2012Final results
2012 election for Ohio Senate District 2
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Randall Gardner (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Jeff Bretz (D) by 16.6 points.
Randall GardnerRepublican · winner
58.3%102,319
Jeff BretzDemocrat
41.7%73,113
175,432 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