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2012Final results

2012 election for Ohio House District 7

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Mike Dovilla (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Matt Patten (D) by 0.2 points.

Mike DovillaRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.1%27,731
Matt PattenDemocrat
49.9%27,613
55,344 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+59.22006D+63.82008D+54.62010R+0.22012R+21.22018R+16.42020

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