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2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio

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2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio
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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.

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

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Redistricting

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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]

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District 1

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The 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]

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Democratic primary

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  • Malcolm Kantzler, businessman[19]
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  • Eric Wilson
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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).[28]

Libertarian primary

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  • Jim Berns, former Chair of Hamilton County Libertarian Party[29] and nominee for this district in 2010
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  • Queen Noble, business owner[30]

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Green primary

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

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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]

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Jeff Sinnard (D)
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District 2

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

Republican primary

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  • Tony Brush, businessman[19]
  • Fred Kundrata, Air Force Veteran[19]
  • Jean Schmidt, incumbent U.S. Representative
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Wenstrup upset Schmidt to win the nomination.[48]

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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.

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Brad Wenstrup (R)

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District 3

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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.

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Declined

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Republican primary

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  • John Adams, manufacturing company owner

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  • Richard Ehrbar

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Green primary

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  • Bob Fitrakis, professor

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Chris Long (R)

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District 4

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

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District 5

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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]

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

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  • Angela Zimmann, pastor and professor[28]

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District 6

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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]

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  • Victor Smith

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District 7

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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]

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  • Hombre Liggett

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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]

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District 8

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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]

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District 9

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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.

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Republican primary

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Eliminated in primary
  • Steven Kraus, auctioneer
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  • Sean Stipe

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District 10

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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]

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Eliminated in primary
  • John D. Anderson, civilian air force acquisition logistics and sustainment manager[28][105]
  • Edward Breen, substitute teacher
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John Anderson

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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]

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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

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  • David Harlow

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District 11

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

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District 12

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Ohio's 12th congressional district had been represented by Republican Pat Tiberi since 2001. He sought re-election in 2012.

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William Yarbrough

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  • James Reese, attorney
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District 13

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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]

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Marisha Agana (R)

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District 14

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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]

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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]

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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

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

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  • Elaine Mastromatteo

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District 15

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

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  • Pat Lang, Athens city law director
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District 16

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

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Declined

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

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