United States Senate election in Ohio, 2012

The 2012 United States Senate election in Ohio will take place on November 6, 2012 concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election

United States presidential election, 2012

The United States presidential election of 2012 is the next United States presidential election, to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. It will be the 57th quadrennial presidential election in which presidential electors, who will actually elect the President and the Vice President of the United...

as well as other elections to the United States Senate

United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...

and House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...

and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Campbell Brown is the senior United States Senator from Ohio and a member of the Democratic Party. Before his election to the U.S. Senate, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Ohio's 13th congressional district from 1993 to 2007...

is running for re-election to a second term.

Background

Then-U.S. Representative Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown

defeated two-term incumbent Mike DeWine

Mike DeWine

Richard Michael "Mike" DeWine is the Attorney General for the state of Ohio. He has held numerous offices on the state and federal level, including Ohio State Senator, four terms as a U.S. Congressman, Ohio Lt. Governor, and was a two-term U.S. Senator, serving from 1995 to 2007.- Biography :Born...

with 56.16% of the vote in the 2006 Ohio U.S. Senate election.

Declared

Rusty Bliss, airline captain
Donna Glisman, retired entrepreneur
Eric LaMont Gregory, medical scientist
Michael Pryce, surgeon

Potential

Steve LaTourette
Steve LaTourette
Steven C. "Steve" LaTourette is the U.S. House of Representative for , serving since 1995. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:...

, U.S. representative
Mary Taylor
Mary Taylor (Ohio politician)
Mary Taylor is the 65th and current Lieutenant Governor of Ohio.-Early life and business career:Taylor was born in 1961. She attended the Springfield Township school system. She attended the University of Akron, obtaining a Bachelor degree in Accounting and Master's degree in Taxation...

, Ohio lieutenant governor
Pat Tiberi
Pat Tiberi
Patrick Joseph "Pat" Tiberi is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party...

, U.S. representative

Declined

Ken Blackwell
Ken Blackwell
John Kenneth Blackwell is an American politician and activist who served as the mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio from 1979 to 1980 and Ohio Secretary of State from 1999 to 2007. A Republican, he was the first African-American to be the candidate for governor of a major party in Ohio. In 2006, Blackwell...

, former secretary of state
Drew Carey
Drew Carey
Drew Allison Carey is an American actor, singer, comedian, photographer, sports executive, and game show host. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and making a name for himself in stand-up comedy, Carey eventually gained popularity starring on his own sitcom, The Drew Carey Show, and serving as...

, comedian and television host
Kevin Coughlin
Kevin Coughlin
Kevin J. Coughlin is a former Republican member of the Ohio Senate, who represented the 27th District from 2001 to 2010. He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1997 until 2000...

, former state senator (dropped out)
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
Richard Michael "Mike" DeWine is the Attorney General for the state of Ohio. He has held numerous offices on the state and federal level, including Ohio State Senator, four terms as a U.S. Congressman, Ohio Lt. Governor, and was a two-term U.S. Senator, serving from 1995 to 2007.- Biography :Born...

, Ohio attorney general and former U.S. senator
Jon Husted, Ohio secretary of state
Jim Jordan
Jim Jordan (Ohio politician)
James Daniel "Jim" Jordan is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party...

, U.S. representative

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Sherrod Brown (D)	Steve LaTourette (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (report)	March 10-13, 2011	559	± 4.1%	48%	30%	—	22%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Sherrod Brown (D)	Josh Mandel (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (report)	November 4-6, 2011	1,022	± 3.1%	49%	34%	—	17%
Quinnipiac (report)	October 17-23, 2011	1,668	± 2.4%	49%	34%	1%	14%
Public Policy Polling (report)	October 13-16, 2011	581	± 4.1%	48%	40%	—	12%
Quinnipiac (report)	September 20-25, 2011	1,301	± 2.7%	49%	36%	—	13%
Public Policy Polling (report)	August 11-14, 2011	792	± 3.5%	48%	33%	—	19%
Quinnipiac (report)	July 12-18, 2011	1,659	± 4.1%	49%	34%	1%	16%
Public Policy Polling (report)	May 19-22, 2011	565	± 4.1%	48%	31%	—	21%
Quinnipiac (report)	May 10-16, 2011	1,379	± 2.6%	45%	31%	2%	21%
Public Policy Polling (report)	March 10-13, 2011	559	± 4.1%	48%	32%	—	21%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Sherrod Brown (D)	Mary Taylor (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (report)	May 19-22, 2011	565	± 4.1%	50%	31%	—	19%
Public Policy Polling (report)	March 10-13, 2011	559	± 4.1%	49%	30%	—	21%
Public Policy Polling (report)	December 10-12, 2010	510	± 4.3%	40%	38%	—	22%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Sherrod Brown (D)	Jim Tressel (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (report)	August 11-14, 2011	792	± 3.5%	46%	34%	—	20%

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| Public Policy Polling (report)
| align=center| May 19-22, 2011
| align=center| 565
| align=center| ± 4.1%
| align=center| 51%
| align=center| 33%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 15%
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| Quinnipiac (report)
| align=center| May 10-16, 2011
| align=center| 1,379
| align=center| ± 2.6%
| align=center| 44%
| align=center| 35%
| align=center| 2%
| align=center| 18%
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! Margin of
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Brown (D)
! style="width:100px;"| Drew
Carey (R)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling (report)
| align=center| March 10-13, 2011
| align=center| 559
| align=center| ± 4.1%
| align=center| 49%
| align=center| 34%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 17%
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{| class="wikitable"
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! style="width:140px;"| Date(s)
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! class=small | Sample
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! Margin of
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Brown (D)
! style="width:100px;"| Kevin
Coughlin (R)
! Other
! Undecided
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| Quinnipiac (report)
| align=center| October 17-23, 2011
| align=center| 1,668
| align=center| ± 2.4%
| align=center| 51%
| align=center| 30%
| align=center| 1%
| align=center| 16%
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| Public Policy Polling (report)
| align=center| October 13-16, 2011
| align=center| 581
| align=center| ± 4.1%
| align=center| 48%
| align=center| 37%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 15%
|-
| Quinnipiac (report)
| align=center| September 20-25, 2011
| align=center| 1,301
| align=center| ± 2.7%
| align=center| 53%
| align=center| 32%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 13%
|-
| Public Policy Polling (report)
| align=center| August 11-14, 2011
| align=center| 792
| align=center| ± 3.5%
| align=center| 47%
| align=center| 33%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 20%
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| Quinnipiac (report)
| align=center| July 12-18, 2011
| align=center| 1,659
| align=center| ± 4.1%
| align=center| 50%
| align=center| 32%
| align=center| 1%
| align=center| 18%
|-
| Public Policy Polling (report)
| align=center| May 19-22, 2011
| align=center| 565
| align=center| ± 4.1%
| align=center| 51%
| align=center| 30%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 19%
|-
| Quinnipiac (report)
| align=center| May 10-16, 2011
| align=center| 1,379
| align=center| ± 2.6%
| align=center| 44%
| align=center| 28%
| align=center| 3%
| align=center| 23%
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Brown (D)
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DeWine (R)
! Other
! Undecided
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| Public Policy Polling (report)
| align=center| December 10-12, 2010
| align=center| 510
| align=center| ± 4.3%
| align=center| 43%
| align=center| 43%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 14%
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Poll source
! style="width:140px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
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! Margin of
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! style="width:100px;"| Sherrod
Brown (D)
! style="width:100px;"| Jon
Husted (R)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling (report)
| align=center| March 10-13, 2011
| align=center| 559
| align=center| ± 4.1%
| align=center| 49%
| align=center| 34%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 18%
|-
| Public Policy Polling (report)
| align=center| December 10-12, 2010
| align=center| 510
| align=center| ± 4.3%
| align=center| 43%
| align=center| 38%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 18%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign= bottom
! Poll source
! style="width:140px;"| Date(s)
administered
! class=small | Sample
size
! Margin of
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! style="width:100px;"| Sherrod
Brown (D)
! style="width:100px;"| Jim
Jordan (R)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling (report)
| align=center| August 11-14, 2011
| align=center| 792
| align=center| ± 3.5%
| align=center| 47%
| align=center| 35%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 18%
|-
| Public Policy Polling (report)
| align=center| May 19-22, 2011
| align=center| 565
| align=center| ± 4.1%
| align=center| 49%
| align=center| 31%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 21%
|-
| Public Policy Polling (report)
| align=center| March 10-13, 2011
| align=center| 559
| align=center| ± 4.1%
| align=center| 49%
| align=center| 30%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 21%
|-
| Public Policy Polling (report)
| align=center| December 10-12, 2010
| align=center| 510
| align=center| ± 4.3%
| align=center| 43%
| align=center| 35%
| align=center| —
| align=center| 22%
|}

External links

Ohio Secretary of State - Elections
U.S. Congress candidates for Ohio at Project Vote Smart
Project Vote Smart
Project Vote Smart is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in the United States...

Official campaign websites

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