The 2012 Summit County, Ohio Executive election took place on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Russ Pry ran for re-election to a second full term. He won the Democratic primary unopposed and was challenged in the general election by Munroe Falls Mayor Frank Larson, the Republican nominee. Pry entered the election as the frontrunner, significantly outraising and outspending Larson,[1] and campaigning on his success in revitalizing the local economy,[2] while Larson campaigned on the need for cutting government spending.[3] Pry ultimately won re-election in a landslide, receiving 62 percent of the vote to Larson's 38 percent.[4]
However, Pry would not end up serving out his full term. In 2016, after he was diagnosed with colon cancer, Pry announced that he would suspend his campaign for re-election,[5] and unexpectedly died from surgical complications shortly thereafter.[6]Ilene Shapiro, the President of the County Council, served out the remainder of Pry's term.[7]
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