Election 2012

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The voting schedule

Every date the Secretary of State publishes for this election, with the time where one is given.

The 2012 voting scheduleSource: Ohio Secretary of State · Download this chart

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The 2012 voting schedule
Status
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The state of play

The 2024 presidential result by county, and how many Ohioans have turned out since 1940.

Presidential margin by county, 202488 counties reported a 2024 result; statewide, Donald J. Trump (R) carried Ohio by 11.2 points (R+).Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), Harvard Dataverse · as of 2026-09-17 · Download this chart

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Presidential margin by county, 2024
County	Margin, R minus D (points)
adams	R+65.7
allen	R+44.1
ashland	R+50.0
ashtabula	R+28.4
athens	D+10.7
auglaize	R+64.6
belmont	R+47.3
brown	R+61.5
butler	R+26.3
carroll	R+54.7
champaign	R+50.7
clark	R+29.5
clermont	R+35.8
clinton	R+54.6
columbiana	R+49.0
coshocton	R+52.2
crawford	R+53.0
cuyahoga	D+31.4
darke	R+65.4
defiance	R+39.9
delaware	R+6.6
erie	R+14.2
fairfield	R+24.0
fayette	R+55.1
franklin	D+28.4
fulton	R+42.4
gallia	R+59.4
geauga	R+24.1
greene	R+19.8
guernsey	R+52.0
hamilton	D+14.9
hancock	R+38.4
hardin	R+54.7
harrison	R+55.2
henry	R+46.7
highland	R+63.3
hocking	R+44.3
holmes	R+69.2
huron	R+44.0
jackson	R+58.1
jefferson	R+43.9
knox	R+44.9
lake	R+14.3
lawrence	R+50.5
licking	R+30.0
logan	R+56.2
lorain	R+5.7
lucas	D+12.6
madison	R+43.7
mahoning	R+9.4
marion	R+41.4
medina	R+24.8
meigs	R+57.0
mercer	R+66.7
miami	R+45.1
monroe	R+59.7
montgomery	D+0.5
morgan	R+53.2
morrow	R+55.7
muskingum	R+43.9
noble	R+64.6
ottawa	R+25.1
paulding	R+56.2
perry	R+54.5
pickaway	R+48.5
pike	R+53.7
portage	R+15.5
preble	R+59.1
putnam	R+68.7
richland	R+42.3
ross	R+39.3
sandusky	R+30.9
scioto	R+48.0
seneca	R+37.5
shelby	R+64.8
stark	R+21.9
summit	D+7.0
trumbull	R+16.8
tuscarawas	R+43.3
union	R+29.6
van-wert	R+58.5
vinton	R+58.6
warren	R+31.5
washington	R+43.8
wayne	R+39.3
williams	R+48.2
wood	R+10.2
wyandot	R+51.2

Ballots cast in Ohio general elections, 1940-2024Ohio turnout has run from 3,138,463 ballots (1948) to 5,974,121 (2020) since 1940; November 3, 2026 is marked.Source: 78ohio.org · as of 2026-09-24 · Download this chart

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Ballots cast in Ohio general elections, 1940-2024
Series	When	Value
Ballots cast	1,940	3,376,239
Ballots cast	1,944	3,212,270
Ballots cast	1,948	3,138,463
Ballots cast	1,952	3,749,828
Ballots cast	1,956	3,761,322
Ballots cast	1,960	4,208,811
Ballots cast	1,964	4,034,494
Ballots cast	1,968	4,010,480
Ballots cast	1,972	4,219,645
Ballots cast	1,976	4,194,557
Ballots cast	1,980	4,378,937
Ballots cast	1,984	4,664,223
Ballots cast	1,988	4,505,284
Ballots cast	1,992	5,043,094
Ballots cast	1,996	4,638,108
Ballots cast	2,000	4,795,989
Ballots cast	2,004	5,722,443
Ballots cast	2,008	5,773,777
Ballots cast	2,012	5,634,017
Ballots cast	2,016	5,607,641
Ballots cast	2,020	5,974,121
Ballots cast	2,024	5,851,387

Statewide

1 race. Candidates are listed alphabetically by surname (Ohio rotates ballot order by precinct).

U.S. Senate, sitting membersThe U.S. Senate has 0 Democratic, 2 Republican seats; 0 are on the 2012 ballot.Source: the chamber's own member directory · as of 2026-09-08 · Download this chart

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U.S. Senate, sitting members
Member	Party	District	Note
Bernie Moreno	R
Jon Husted	R

U.S. Senator from Ohio

Sherrod Brown (Democratic) · Josh Mandel (Republican)

U.S. Senator from Ohio: money and polls

Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Brown not yet researched, Mandel not yet researched; as of December 31, 2012.Source: FEC filings · as of 2012-12-31 · Download this chart

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Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filed
Group	Item	USD	Note
Raised	Brown (D)	Not yet researched
Raised	Mandel (R)	Not yet researched
Spent	Brown (D)	24,600,000
Spent	Mandel (R)	Not yet researched
Cash on hand	Brown (D)	Not yet researched
Cash on hand	Mandel (R)	Not yet researched

Polls, U.S. Senator from Ohio, as published2 field dates from October 4, 2012 to October 17, 2012; the latest has Brown at 44.Source: Cracked Buckeye poll log for U.S. Senator from Ohio, 3 polls, as published by Public Opinion Strategies and 1 other pollster · as of 2012-10-17 · Download this chart

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Polls, U.S. Senator from Ohio, as published
Field date	Candidate	Share	Poll
Oct 4, 2012	Sherrod Brown	46	Rasmussen Reports
Oct 17, 2012	Sherrod Brown	44	Public Opinion Strategies
Oct 17, 2012	Sherrod Brown	49	Rasmussen Reports

U.S. House, sitting membersThe U.S. House has 5 Democratic, 10 Republican seats; 15 are on the 2012 ballot.Source: the chamber's own member directory · as of 2026-09-08 · Download this chart

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U.S. House, sitting members
Member	Party	District	Note
Emilia Sykes	D	13	on the 2026 ballot
Greg Landsman	D	1	on the 2026 ballot
Joyce Beatty	D	3	on the 2026 ballot
Marcy Kaptur	D	9	on the 2026 ballot
Shontel Brown	D	11	on the 2026 ballot
Bob Latta	R	5	on the 2026 ballot
David Joyce	R	14	on the 2026 ballot
David Taylor	R	2	on the 2026 ballot
Jim Jordan	R	4	on the 2026 ballot
Max Miller	R	7	on the 2026 ballot
Michael Rulli	R	6	on the 2026 ballot
Mike Carey	R	15	on the 2026 ballot
Mike Turner	R	10	on the 2026 ballot
Troy Balderson	R	12	on the 2026 ballot
Warren Davidson	R	8	on the 2026 ballot

U.S. House · 16 races · open the list

Candidates are listed alphabetically by surname (Ohio rotates ballot order by precinct).

U.S. Representative, Ohio's 1st District

Jim Berns (Libertarian) · Steve Chabot (Republican) · Jeff Sinnard (Democratic) · Rich Stevenson (Green)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 2nd District

William R. Smith (Democratic) · Brad Wenstrup (Republican)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 3rd District

Joyce Beatty (Democratic) · Richard Ehrbar (Libertarian) · Bob Fitrakis (Green) · Chris Long (Republican)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 4th District

Jim Jordan (Republican) · Chris Kalla (Libertarian) · Jim Slone (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 5th District

Eric Eberly (Libertarian) · Bob Latta (Republican) · Angela Zimmann (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District

Bill Johnson (Republican) · Charlie Wilson (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 7th District

Bob Gibbs (Republican) · Joyce R. Healy-Abrams (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 8th District

John Boehner (Republican)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 9th District

Marcy Kaptur (Democratic) · Sean P. Stipe (Libertarian) · Samuel J. Wurzelbacher (Republican)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 10th District

David A. Harlow (Libertarian) · Sharen Swartz Neuhardt (Democratic) · Michael Turner (Republican)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 11th District

Marcia Fudge (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 12th District

Jim Reese (Democratic) · Pat Tiberi (Republican)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 13th District

Marisha G. Agana (Republican) · Tim Ryan (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 14th District

Dale Virgil Blanchard (Democratic) · David Joyce (Republican) · David Macko (Libertarian) · Elaine R. Mastromatteo (Green)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District

Pat Lang (Democratic) · Steve Stivers (Republican)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 16th District

Jim Renacci (Republican) · Betty Sutton (Democratic)

Supreme Court

3 races. Candidates are listed alphabetically by surname (Ohio rotates ballot order by precinct).

Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2013)

Terrence O'Donnell (Republican) · Michael J. Skindell (Democratic)
Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2013)

Robert R. Cupp (Republican) · William M. O'Neill (Democratic)
Justice of the Supreme Court (Unexpired term ending 12-31-2014)

Sharon L. Kennedy (Republican) · Yvette McGee Brown (Democratic)

Sources

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