The Green Papers: Ohio 2011 Off-Year Election
 
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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. 112th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
  Candidate Democratic     Senator Sherrod Brown
FEC S6OH00163; 30 Sep 11; Tot $4,149,653; Dsb $1,478,712
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Republican     Donna Karen Glisman
FEC S2OH00196; 30 Sep 11; Tot $4,900; Dsb $4,650
  Candidate Republican     Eric LaMont Gregory
  Candidate Republican     Treasurer Josh Mandel
FEC S2OH00170; 30 Sep 11; Tot $3,840,482; Dsb $583,310
  Candidate 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.

112th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112th 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
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Democratic     David H. Krikorian
  Candidate Republican     Frederick L. "Fred" Kundrata, III
FEC H2OH02093
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Jeannette H. "Jean" Schmidt
FEC H6OH02086; 30 Sep 11; Tot $413,278; Dsb $264,385
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Joyce Beatty
FEC H2OH03125
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative Ted Celeste
FEC H2OH03117
  Candidate Democratic     former Congressman Mary Jo Kilroy
FEC H6OH15104; 30 Sep 11; Tot $31,669; Dsb $6,181
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Michael R. "Mike" Turner
FEC H2OH03067; 30 Sep 11; Tot $509,428; Dsb $226,665
  Candidate 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
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Democratic     Lucas County School Board Member Angela Kay Zimmann
FEC H2OH05021
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Democratic     former Congressman Charles A. "Charlie" Wilson
FEC H6OH06095; 30 Sep 11; Tot $162,986; Dsb $92,467
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Democratic     William R. "Bill" Conner
FEC H6OH07101
  Candidate Democratic     Olivia Freeman
FEC H0OH07120
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Steve C. Austria
FEC H8OH07065; 30 Sep 11; Tot $457,335; Dsb $221,107
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Republican     Congressman John A. Boehner
FEC H0OH08029; 30 Sep 11; Tot $9,256,679; Dsb $5,562,514
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Marcy C. Kaptur
FEC H2OH09031; 30 Sep 11; Tot $137,542; Dsb $99,440
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Republican     Steven Wayne Kraus
FEC H2OH09122
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Republican     Robert S. "Rob" Frost
FEC H2OH10195; 30 Sep 11; Tot $290,063; Dsb $40,495
  Candidate Republican     Thomas A. "Tom" Guarente
FEC H2OH10203; 30 Sep 11; Tot $24,045; Dsb $3,662
  Candidate 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
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Democratic     James Reese
FEC H2OH12100
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Patrick J. "Pat" Tiberi
FEC H0OH12062; 30 Sep 11; Tot $1,412,702; Dsb $424,826
  Candidate 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
  Candidate 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
  Candidate 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
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Democratic     former Congressman John A. Boccieri
?

FEC H8OH16058; 30 Sep 11; Tot $4,212; Dsb $26,114
  Candidate Democratic     Dawnetta N. "Dawn" Howard
FEC H2OH16036
  Candidate 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
  Candidate 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
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Democratic     Zachary T. "Zack" Space
?

FEC H6OH18157; 30 Sep 11; Tot $44,350; Dsb $39,345
  Candidate 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.


 


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