2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Ohio House District 5
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Nick Barborak (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Craig Newbold (R) by 1.1 points.
Nick BarborakDemocrat · winner
50.6%22,586
Craig NewboldRepublican · incumbent
49.4%22,079
44,665 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