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The 12th [[Ohio Congressional Districts|congressional district]] of [[Ohio]] is currently represented by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[United States House of Representatives|Representative]] [[Patrick J. Tiberi]]. This district includes the heavily African-American part of [[Ohio]]'s capital city, [[Columbus, Ohio]] along with its northern suburbs, including [[Westerville, Ohio]]. |
The 12th [[Ohio Congressional Districts|congressional district]] of [[Ohio]] is currently represented by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[United States House of Representatives|Representative]] [[Patrick J. Tiberi]]. This district includes the heavily African-American part of [[Ohio]]'s capital city, [[Columbus, Ohio]] along with its northern suburbs, including [[Westerville, Ohio]]. |
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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 (United States)|Democratic Party]] held the seat; in both instances the Democratic incumbent was later defeated by a GOP politician. However, Bush |
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 (United States)|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%.<ref>[http://www.swingstateproject.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=4161 Swing State Project: Presidential Results by Congressional District, 2000-2008]</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Democratic candidate [[Barack Obama]] won the 12th district by a margin of 53% to 46%.<ref>[http://www.swingstateproject.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=4161 Swing State Project: Presidential Results by Congressional District, 2000-2008]</ref> |
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Revision as of 07:44, 26 March 2009
| Ohio's 12th congressional district | |
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| Population (2000) | 630,730 |
| Median household income | 47,289 |
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| Cook PVI | R+1 |
The 12th congressional district of Ohio is currently represented by Republican Representative Patrick J. Tiberi. This district includes 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%.[1] In the 2008 presidential election, Democratic candidate Barack Obama won the 12th district by a margin of 53% to 46%.[2]
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Election results
The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.
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