2012Final results
2012 election for Ohio House District 30
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Lou Terhar (R) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Steven Newsome (D) by 38.3 points.
Lou TerharRepublican · winner
69.2%37,707
Steven NewsomeDemocrat
30.8%16,804
54,511 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET