Current Representative Pat Tiberi (R–Galena) Median income 63,046 | Population (2010) 738,859 Cook PVI R+8 | |
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Ethnicity 90.00% White
4.18% Black
3.54% Asian
1.87% Hispanic
0.10% Native American
3.18% other | ||
Ohio's 12th congressional district is represented by Republican (GOP) Representative Patrick J. Tiberi. The district includes communities north and east of Columbus including Zanesville, Mansfield and Dublin.
From 2003 to 2013 the district included the heavily African-American part of Ohio's capital city, Columbus, Ohio along with its northern suburbs, including Westerville, Ohio.
Historically it has been a safe seat for the GOP. Since 1920, it has been held by the GOP except for an eight-year stretch in the 1930s and a two-year term in 1980 where the Democratic Party held the seat; in both instances the Democratic incumbent was later defeated by a GOP politician. However, in the 2004 presidential election George W. Bush narrowly won the district against John Kerry, 51% to 49%. In the 2008 presidential election, Democratic candidate Barack Obama won the 12th district by a margin of 53% to 46%.
Election results
The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.