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The 2012 Ohio elections were held on November 6, 2012 in the U.S. state of Ohio. Primary elections were held on March 6, 2012.
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The 2012 Ohio elections were held on November 6, 2012 in the U.S. state of Ohio. Primary elections were held on March 6, 2012.
Voters chose 18 electors to represent them in the Electoral College.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Barack Obama (incumbent) | 2,827,709 | 50.58 |  0.80 | |
| Republican | Mitt Romney | 2,661,437 | 47.60 |  0.80 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson | 49,493 | 0.89 | 0.54 | |
| Green | Jill Stein | 18,573 | 0.33 | 0.18 | |
| Independent | Richard Duncan | 12,502 | 0.22 | ||
| Constitution | Virgil Goode | 8,152 | 0.15 | 0.07 | |
| Socialist | Stewart Alexander | 2,967 | 0.05 | ||
| Write-in | 23 | 0.00 | |||
| Majority | 166,272 | 2.97 | 1.61 | ||
| Total votes | 5,590,934 | 100.00 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Sherrod Brown (incumbent) | 2,762,766 | 50.70 | 5.46 | |
| Republican | Josh Mandel | 2,435,744 | 44.70 | 0.88 | |
| Independent | Scott Rupert | 250,618 | 4.60 | 4.58 | |
| Majority | 327,022 | 6.00 | 6.34 | ||
| Total votes | 5,449,128 | 100.00 | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Ohio 1 | Steve Chabot | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 2 | Jean Schmidt | Republican | 2005 (Special) | Incumbent lost renomination New member elected. Republican hold. |
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| Ohio 3 | None (New seat) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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| Ohio 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 2007 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 6 | Bill Johnson | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 7 | Bob Gibbs | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 8 | John Boehner | Republican | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Dennis Kucinich Redistricted from the 10th district | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic loss. | ||
| Ohio 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Steve Austria Redistricted from the 7th district | Republican | 2008 | Incumbent retired. Republican loss. | ||
| Ohio 11 | Marcia Fudge | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 12 | Pat Tiberi | Republican | 2000 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 13 | Tim Ryan | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 14 | Steve LaTourette | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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| Ohio 15 | Steve Stivers | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 16 | Jim Renacci | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Betty Sutton Redistricted from the 13th district | Democratic | 2006 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic loss. | ||
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