2000Final results
2000 election for Ohio Senate District 12
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Jim Jordan (R) won with 76.9% of the vote, defeating Jack Kaffenberger Sr. (Ind) by 65.0 points.
Jim JordanRepublican · winner
76.9%99,803
Jack Kaffenberger Sr.Independent
12.0%15,545
Debra MitchellOther party
11.1%14,373
129,721 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET