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2012Final results

2012 election for Ohio House District 61

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Ron Young (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Susan McGuinness (D) by 8.4 points.

Ron YoungRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.2%32,328
45.8%27,345
59,673 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+13.92006D+25.92008D+4.62010R+8.42012R+30.42014R+29.72016

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