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2012Final results

2012 election for Ohio House District 79

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Ross McGregor (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating David Herier (D) by 10.5 points.

Ross McGregorRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.2%28,151
David HerierDemocrat
44.8%22,824
50,975 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

EvenR+21.52006R+26.42008R+54.22010R+10.52012R+21.52014R+21.12016

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