1996Final results
1996 election for Ohio House District 12
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Vermel Whalen (D) won with 86.3% of the vote, defeating Dale Debelak (R) by 72.5 points.
Vermel WhalenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
86.3%28,473
Dale DebelakRepublican
13.7%4,539
33,012 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET