2012Final results
2012 election for Ohio Senate District 18
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
John J. Eklund (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Jim Mueller (D) by 9.4 points.
John J. EklundRepublican · winner
54.7%90,962
Jim MuellerDemocrat
45.3%75,354
166,316 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