Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Jennifer Ann Bell

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Ohio District 12
Filing address
Columbus, OH (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
BELL, JENNIFER ANN
Next election
Primary April 28, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Ohio with the 2020 district highlighted

Ohio, District 12

DemocraticU.S. House · Ohio District 12ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H0OH12161 · Principal campaign committee: BELL 2020 FOR OH-12

Total raised$9,317.38
Total spent$9,283.94
Cash on hand−$89.67
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through June 30, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $400.00PACs and other committees: $8,917.38
  • Individual contributions$400.004%
  • PACs and other committees$8,917.3896%

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

The race

Ohio U.S. House, District 12, 2020 · 4 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Jennifer Ann Bell (D)$9,317.38−$89.672020-06-30
William Troy Balderson (R)$2,020,933.71$43,050.342020-12-31
Alaina Shearer (D)$1,040,754.24$8,301.242020-12-31
John Stewart (L)$165,169.55−$9,960.122020-11-23

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportLikely RJuly 16, 2020
  • Inside ElectionsSafe RJune 2, 2020
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLikely RJuly 2, 2020
  • PoliticoLean ROctober 11, 2020
  • Daily KosLikely ROctober 26, 2020
  • RCPLean RJune 9, 2020
  • NiskanenLean RJune 7, 2020

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Public Policy Polling (D)October 14–15, 2020818 (RV)–Troy Balderson 48% · Alaina Shearer 44%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: BELL 2020 FOR OH-12.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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