District 3
The new 3rd district is based in Columbus. Joyce Beatty, a vice president of the Ohio State University and former minority leader of the Ohio House of Representatives, won the Democratic nomination. She defeated state representative Ted Celeste; former U.S. Representative Mary Jo Kilroy, who represented the 15th district from 2009 until January 2011; and Columbus city council member Priscilla R. Tyson Michael Coleman, the mayor of Columbus, did not run.
Chris Long, a member of the Reynoldsburg city council, won the Republican nomination.
- External links
- Joyce Beatty
- Joyce Beatty campaign website
- Chris Long
- Chris Long campaign website
- Biography at Ballotpedia
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Ask the Candidate: Chris Long complete video, October 18, 2012
Results
| Ohio's 3rd Congressional District election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Joyce Beatty | 201,897 | 68.29% | |
| Republican | Chris Long | 77,901 | 26.35% | |
| Libertarian | Richard Ehrbar | 9,462 | 3.20% | |
| Green | Bob Fitrakis | 6,387 | 2.16% | |
| Independent | Jeff Brown (write-in) | 5 | <0.01% | |
| Totals | 295,652 | 100% | ||
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