2012 Summit County, Ohio Executive election

November 6, 2012


Nominee	Russ Pry	Frank Larson
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	151,934	88,171
Percentage	63.28%	36.72%

County Executive before election

Russ Pry
Democratic

Elected County Executive

Russ Pry
Democratic

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The 2012 Summit County, Ohio Executive election took place on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Russ Pry ran for re-election to a second full term. He won the Democratic primary unopposed and was challenged in the general election by Munroe Falls Mayor Frank Larson, the Republican nominee. Pry entered the election as the frontrunner, significantly outraising and outspending Larson,^[1] and campaigning on his success in revitalizing the local economy,^[2] while Larson campaigned on the need for cutting government spending.^[3] Pry ultimately won re-election in a landslide, receiving 62 percent of the vote to Larson's 38 percent.^[4]

However, Pry would not end up serving out his full term. In 2016, after he was diagnosed with colon cancer, Pry announced that he would suspend his campaign for re-election,^[5] and unexpectedly died from surgical complications shortly thereafter.^[6] Ilene Shapiro, the President of the County Council, served out the remainder of Pry's term.^[7]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Russ Pry, incumbent County Executive^[8]

Results

Democratic primary results^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Russ Pry (inc.)	23,116	100.00%
Total votes			23,116	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Frank Larson, Mayor of Munroe Falls^[10]

Results

Republican primary results^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Larson	24,103	100.00%
Total votes			24,103	100.00%

General election

Results

2012 Summit County Executive election^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Russ Pry (inc.)	151,934	63.28%
	Republican	Frank Larson	88,171	36.72%
Total votes			240,105	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

^ Armon, Rick (February 13, 2012). "Pry flush with campaign money". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. B1. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
^ Armon, Rick (October 16, 2012). "Munroe Falls mayor takes on Pry". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. B1. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
^ McKenna, Marsha (November 4, 2012). "Munroe Falls mayor challenging incumbent for county executive job". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. Archived from the original on July 18, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
^ "Democrats maintain Summit County seats". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. November 7, 2012. p. B5. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
^ Miller, Marilyn (July 30, 2016). "Executive Russ Pry won't seek re-election". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. A1. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
^ Garrett, Amanda (August 1, 2016). "Leader 'at the time right' remembered: Democratic Summit County executive, 58, dies after health setbacks following cancer surgery". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. A1. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
^ Armon, Rick (August 12, 2016). "County Dems name Shapiro as executive". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. A4. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
^ "Pry to run in 2012". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. October 27, 2011. p. B2. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "03/06/12 PRIMARY ELECTION - Final Official Amended Results". Summit County Board of Elections. April 10, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
^ Armon, Rick (December 11, 2011). "Judge, councilman won't run in Summit elections in 2012". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. p. SES1. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
^ "2012 General Election - Amended Official Results". Summit County Board of Elections. December 18, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2025.

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