1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1980 election for Ohio Senate District 12
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Steven D. Maurer (D) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Richard L. Ditto (R) by 0.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Steven D. MaurerDemocrat · winner
50.0%65,857
Richard L. DittoRepublican
50.0%65,779
131,636 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET