2012Final results
2012 election for Ohio House District 81
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Lynn R. Wachtmann (R) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating John Vanover (D) by 35.8 points.
Lynn R. WachtmannRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.9%36,553
John VanoverDemocrat
32.1%17,262
53,815 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