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2012Final results

2012 election for Ohio House District 31

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Denise Driehaus (D) won with 71.4% of the vote, defeating Michael Gabbard (R) by 42.8 points.

Denise DriehausDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.4%35,982
Michael GabbardRepublican
28.6%14,412
50,394 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

EvenD+34.72006D+37.12008D+12.42010D+42.82012D+34.62014D+36.12016

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