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2012Final results

2012 election for Ohio House District 78

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Ron Hood (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Jeremy Vanmeter (D) by 15.1 points.

Ron HoodRepublican · winner
57.5%28,885
42.5%21,309
50,194 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+16.62002R+4.72006R+48.52010R+15.12012R+31.82014R+35.62018

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