Ohio 2011 Off-Year Election

The Green Papers: Ohio 2011 Off-Year Election

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Ohio
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:	1
2000 Census:	11,374,540	(4.03% of 281,998,273)
2002, 2008 Electoral Votes:	20	(3.72% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:	18	(4.14% of 435)
2010 Census:	11,568,495	(3.73% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	18	(3.35% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	16	(3.68% of 435)
Capital:	Columbus

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Ohio State and Local Government

Ohio 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

Ohio lost 2 U.S. House seats in the 2010 Census and will elected 16 Representatives in 2012.

HB 194, introduced on 18 May 2011 by Representatives Robert P. Mecklenborg (Republican) and Louis W. Blessing, Jr. (Republican), was signed into law by Governor John Richard Kasich (Republican) on 1 July 2011. The bill moves the partisan and Presidential primaries from the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in March (in Presidential election years) to the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in May.

On 21 October 2011, the Ohio House of Representatives passed HB 319 and Governor John Kasich signed the bill into law. Ohio will hold a 6 March 2012 primary for the U.S. Senate, state Legislature, and County offices and a 12 June 2012 primary for Presidential and the U.S. House.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 112^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Sherrod Brown • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

		*Democratic*		*Senator Sherrod Brown* • FEC S6OH00163; 30 Sep 11; Tot $4,149,653; Dsb $1,478,712

		Republican		Russell P. "Rusty" Bliss, Jr. • FEC S2OH00162; 30 Sep 11; Tot $2,500; Dsb $1,623
		~~Republican~~		~~former state Senator Kevin J. Coughlin - apparently not a candidate~~ • 14 October 2011: Filed a termination report with the FEC. • FEC S2OH00188; 14 Oct 11; Tot $64,615; Dsb $64,444
		Republican		Donna Karen Glisman • FEC S2OH00196; 30 Sep 11; Tot $4,900; Dsb $4,650
		Republican		Eric LaMont Gregory
		Republican		Treasurer Josh Mandel • FEC S2OH00170; 30 Sep 11; Tot $3,840,482; Dsb $583,310
		Republican		Michael Lindsey Pryce • Ran for Senate as an Independent in 2010 • FEC S0OH00265; 30 Sep 11; Tot $2,460; Dsb $1,846

Class 3		Republican	Senator Robert Jones "Rob" Portman • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor John Richard Kasich • First elected: 2010 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. Elected on a ticket with the Governor. No separate primaries for Gov and Lt Gov.

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Sunday 14 November 2010 • The current Lieutenant Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

112^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 13 Republican (13 Undetermined); 5 Democratic (5 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Steven J. "Steve" Chabot • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		~~Democratic~~		~~state Representative Connie Pillich - apparently not a candidate~~ • 4 August 2011: Will run in either the new CD 1 or 2. 19 August 2011: Filed with the FEC to run in CD 1. 21 November 2011: Will seek re-election in the state Legislature. • FEC H2OH01145; 30 Sep 11; Tot $77,242; Dsb $6,456

		*Republican*		*Congressman Steven J. "Steve" Chabot* • FEC H8OH01043; 30 Sep 11; Tot $485,844; Dsb $118,455

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Jeannette H. "Jean" Schmidt • Elected in a Special Election, 2 August 2005, held to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Rob Portman in order to become U.S. Trade Representative, 29 April 2005 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		David H. Krikorian

		Republican		Frederick L. "Fred" Kundrata, III • FEC H2OH02093
		*Republican*		*Congressman Jeannette H. "Jean" Schmidt* • FEC H6OH02086; 30 Sep 11; Tot $413,278; Dsb $264,385
		Republican		Brad Wenstrup • FEC H2OH02085; 30 Sep 11; Tot $101,650; Dsb $31,140

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Michael R. "Mike" Turner • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		former state Representative Joyce Beatty • FEC H2OH03125
		Democratic		state Representative Ted Celeste • FEC H2OH03117
		Democratic		former Congressman Mary Jo Kilroy • FEC H6OH15104; 30 Sep 11; Tot $31,669; Dsb $6,181

		*Republican*		*Congressman Michael R. "Mike" Turner* • FEC H2OH03067; 30 Sep 11; Tot $509,428; Dsb $226,665

		Libertarian		Richard C. "Rich" Ehrbar, III

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 4		Republican	Congressman James D. "Jim" Jordan • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Republican*		*Congressman James D. "Jim" Jordan* • FEC H6OH04082; 30 Sep 11; Tot $469,088; Dsb $200,957

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 5		Republican	Congressman Robert Edward "Bob" Latta • First elected in a special election (re: death of Congressman Paul E. Gillmor): 11 December 2007 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		Lucas County School Board Member Angela Kay Zimmann • FEC H2OH05021

		*Republican*		*Congressman Robert Edward "Bob" Latta* • FEC H8OH05036; 30 Sep 11; Tot $357,275; Dsb $221,464

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 6		Republican	Congressman Bill Johnson • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		former Congressman Charles A. "Charlie" Wilson • FEC H6OH06095; 30 Sep 11; Tot $162,986; Dsb $92,467

		*Republican*		*Congressman Bill Johnson* • FEC H0OH06189; 30 Sep 11; Tot $499,580; Dsb $206,070

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 7		Republican	Congressman Steve C. Austria • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		William R. "Bill" Conner • FEC H6OH07101
		Democratic		Olivia Freeman • FEC H0OH07120

		*Republican*		*Congressman Steve C. Austria* • FEC H8OH07065; 30 Sep 11; Tot $457,335; Dsb $221,107
		Republican		John Mitchel

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 8		Republican	Congressman John A. Boehner • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Republican*		*Congressman John A. Boehner* • FEC H0OH08029; 30 Sep 11; Tot $9,256,679; Dsb $5,562,514
		Republican		David Lewis

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 9		Democratic	Congressman Marcy C. Kaptur • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Marcy C. Kaptur* • FEC H2OH09031; 30 Sep 11; Tot $137,542; Dsb $99,440
		*Democratic*		*Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich* • 13 September 2011: Congressman Kucinich, incumbent in the old CD 10, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 9. • FEC H6OH23033; 30 Sep 11; Tot $433,838; Dsb $385,652

		Republican		Steven Wayne Kraus • FEC H2OH09122
		Republican		Samuel Joseph "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher • FEC H2OH09114

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 10		Democratic	Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • 13 September 2011: Congressman Kucinich is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 9.
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Republican		Robert S. "Rob" Frost • FEC H2OH10195; 30 Sep 11; Tot $290,063; Dsb $40,495
		Republican		Thomas A. "Tom" Guarente • FEC H2OH10203; 30 Sep 11; Tot $24,045; Dsb $3,662

		Independent		Kenneth Mark "Mark" Kevesdy • FEC H2OH10187

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 11		Democratic	Congressman Marcia L. Fudge • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		state Senator Nina Turner • FEC H2OH11151

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 12		Republican	Congressman Patrick J. "Pat" Tiberi • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		James Reese • FEC H2OH12100

		*Republican*		*Congressman Patrick J. "Pat" Tiberi* • FEC H0OH12062; 30 Sep 11; Tot $1,412,702; Dsb $424,826
		Republican		William Mayo Yarbrough • FEC H2OH12092

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 13		Democratic	Congressman Betty Sue Sutton • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Congressman Sutton is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 16.
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		Lisa Regula Meyer • FEC H2OH13181

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 14		Republican	Congressman Steven C. "Steve" LaTourette • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		John H. Greene, Jr.

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 15		Republican	Congressman Steve E. Stivers • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Republican*		*Congressman Steve E. Stivers* • FEC H8OH15076; 30 Sep 11; Tot $1,172,780; Dsb $329,911

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 16		Republican	Congressman James B. "Jim" Renacci • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		former Congressman John A. Boccieri • ? • FEC H8OH16058; 30 Sep 11; Tot $4,212; Dsb $26,114
		Democratic		Dawnetta N. "Dawn" Howard • FEC H2OH16036
		*Democratic*		*Congressman Betty Sue Sutton* • Congressman Sutton, incumbent in the old CD 13, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 16. • FEC H6OH13133; 30 Sep 11; Tot $548,311; Dsb $220,340

		*Republican*		*Congressman James B. "Jim" Renacci* • FEC H0OH16097; 30 Sep 11; Tot $935,389; Dsb $203,779

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - Seat lost in 2010 apportionment - No election in 2012 - map
CD 17		Democratic	Congressman Timothy J. "Tim" Ryan • First elected: 2002
	Candidate list to be moved to another district once redistricting is complete

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Timothy J. "Tim" Ryan* • FEC H2OH17109; 30 Sep 11; Tot $464,810; Dsb $326,049

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - Seat lost in 2010 apportionment - No election in 2012 - map
CD 18		Republican	Congressman Robert Brian "Bob" Gibbs • First elected: 2010
	Candidate list to be moved to another district once redistricting is complete

		Democratic		Zachary T. "Zack" Space • ? • FEC H6OH18157; 30 Sep 11; Tot $44,350; Dsb $39,345

		*Republican*		*Congressman Robert Brian "Bob" Gibbs* • FEC H0OH18077; 30 Sep 11; Tot $578,128; Dsb $128,924

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Republican	Secretary of State Jon A. Husted • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Republican	Attorney General Michael "Mike" DeWine • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Republican	Treasurer Josh Mandel • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Running for the Senate Class 1 seat in 2012

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Republican	Auditor David A. "Dave" Yost • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Auditor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 6 incumbents, 20 candidates
	• Republican: 20 incumbents, 26 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 1 candidate
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.