2012Final results
2012 election for Ohio Senate District 8
Ohio State Senate · Ohio
Bill Seitz (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Richard Luken (D) by 22.9 points.
Bill SeitzRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.5%104,852
Richard LukenDemocrat
38.5%65,744
170,596 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