2012Final results
2012 election for Ohio Senate District 30
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Lou Gentile (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Shane Thompson (R) by 4.8 points.
Lou GentileDemocrat · winner
52.4%82,403
Shane ThompsonRepublican
47.6%74,884
157,287 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