2026 results · Ohio · Ohio 12th District
Troy Balderson, the Republican, wins re-election in Ohio's 12th District
Donald Trump carried the district by 29.6 points in 2024; this year's count is a 10.8-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy BaldersonRepublican, incumbent | 191,926 | 59.4% | |
| Jerrad ChristianDemocrat | 131,211 | 40.6% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 9:14 PM EST · 97% counted.
About 97% of the expected vote counted323,137 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 1:08 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:10 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI
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About the seat
Ohio's 12th District takes in all or part of 11 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+29.6 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 10.8 points toward the Democrats, ranks 12 of 15 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- R+29.6
- 2024 House vote on these lines
- R+34.5
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 12 of 15
- Delaware County24%
- Licking County23%
- Fairfield County21%
- Muskingum County9%
- Knox County7%
- Guernsey County4%
- Coshocton County4%
- Perry County3%
- 3 more5%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The district was redrawn for 2026: its 2024 House figure is that year's House vote re-added onto the new lines precinct by precinct, an estimate.
What the count shows
Added together, the 11 counties compared moved 11.0 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 78% as many votes as in 2024, from 88% in Delaware County to 63% in Perry County.
Monroe County moved most: R+57.8 for president in 2024, R+41.5 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Licking County added 15,458 net votes for Christian against the 2024 margin, 25% of the district's change
Across the 11 counties compared, the margin moved by 62,350 votes toward Christian: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Licking County+15,458 Christian
- Fairfield County+10,843 Christian
- Delaware County+6,953 Christian
- Muskingum County+6,515 Christian
- Knox County+5,726 Christian
- Perry County+4,116 Christian
- Guernsey County+3,919 Christian
- Coshocton County+3,624 Christian
1 county Donald Trump carried in 2024 is led by Christian this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Delaware CountyR+5.7D+2.3
The seats that changed party
StatewideDemocrats won 3 of Ohio's 6 statewide races and lead 2 more; Republicans won 1.
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 10–5, now D 8–7
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count, from the state and its counties. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.