1996Final results

1996 election for Ohio Senate District 12

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Bob Cupp (R) won with 70.1% of the vote, defeating Jim Clark (D) by 43.4 points.

Bob CuppRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.1%93,517
Jim ClarkDemocrat
26.7%35,641
3.2%4,318
133,476 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

EvenR+22.01984R+30.41988R+39.11992R+43.41996R+37.82008R+58.52020

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Bob Cupp (R)Jim Clark (D)

Also on the ballot: Michael Alan Wernick (Other party), 3.2%