research (D-Wilson)[85]	September 9–12, 2012	500	± 4.4%	46%	46%	8%
Policy Polling[86]	January 18–23, 2012	768	± 3.5%	42%	41%	17%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[87]	Tossup	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[40]	Lean R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[41]	Lean R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[42]	Lean R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[43]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
RCP[44]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
The Hill[45]	Lean R	November 4, 2012

Results

Ohio's 6th congressional district, 2012^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Johnson (incumbent)	164,536	53.2
	Democratic	Charlie Wilson	144,444	46.8
Total votes			308,980	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

Republican Bob Gibbs, who had represented Ohio's 18th congressional district since January 2011, won the Republican nomination in the new 7th district.^[88] He defeated pastor Hombre Liggett.^[28][89]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bob Gibbs, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• Hombre Liggett

Primary results

Republican primary results^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Gibbs (incumbent)	54,067	79.9
	Republican	Hombre Liggett	13,621	20.1
Total votes			67,688	100.0

Democratic primary

Joseph Liolios had planned to run, but failed to refile after the Ohio General Assembly modified some districts' boundaries and moved the date of the primary.^[90]

Political consultant Bill Burges suggested in September 2011 that Democratic U.S. Representative Betty Sutton, who had represented the 13th district since 2007, might have sought re-election in the 7th district;^[54] however, in December 2011, she announced plans to run in the 16th district.^[91]

Candidates

Nominee

• Joyce Healy-Abrams, businesswoman and sister of Canton mayor William J. Healy II^[28]

Declined

• John Boccieri, former U.S. representative^[56][78]
• Zack Space, former U.S. representative^[56][54]
• Betty Sutton, incumbent U.S. representative for the 13th district

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joyce Healy-Abrams	22,486	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Bob Gibbs (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[35]
• Gun Owners of America
• National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program^[80]
• National Right to Life Committee^[36]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[37]
• Ohio Right to Life
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[38]

Newspapers

• Cleveland Plain Dealer^[92]

Joyce Healy-Abrams (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[58][93]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[60]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[61]
• National Education Association
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Alliance for Retired Americans^[71]
• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Emerging Races" Program^[62]
• EMILY's List^[63]
• Feminist Majority^[65]
• National Organization for Women^[67]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[68]

Polling

Hypothetical polling

With generic Democratic

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bob Gibbs (R)	Generic Democratic (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling[94]	January 18–23, 2012	693	±3.7%	42%	43%	15%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[87]	Likely R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[40]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[41]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[42]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[43]	Lean R	November 4, 2012
RCP[44]	Likely R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[45]	Likely R	November 4, 2012

Results

Ohio's 7th congressional district, 2012^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Gibbs (incumbent)	178,104	56.4
	Democratic	Joyce Healy-Abrams	137,708	43.6
Total votes			315,812	100.0
	Republican hold

District 8

Ohio's 8th congressional district had been represented by Republican John Boehner, the Speaker of the House, since 1991. He sought re-election in 2012.^[19]

No Democrat filed to challenge Boehner.^[19]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Boehner, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• David Lewis, pro-life and Tea Party activist^[28][95]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[96]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Boehner (incumbent)	71,120	83.8
	Republican	David Lewis	13,733	16.2
Total votes			84,843	100.0
	Republican hold

General election

Endorsements

John Boehner (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[35]
• National Right to Life Committee^[36]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[37]
• Ohio Right to Life
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[38]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[40]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[41]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[42]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[43]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
RCP[44]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[45]	Safe R	November 4, 2012

Results

Ohio's 8th congressional district, 2012^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Boehner (incumbent)	246,378	99.2
	Independent	James Condit (write-in)	1,938	0.8
Total votes			248,316	100.0
	Republican hold

District 9

Democratic U.S. Representatives Marcy Kaptur, who had represented Ohio's 9th congressional district since 1983, and Dennis Kucinich, who represented Ohio's 10th congressional district from 1997 until January 3, 2013, and had considered seeking re-election in Washington^[97] 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

Democratic primary results by county:
Kaptur:
     40–50%
     70–80%
     80–90%
     >90%
Kucinich:
     70–80%

Candidates

Nominee

• Marcy Kaptur, incumbent U.S. representative^[98]

Eliminated in primary

• Dennis Kucinich, incumbent U.S. representative for the 10th district, former mayor of Cleveland, candidate for secretary of state in 1982, and candidate for president of the United States in 2004 and 2008^[99]
• Graham Veysey, video production manager^[89]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marcy Kaptur (incumbent)	42,902	56.2
	Democratic	Dennis Kucinich (incumbent)	30,564	40.0
	Democratic	Graham Vesysey	2,900	3.8
Total votes			76,366	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Samuel Wurzelbacher, a/k/a "Joe the Plumber", conservative activist and commentator^[100][101]

Eliminated in primary

• Steven Kraus, auctioneer

Declined

• Rich Iott, former grocery executive and nominee for this district in 2010^[102]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Samuel Wurzelbacher	15,166	51.4
	Republican	Steven Kraus	14,323	48.6
Total votes			29,489	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Sean Stipe

Primary results

Libertarian primary results^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Sean Stipe	170	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Marcy Kaptur (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[58]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[60]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[61]
• National Education Association
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Alliance for Retired Americans^[71]
• Human Rights Campaign^[66]
• Stonewall Democrats

Newspapers

• Cleveland Plain Dealer^[92]
• Toledo Blade^[74]

Samuel Wurzelbacher (R)

Organizations

• Gun Owners of America
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[37]
• Ohio Right to Life^[103]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[87]	Safe D	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[40]	Safe D	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[41]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[42]	Safe D	November 5, 2012
NY Times[43]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
RCP[44]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
The Hill[45]	Likely D	November 4, 2012

Results

Ohio's 9th congressional district, 2012^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marcy Kaptur (incumbent)	217,771	73.1
	Republican	Samuel Wurzelbacher	68,668	23.0
	Libertarian	Sean Stipe	11,725	3.9
Total votes			298,164	100.0
	Democratic hold

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.^[104]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Turner, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• John D. Anderson, civilian Air Force acquisition logistics and sustainment manager^[28][105]
• Edward Breen, substitute teacher

Withdrawn

• Robert Frost, chair of the Cuyahoga County Republican Party^[106]

Declined

• Steve Austria, incumbent U.S. representative for the 7th district^[104][107]

Endorsements

John Anderson

Organizations

• Republican Liberty Caucus^[108]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Turner (Incumbent)	65,574	80.1
	Republican	John D. Anderson	14,435	17.6
	Republican	Edward Breen	1,839	2.3
Total votes			81,848	100.0

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.^[109] She had in 2008 run for the seat held by Steve Austria, who defeated her 58%-42%^[110] in a district McCain won 54%-45%, thus underperforming Obama by three points. However, this redrawn district McCain would have won 50%-49%.^[111]

Candidates

Nominee

• Sharen Neuhardt, attorney and nominee for the 7th district in 2008

Eliminated in primary

• David Esrati
• Olivia Freeman, Army veteran
• Tom McMasters
• Ryan Steele
• Mack Vanallen, retired school teacher^[112]

Withdrawn

• Michael Gardner
• Richard Scott Wharton

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharen Neuhardt	7,705	35.7
	Democratic	Olivia Freeman	5,530	25.6
	Democratic	David Esrati	2,952	13.7
	Democratic	Tom McMasters	2,212	10.2
	Democratic	Ryan Steele	1,644	7.6
	Democratic	Mack VanAllen	1,530	7.1
Total votes			21,573	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Harlow

Primary results

Libertarian primary results^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	David Harlow	136	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Mike Turner (R)

Labor unions

• National Association of Letter Carriers^[61]

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[35]
• National Right to Life Committee^[36]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[37]
• Ohio Right to Life
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[38]

Sharen Neuhardt (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[58]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[60]
• National Education Association
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Council for a Livable World^[113]
• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Emerging Races" Program^[62]
• Feminist Majority^[65]
• National Organization for Women^[67]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[68]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[40]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[41]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[42]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[43]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
RCP[44]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[45]	Safe R	November 4, 2012

Results

Ohio's 10th congressional district, 2012^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Turner (incumbent)	208,201	59.5
	Democratic	Sharen Neuhardt	131,097	37.5
	Libertarian	David Harlow	10,373	3.0
Total votes			349,671	100.0
	Republican hold

District 11

Ohio's 11th congressional district had been represented by Democrat Marcia Fudge since 2008. She sought re-election in 2012.^[89]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Marcia Fudge, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• Gerald Henley, former member of the Cleveland school board and independent candidate for Cuyahoga County Council in 2010
• Isaac Powell, candidate for this seat in 2008 and 2010^[28][114]

Declined

• Marie Jefferson
• Dennis Kucinich, incumbent U.S. representative for the 10th district, former mayor of Cleveland, candidate for secretary of state in 1982, and candidate for president of the United States in 2004 and 2008 (running in the 9th district)^[99]
• Linda Omobien, Akron city council member
• Marco Sommerville, president of the Akron city council
• Vernon Sykes state representative
• Nina Turner, state senator^[89]
• Mike Williams, Akron city council member^[54]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marcia Fudge (incumbent)	65,333	89.4
	Democratic	Gerald Carver Henley	4,570	6.3
	Democratic	Isaac Powell	3,169	4.3
Total votes			73,072	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Marcia Fudge (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[58]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[60]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[61]
• National Education Association

Organizations

• Feminist Majority^[65]
• Human Rights Campaign^[66]
• National Organization for Women^[67]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[68]
• Sierra Club^[73]
• Stonewall Democrats

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[39]	Safe D	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[40]	Safe D	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[41]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[42]	Safe D	November 5, 2012
NY Times[43]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
RCP[44]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
The Hill[45]	Safe D	November 4, 2012

Results

Ohio's 11th congressional district, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marcia Fudge (incumbent)	258,359	100.0
Total votes			258,359	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 12

Ohio's 12th congressional district 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^[28][115]

Endorsements

William Yarbrough

Organizations

• Republican Liberty Caucus^[108]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat Tiberi (incumbent)	72,560	77.9
	Republican	Bill Yarbrough	20,610	22.1
Total votes			93,170	100.0

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 2010^{[116][115][28]}

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Reese	14,312	69.9
	Democratic	Doug Litt	6,165	30.1
Total votes			20,477	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Pat Tiberi (R)

Organizations

• National Right to Life Committee^[36]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[37]
• Ohio Right to Life
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[38]

Newspapers

• The Columbus Dispatch^[117]

Jim Reese (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[58][59]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[60]
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Alliance for Retired Americans^[71]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[40]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[41]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[42]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[43]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
RCP[44]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[45]	Safe R	November 4, 2012

Results

Ohio's 12th congressional district, 2012^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat Tiberi (incumbent)	233,869	63.5
	Democratic	Jim Reese	134,605	36.5
Total votes			368,474	100.0
	Republican hold

District 13

Democrat Betty Sutton, who had represented Ohio's 13th congressional district since 2007, sought re-election in the new 16th district in 2012.^[91] Tim Ryan, who had represented the now-defunct 17th district since 2003, ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination in the new 13th district.^[91]

Democratic primary

John Stephen Luchansky and Lisa Regula Meyer had also filed to seek the Democratic nomination, but both failed to refile after the Ohio General Assembly modified some districts' boundaries and moved the date of the primary.^[118]

Candidates

Nominee

• Tim Ryan, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Ryan (incumbent)	56,670	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Marisha Agana, pediatrician^[89]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marisha Agana	27,754	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Tim Ryan (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[58]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[60]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[61]
• National Education Association
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Alliance for Retired Americans^[71]
• Human Rights Campaign^[66]

Marisha Agana (R)

Organizations

• Ohio Right to Life

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[39]	Safe D	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[40]	Safe D	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[41]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[42]	Safe D	November 5, 2012
NY Times[43]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
RCP[44]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
The Hill[45]	Safe D	November 4, 2012

Results

Ohio's 13th congressional district, 2012^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Ryan (incumbent)	235,492	72.8
	Republican	Marisha Agana	88,120	27.2
Total votes			323,612	100.0
	Democratic hold

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^[89]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve LaTourette, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Republican primary results^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve LaTourette (incumbent)	69,551	100.0

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.^[119]

Replacement nominee

• David Joyce, Geauga County prosecutor^[120]

Other possible replacements who had been mentioned included Willoughby-Eastlake School Board member Paul Brickner,^[121] former state Senator Kevin Coughlin,^[122] Lake County Judge Vince Culotta,^[122] former state Representative Matt Dolan,^[122] former state Senator Tim Grendell,^[122] state Senator Frank LaRose,^[122] Cuyahoga County Councilman Jack Schron,^[121] and state Representative Ron Young.^[121]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dale Virgil Blanchard, accountant and perennial candidate^[89][121]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dale Blanchard	29,508	100.0

Green primary

• Elaine Mastromatteo

Primary results

Green primary results^[32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Elaine Mastromatteo	94	100.0

Libertarian primary

• David Macko^[89]

Primary results

Libertarian primary results^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	David Macko	221	100.0

General election

Endorsements

David Joyce (R)

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[37]
• Ohio Right to Life
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[38]

Newspapers

• Akron Beacon Journal^[123]
• Cleveland Plain Dealer^[92]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[40]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[41]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[42]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[43]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
RCP[44]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[45]	Safe R	November 4, 2012

Results

Ohio's 14th congressional district, 2012^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Joyce	183,657	54.0
	Democratic	Dale Blanchard	131,637	38.7
	Green	Elaine Mastromatteo	13,038	3.9
	Libertarian	David Macko	11,536	3.4
	Independent	Aaron Zurbrugg (write-in)	20	0.0
	Independent	Steven Winfield (write-in)	5	0.0
	Independent	Erick Donald Robinson (write-in)	1	0.0
Total votes			339,894	100.0

District 15

Republican Steve Stivers, who had represented Ohio's 15th congressional district since January 2011, sought re-election in 2012.^[124]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Stivers, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• Ralph Applegate^[28][125]
• Charles Chope

Primary results

Republican primary results^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Stivers (incumbent)	70,191	89.3
	Republican	Charles S. Chope	8,404	10.7
Total votes			78,595	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Pat Lang, Athens city law director

Eliminated in primary

• Scott Wharton, farmer and pilot^[28][125]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pat Lang	16,483	56.7
	Democratic	Scott Wharton	12,599	43.3
Total votes			29,082	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Steve Stivers (R)

Organizations

• GOProud^[126]
• National Right to Life Committee^[36]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[37]
• Ohio Right to Life
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[38]

Newspapers

• The Columbus Dispatch^[117]

Pat Lang (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[58][59]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[60]
• National Education Association
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Alliance for Retired Americans^[71]
• Sierra Club^[73]
• Stonewall Democrats

Newspapers

• Athens News^[127]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[40]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[41]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[42]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[43]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
RCP[44]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[45]	Safe R	November 4, 2012

Results

Ohio's 15th congressional district, 2012^[128]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Stivers (incumbent)	205,274	61.6
	Democratic	Pat Lang	128,188	38.4
Total votes			333,462	100.0
	Republican hold

District 16

2012 Ohio's 16th congressional district election

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← 2010 (13th)

Nominee Jim Renacci Betty Sutton Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 185,165 170,600 Percentage 52.0% 48.0%

County results Renacci:      50–60% Sutton:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Jim Renacci (Republican) Betty Sutton (Democratic) Elected U.S. Representative Jim Renacci Republican

Ohio's 16th congressional district had been represented by Republican Jim Renacci since January 2011. He sought re-election in 2012.^[89]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Renacci, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Republican primary results^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Renacci (incumbent)	66,487	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Betty Sutton, incumbent U.S. representative for the 13th district^[91]

Declined

• John Boccieri, former U.S. representative^[56][78]
• Zack Space, former U.S. representative^[56][54]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Betty Sutton (incumbent)	37,232	100.0

Candidates

Nominee

• Jeffrey Blevins, restaurant manager and nominee for this seat in 2010^[90] (withdrew August 23, 2012)^[129]

Primary results

Libertarian primary results^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Jeffrey Blevins	135	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Jim Renacci (R)

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program^[80]
• National Right to Life Committee^[36]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[37]
• Ohio Right to Life
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[38]

Betty Sutton (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[58]
• American Nurses Association^[130]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[60]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[61]
• National Education Association
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Alliance for Retired Americans^[71]
• Council for a Livable World^[113]
• Democracy for America^[72]
• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Frontline" Program^[131]
• EMILY's List^[63][132]
• Equality Ohio^[64]
• Feminist Majority^[65]
• Human Rights Campaign^[66]
• Humane Society of the United States
• National Organization for Women^[67]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[68]
• Sierra Club^[73]
• Stonewall Democrats

Newspapers

• Akron Beacon Journal^[133]
• Cleveland Plain Dealer^[92]
• Sun Newspapers

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jim Renacci (R)	Betty Sutton (D)	Jeffrey Blevins (L)	Undecided
Celinda Lake[134]	October 14–18, 2012	400	± 4.9%	49%	47%	–	4%
OnMessage Inc (R-Renacci)[135]	October 15, 2012	400	± 4.9%	51%	41%	–	8%
Normington, Petts & Associates (D-House Majority PAC)/SEIU)[136]	July 26–28, 2012	400	± 4.9%	38%	41%	4%	17%
GBA Strategies (D-Sutton)[137]	July 15–19, 2012	500	± 4.4%	40%	42%	12%	6%
Public Policy Polling[94]	January 18–23, 2012	812	± 3.4%	46%	46%	–	8%

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 10, 2012

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[87]	Lean R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[40]	Tossup	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[41]	Lean R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[42]	Lean D (flip)	November 5, 2012
NY Times[43]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
RCP[44]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
The Hill[45]	Tossup	November 4, 2012

Results

Ohio's 16th congressional district, 2012^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Renacci (incumbent)	185,165	52.0
	Democratic	Betty Sutton (incumbent)	170,600	48.0
Total votes			355,765	100.0
	Republican hold