Ohio's 18th congressional district
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The 18th congressional district
Ohio Congressional Districts
Ohio is divided into 18 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. After the 2010 Census, Ohio lost two House seats, and a new map was signed into law on September 26th, 2011....

 of Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

 is currently represented by Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 Bob Gibbs
Bob Gibbs
Bob Gibbs is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life and education:Gibbs was born on June 14, 1954 in Peru, Indiana. His family moved to Cleveland in the 1960s, and Gibbs graduated from Bay Village Senior High School...

. The district ranges around the eastern part of Ohio, taking in a collection of small cities and rural areas. The district voted for the majority party in the House of Representatives in every election since 1954. After the 2010 census
2010 census
The following countries conducted a census in 2010:* Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China* Russian Census * 2010 United States Census...

, Ohio lost two congressional seats, and the 18th district will become obsolete after the 2012 elections.

List of representatives

Representative Party Year Congress Electoral history
District created March 4, 1833
Benjamin Jones
Benjamin Jones (congressman)
Benjamin Jones was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Winchester, Virginia, Jones moved with his parents to Washington, Pennsylvania....

Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837
23
23rd United States Congress
-House of Representatives:For the beginning of this congress, the size of the House was increased from 213 seats to 240 seats, following the 1830 United States Census .- Leadership :- Senate :* President: Martin Van Buren...


24
24th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:During this congress one House seat was added for each of the new states of Arkansas and Michigan.-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Martin Van Buren * President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :...

Matthias Shepler
Matthias Shepler
Matthias Shepler was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Shepler received a limited schooling.He served in the War of 1812....

Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839
25
25th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Richard Mentor Johnson * President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :* Speaker: James K. Polk -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...

David A. Starkweather
David A. Starkweather
David Austin Starkweather was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and a U.S. diplomat.Starkweather was born in Preston, Connecticut on January 21, 1802. He attended school, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1825, establishing a practice in Mansfield, Ohio. He later moved to Canton, Ohio.He was a...

Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1841
26
26th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:- Leadership :- Senate :*President: Richard M. Johnson *President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :*Speaker: Robert M.T. Hunter -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...

Ezra Dean
Ezra Dean
Ezra Dean was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Hillsdale, New York, Dean attended the common schools.In the War of 1812 was appointed ensign in the Eleventh Regiment of United States Infantry April 17, 1814....

Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1845
27
27th United States Congress
The Twenty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1841 to March 3, 1843, during the one-month...


28
28th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:Following the 1840 United States Census, Congress reapportioned the House to include 223 seats . During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Florida .- Senate :*President: Vacant...

David A. Starkweather
David A. Starkweather
David Austin Starkweather was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and a U.S. diplomat.Starkweather was born in Preston, Connecticut on January 21, 1802. He attended school, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1825, establishing a practice in Mansfield, Ohio. He later moved to Canton, Ohio.He was a...

Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847
29
29th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:During this congress, two House seats were added for each of the new states of Texas and Iowa.-Leadership:-Senate:* President: George M. Dallas * President pro tempore: Willie P. Mangum...

Samuel Lahm
Samuel Lahm
Samuel Lahm was a lawyer, politician, and U.S. Representative from Ohio.He was the father of Frank Samuel Lahm, a noted expatriot and pioneer balloonist, and the grandfather of Brigadier General Frank Purdy Lahm, aerial pioneer, student of the Wright Brothers, and the first military officer to...

Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849
30
30th United States Congress
The Thirtieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1847 to March 3, 1849, during the last two years of...

David K. Cartter Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1853
31
31st United States Congress
The Thirty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1849 to March 3, 1851, during the last 17 months...


32
32nd United States Congress
The Thirty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1851 to March 3, 1853, during the third and...

George Bliss
George Bliss (Congressman)
George Bliss was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio.Bliss was born in Jericho, Vermont. He attended Granville College. Moved to Ohio in 1832, studied law with David Kellogg Cartter, was admitted to the bar in 1841 and became Cartter's law partner in Akron, Ohio.Bliss...

Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855
33
33rd United States Congress
The Thirty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1853 to March 3, 1855, during the first two years...

Benjamin F. Leiter
Benjamin F. Leiter
Benjamin Franklin Leiter was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer, teacher and justice of the peace from Ohio....

Opposition
Opposition Party (United States)
The Opposition Party in the United States is a label with two different applications in Congressional history, as a majority party in Congress 1854-58, and as a Third Party in the South 1858-1860....

March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857
34
34th United States Congress
The Thirty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1855 to March 4, 1857, during the last two years...

Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859
35
35th United States Congress
The 35th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1857 to March 3, 1859, during the first two years of James...

Sidney Edgerton
Sidney Edgerton
Sidney Edgerton was a politician, lawyer, judge and teacher from Ohio. He served during the American Civil War, as a Squirrel Hunter. During this time, Edgerton served as a U.S. Congressman. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln appointed him the first Chief justice of the Idaho Territorial Court...

Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1863
36
36th United States Congress
The Thirty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1859 to March 4, 1861, during the third and fourth...


37
37th United States Congress
The Thirty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1861 to March 4, 1863, during the first two...

Rufus P. Spalding
Rufus P. Spalding
Rufus Paine Spalding was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Ohio.-Early life:Born in West Tisbury, Massachusetts, Spalding graduated from Yale College in 1817. After graduating, Spalding began his study of law as an apprentice under Zephaniah Swift...

Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1869
38
38th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:Before this Congress, the 1860 United States Census and resulting reapportionment changed the size of the House to 241 members...


39
39th United States Congress
The Thirty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1865 to March 4, 1867, during the first month of...


40
40th United States Congress
The Fortieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1867 to March 4, 1869, during the third and fourth...

William H. Upson
William H. Upson
William Hanford Upson was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Ohio.Upson was born in Worthington, Ohio. His parents were Dr. Daniel Upson and Polly Wright. He attended Tallmadge Academy, pursued in classical studies and graduated from Western Reserve College in 1842...

Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1873
41
41st United States Congress
-House of Representatives:- Senate :* President : Schuyler Colfax* President pro tempore: Henry B. Anthony - House of Representatives :* Speaker: James G. Blaine -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...


42
42nd United States Congress
The Forty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873, during the third and fourth...

James Monroe
James Monroe (congressman)
James Monroe was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Plainfield, Connecticut, Monroe attended the common schools and Plainfield Academy.He was graduated from Oberlin College in 1846....

Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1879
43
43rd United States Congress
The Forty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1873 to March 4, 1875, during the fifth and sixth...


44
44th United States Congress
The Forty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1875 to March 4, 1877, during the seventh and...


45
45th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:-Senate:*President: William A. Wheeler *President pro tempore: Thomas W. Ferry -House of Representatives:*Speaker: Samuel J. Randall -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...

Redistricted from the 14th district
Ohio's 14th congressional district
The 14th congressional district of Ohio is currently represented by Representative Steven C. LaTourette. This district sits in the farthest northeast corner of the state, bordering Lake Erie and Pennsylvania....



Redistricted to the 17th district
Ohio's 17th congressional district
The 17th congressional district of Ohio is currently represented by Representative Timothy J. Ryan. This district sits in northeastern Ohio, bordering Pennsylvania along one edge, and includes the cities of Kent, Ravenna, Warren and Youngstown, as well as part of Akron.This district will become...

Jonathan T. Updegraff
Jonathan T. Updegraff
Jonathan Taylor Updegraff was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born near Mount Pleasant, Ohio, he descendant of the german Op den Graeff family. Jonathan was the son of David Updegraff, a Quaker minister, and grandson of Nathan Updegraff, a delegate to Ohio's first constitutional...

Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881
46
46th United States Congress
The Forty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1879 to March 4, 1881, during the last two years of...

Redistricted to the 16th district
Ohio's 16th congressional district
The 16th congressional district of Ohio is currently represented by Representative Jim Renacci . The district is based in Stark County and the Canton area and also includes Wayne County and most of Medina and Ashland counties.On Nov...

Addison S. McClure
Addison S. McClure
Addison S. McClure was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born in Wooster, Ohio, McClure pursued an academic course in Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania . He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1861 and commenced practice in Wooster. He entered the Army as a private in...

Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883
47
47th United States Congress
The Forty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1881 to March 4, 1883, during the administration...

William McKinley
William McKinley
William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s...

Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

March 4, 1883 –
May 27, 1884
48
48th United States Congress
The Forty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1883 to March 4, 1885, during the last two years...

Lost contested election
Jonathan H. Wallace
Jonathan H. Wallace
Jonathan Hasson Wallace was a United States Congressman from Ohio.Wallace was born in St. Clair Township, Columbiana County, Ohio. He graduated from Washington College , Washington, Pennsylvania in 1844...

Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

May 27, 1884 –
March 3, 1885
48
48th United States Congress
The Forty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1883 to March 4, 1885, during the last two years...

Won contested election
Isaac H. Taylor
Isaac H. Taylor
Isaac Hamilton Taylor was a lawyer, judge, and single-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near New Harrisburg , Carroll County, Ohio, Taylor attended the common schools and completed an academic course. He then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1867, subsequently commencing practice...

Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887
49
49th United States Congress
The Forty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1885 to March 4, 1887, during the first two years...

William McKinley
William McKinley
William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s...

Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891
50
50th United States Congress
The Fiftieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1887 to March 4, 1889, during the third and fourth...


51
51st United States Congress
The Fifty-first United States Congress, referred to by some critics as the Billion Dollar Congress, was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C...

Redistricted from the 20th district
Ohio's 20th congressional district
The 20th Congressional district of Ohio was created after the 1840 census. It was eliminated in the redistricting following the 1990 census, and redistricted and renumbered as the 10th district.-List of representatives:-Election results:...

Joseph D. Taylor
Joseph D. Taylor
Joseph Danner Taylor was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Joseph D. Taylor was born in Goshen Township, in Clermont County, Ohio...

Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893
52
52nd United States Congress
The Fifty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C...

Redistricted from the 17th district
Ohio's 17th congressional district
The 17th congressional district of Ohio is currently represented by Representative Timothy J. Ryan. This district sits in northeastern Ohio, bordering Pennsylvania along one edge, and includes the cities of Kent, Ravenna, Warren and Youngstown, as well as part of Akron.This district will become...

George P. Ikirt
George P. Ikirt
George Pierce Ikirt was a United States Representative from Ohio.He was born near West Beaver, Columbiana County, Ohio. He attended the public schools of New Lisbon, Ohio. He taught school and studied law, but on account of ill health was compelled to abandon both...

Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895
53
53rd United States Congress
The Fifty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1893 to March 4, 1895, during the fifth and sixth...

Robert W. Tayler Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1903
54
54th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Adlai E. Stevenson * President pro tempore: William P. Frye - Majority leadership :* Republican Conference Chairman: John Sherman- Minority leadership :...


55
55th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:* Republican: 206 * Democratic: 124* Populist: 22* Silver Republican: 3* Silver: 1* Independent Republican: 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Garret Hobart * President pro tempore: William P...


56
56th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:- Leadership :- Senate :* President: Garret Hobart , until November 21, 1899 , vacant thereafter.* President pro tempore: William P. Frye * Democratic Caucus Chairman: James K. Jones...


57
57th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:*Democratic: 151*Republican: 200 *Populist: 5*Silver : 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Theodore Roosevelt , until September 14, 1901, vacant thereafter....

James Kennedy
James Kennedy (congressman)
James Kennedy was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Lowellville, Ohio, Kennedy prepared for college at Poland Union Seminary, in Ohio, and graduated from Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, in 1876. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in March 1879...

Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1911
58
58th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :* Republican : 209 * Democratic : 176* Silver Republican : 1TOTAL members: 386-Senate:* President: Vacant* President pro tempore: William P. Frye -Members:...


59
59th United States Congress
The Fifty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1905 to March 4, 1907, during the fifth and sixth...


60
60th United States Congress
The Sixtieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1907 to March 4, 1909, during the last two years of...


61
61st United States Congress
The Sixty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1909 to March 4, 1911, during the first two years of...

John J. Whitacre
John J. Whitacre
John Jefferson Whitacre was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Decatur, Nebraska, Whitacre attended the public schools, Hiram College, and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor....

Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1915
62
62nd United States Congress
- House of Representatives :* Democratic : 230 * Republican : 162* Socialist : 1* Independent : 1TOTAL members: 394-Senate:* President: James S...


63
63rd United States Congress
- House of Representatives:*Democratic : 291 *Republican : 134*Progressive : 9*Independent : 1TOTAL members: 435-Senate:*President of the Senate: Thomas R. Marshall*President pro tempore: James P. Clarke-Senate:...

David Hollingsworth
David Hollingsworth
David Adams Hollingsworth was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Belmont, Ohio, Hollingsworth moved with his parents to Flushing, Ohio.He attended the public schools....

Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1919
64
64th United States Congress
The Sixty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1915 to March 4, 1917, during the third and fourth...


65
65th United States Congress
The Sixty-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1917 to March 4, 1919, during the fourth and fifth...

B. Frank Murphy
B. Frank Murphy
Benjamin Franklin Murphy was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Steubenville, Ohio, Murphy attended the public schools. He learned the glassworker's trade, and later engaged in the retail shoe business, in banking, and in the real estate business. He served as vice president of the Peoples...

Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1933
66
66th United States Congress
The Sixty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1919 to March 4, 1921, during the last two years of...


67
67th United States Congress
The Sixty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1921 to March 4, 1923, during the first two years...


68
68th United States Congress
The Sixty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1923 to March 4, 1925, during the last months of...


69
69th United States Congress
The Sixty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1925 to March 4, 1927, during the third and fourth...


70
70th United States Congress
The Seventieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1927 to March 3, 1929, during the last two years of...


71
71st United States Congress
The Seventy-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1929 to March 4, 1931, during the first two years...


72
72nd United States Congress
The Seventy-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1931 to March 4, 1933, during the last two years...

Lawrence E. Imhoff
Lawrence E. Imhoff
Lawrence E. Imhoff was a soldier, lawyer, and a four-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born at Round Bottom, Ohio, Imhoff moved to St. Clairsville, Ohio, in 1907. He attended the rural schools and St...

Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1939
73
73rd United States Congress
The Seventy-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935, during the first two years...


74
74th United States Congress
-House:Also 2 Delegates, 3 Resident Commissioners-Senate:*President of the Senate: John N. Garner *President pro tempore: Key Pittman -Majority leadership:*Majority leader: Joseph T. Robinson...


75
75th United States Congress
The Seventy-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1937 to January 3, 1939, during the first two years...

Earl R. Lewis
Earl R. Lewis
Earl Ramage Lewis was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Lamira, Ohio, Lewis attended the public and high schools. He graduated from Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio, in 1911, and from the law department of Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914.He was admitted to the bar...

Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1941
76
76th United States Congress
The Seventy-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1939 to January 3, 1941, during the seventh and...

Lawrence E. Imhoff
Lawrence E. Imhoff
Lawrence E. Imhoff was a soldier, lawyer, and a four-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born at Round Bottom, Ohio, Imhoff moved to St. Clairsville, Ohio, in 1907. He attended the rural schools and St...

Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1943
77
77th United States Congress
-Major events:* December 7, 1941: Attack on Pearl Harbor* December 8, 1941: Joint Session of Congress met to hear President Roosevelt deliver his "Day of Infamy" speech...

Earl R. Lewis
Earl R. Lewis
Earl Ramage Lewis was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Lamira, Ohio, Lewis attended the public and high schools. He graduated from Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio, in 1911, and from the law department of Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914.He was admitted to the bar...

Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1949
78
78th United States Congress
The Seventy-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1943 to January 3, 1945, during the last two years...


79
79th United States Congress
The Seventy-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1945 to January 3, 1947, during the last months of...


80
80th United States Congress
The Eightieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1947 to January 3, 1949, during the third and fourth...

Wayne Hays
Wayne Hays
Wayne Levere Hays was an American politician whose strong rule of the House Administration Committee extended to even the smallest items. In the mid-1970s, lawmakers avoided crossing Hays for fear that he would shut off the air conditioning in their offices...

Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

January 3, 1949 –
September 1, 1976
81
81st United States Congress
The Eighty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives...


82
82nd United States Congress
The Eighty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1951 to January 3, 1953, during the last two years...


83
83rd United States Congress
The Eighty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1953 to January 3, 1955, during the first two years...


84
84th United States Congress
The Eighty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1955 to January 3, 1957, during the third and...


85
85th United States Congress
The Eighty-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1957 to January 3, 1959, during the fifth and sixth...


86
86th United States Congress
The Eighty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1959 to January 3, 1961, during the last two years...


87
87th United States Congress
-House of Representatives :-Senate:* President: Richard Nixon , until January 20, 1961** Lyndon Johnson , from January 20, 1961* President pro tempore: Carl Hayden -House of Representatives:...


88
88th United States Congress
The Eighty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1963 to January 3, 1965, during the last year of...


89
89th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:- Senate :* President of the Senate: Hubert Humphrey , starting January 20, 1965* President pro tempore: Carl Hayden - Majority leadership :* Majority Leader and Democratic Conference Chairman: Mike Mansfield...


90
90th United States Congress
The Ninetieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1969, during the last two years of...


91
91st United States Congress
The Ninety-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1969 to January 3, 1971, during the first two years...


92
92nd United States Congress
The Ninety-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives...


93
93rd United States Congress
The Ninety-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1973 to January 3, 1975, during the end of Richard...


94
94th United States Congress
The Ninety-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1975 to January 3, 1977, during the administration...

Resigned
Vacant September 1, 1976 –
January 3, 1977
94
94th United States Congress
The Ninety-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1975 to January 3, 1977, during the administration...

Douglas Applegate
Douglas Applegate
Douglas "Doug" Applegate is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. Applegate is a Democrat....

Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1995
95
95th United States Congress
The Ninety-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1977 to January 3, 1979, during the first two years...


96
96th United States Congress
The Ninety-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1979 to January 3, 1981, during the last two years...


97
97th United States Congress
The Ninety-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1981 to January 3, 1983, during the final weeks of...


98
98th United States Congress
The Ninety-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1983 to January 3, 1985, during the third and...


99
99th United States Congress
The Ninety-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1985 to January 3, 1987, during the fifth and sixth...


100
100th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:- Senate :* President: George H.W. Bush * President pro tempore: John Stennis - Majority leadership :* Majority Leader, Democratic Conference Chairman, and Democratic Policy Committee Chairman: Robert Byrd...


101
101st United States Congress
The One Hundred First United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1989 to January 3, 1991, during the first two...


102
102nd United States Congress
-House of Representatives:- Senate :* President:Dan Quayle * President pro tempore: Robert Byrd - Majority leadership :* Majority Leader: George Mitchell* Majority Whip: Wendell Ford- Minority leadership :...


103
103rd United States Congress
- House of Representatives :- Leadership :- Senate :* President: Dan Quayle , until January 20, 1993** Al Gore , from January 20, 1993* President pro tempore: Robert Byrd - Majority leadership :* Majority Leader: George Mitchell...

Bob Ney
Bob Ney
Robert William Ney is an American politician from the U.S. state of Ohio. A Republican, Ney represented Ohio's 18th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 until November 3, 2006, when he resigned...

Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

January 3, 1995 –
November 3, 2006
104
104th United States Congress
The One Hundred Fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1995 to January 3, 1997, during the third and...


105
105th United States Congress
The One Hundred Fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1997 to January 3, 1999, during the fifth and...


106
106th United States Congress
The One Hundred Sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1999 to January 3, 2001, during the last two...


107
107th United States Congress
The One Hundred Seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 2001 to January 3, 2003, during the final...


108
108th United States Congress
The One Hundred Eighth United States Congress was the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 2003 to January 3, 2005, during the third and fourth years of George W. Bush's...


109
109th United States Congress
The One Hundred Ninth United States Congress was the legislative branch of the United States, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, from January 3, 2005 to January 3, 2007, during the fifth and sixth years of George W. Bush's presidency. House members...

Resigned
Vacant November 3, 2006 –
January 3, 2007
109
109th United States Congress
The One Hundred Ninth United States Congress was the legislative branch of the United States, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, from January 3, 2005 to January 3, 2007, during the fifth and sixth years of George W. Bush's presidency. House members...

Zack Space
Zack Space
Zachary T. "Zack" Space is an American politician and the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2007 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life, education and career:...

Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2011
110
110th United States Congress
The One Hundred Tenth United States Congress was the meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, between January 3, 2007, and January 3, 2009, during the last two years of the second term of President George W. Bush. It was composed of the Senate and the House of...


111
111th United States Congress
The One Hundred Eleventh United States Congress was the meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government from January 3, 2009 until January 3, 2011. It began during the last two weeks of the George W. Bush administration, with the remainder spanning the first two years of...

Lost re-election
Bob Gibbs
Bob Gibbs
Bob Gibbs is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life and education:Gibbs was born on June 14, 1954 in Peru, Indiana. His family moved to Cleveland in the 1960s, and Gibbs graduated from Bay Village Senior High School...

Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

January 3, 2011 –
Present
112
112th United States Congress
The One Hundred Twelfth United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It convened in Washington, D.C. on January 3, 2011, and will end on January...

Incumbent

Election results

The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.
Year Democratic candidate Republican candidate Other candidate(s)
1832 Benjamin Jones
Benjamin Jones (congressman)
Benjamin Jones was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Winchester, Virginia, Jones moved with his parents to Washington, Pennsylvania....

 : 3,037
[ none ] Samuel Quinby : 2,379
1834 Benjamin Jones
Benjamin Jones (congressman)
Benjamin Jones was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Winchester, Virginia, Jones moved with his parents to Washington, Pennsylvania....

 : 2,746
[ none ] Samuel Quinby (Whig) : 2,550
1836 Matthias Shepler
Matthias Shepler
Matthias Shepler was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Shepler received a limited schooling.He served in the War of 1812....

 : 4,384
[ none ] Samuel Quinby (Whig) : 3,325
1838 David A. Starkweather
David A. Starkweather
David Austin Starkweather was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and a U.S. diplomat.Starkweather was born in Preston, Connecticut on January 21, 1802. He attended school, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1825, establishing a practice in Mansfield, Ohio. He later moved to Canton, Ohio.He was a...

 : 6,154
[ none ] Hiram B. Wellman (Whig) : 4,010
1840 Ezra Dean
Ezra Dean
Ezra Dean was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Hillsdale, New York, Dean attended the common schools.In the War of 1812 was appointed ensign in the Eleventh Regiment of United States Infantry April 17, 1814....

 : 6,508
[ none ] Levi Cox (Whig) : 5,399
1842 Ezra Dean
Ezra Dean
Ezra Dean was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Hillsdale, New York, Dean attended the common schools.In the War of 1812 was appointed ensign in the Eleventh Regiment of United States Infantry April 17, 1814....

 : 3,529
[ none ] George Wellhouse (Whig) : 1,517
John McDowell : 99
1844 David A. Starkweather
David A. Starkweather
David Austin Starkweather was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and a U.S. diplomat.Starkweather was born in Preston, Connecticut on January 21, 1802. He attended school, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1825, establishing a practice in Mansfield, Ohio. He later moved to Canton, Ohio.He was a...

 : 6,981
[ none ] John Augustine (Whig) : 5,449
Arvine Wales : 162
1846 Samuel Lahm
Samuel Lahm
Samuel Lahm was a lawyer, politician, and U.S. Representative from Ohio.He was the father of Frank Samuel Lahm, a noted expatriot and pioneer balloonist, and the grandfather of Brigadier General Frank Purdy Lahm, aerial pioneer, student of the Wright Brothers, and the first military officer to...

 : 4,651
[ none ] David A. Starkweather
David A. Starkweather
David Austin Starkweather was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and a U.S. diplomat.Starkweather was born in Preston, Connecticut on January 21, 1802. He attended school, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1825, establishing a practice in Mansfield, Ohio. He later moved to Canton, Ohio.He was a...

 (Whig) : 4,530
James Irvin : 116
1848 David K. Cartter : 6,682 [ none ] Samuel Hemphill (Whig) : 4,448
1850 David K. Cartter : 5,754 [ none ] John Brown (Whig) : 3,447
1852 George Bliss
George Bliss (Congressman)
George Bliss was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio.Bliss was born in Jericho, Vermont. He attended Granville College. Moved to Ohio in 1832, studied law with David Kellogg Cartter, was admitted to the bar in 1841 and became Cartter's law partner in Akron, Ohio.Bliss...

 : 6,140
[ none ] Darius Lyman (Whig) : 5,307
Thomas Earl : 1,708
Lucius V. Bierce : 446
1854 Ebenezer Spalding : 5,053 Benjamin F. Leiter
Benjamin F. Leiter
Benjamin Franklin Leiter was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer, teacher and justice of the peace from Ohio....

 : 8,738
[ none ]
1856 Samuel Lahm
Samuel Lahm
Samuel Lahm was a lawyer, politician, and U.S. Representative from Ohio.He was the father of Frank Samuel Lahm, a noted expatriot and pioneer balloonist, and the grandfather of Brigadier General Frank Purdy Lahm, aerial pioneer, student of the Wright Brothers, and the first military officer to...

 : 6,794
Benjamin F. Leiter
Benjamin F. Leiter
Benjamin Franklin Leiter was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer, teacher and justice of the peace from Ohio....

 : 9,394
[ none ]
1858 J. L. Ranney : 7,162 Sidney Edgerton
Sidney Edgerton
Sidney Edgerton was a politician, lawyer, judge and teacher from Ohio. He served during the American Civil War, as a Squirrel Hunter. During this time, Edgerton served as a U.S. Congressman. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln appointed him the first Chief justice of the Idaho Territorial Court...

 : 8,184
[ none ]
1860 David A. Starkweather
David A. Starkweather
David Austin Starkweather was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and a U.S. diplomat.Starkweather was born in Preston, Connecticut on January 21, 1802. He attended school, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1825, establishing a practice in Mansfield, Ohio. He later moved to Canton, Ohio.He was a...

 : 6,956
Sidney Edgerton
Sidney Edgerton
Sidney Edgerton was a politician, lawyer, judge and teacher from Ohio. He served during the American Civil War, as a Squirrel Hunter. During this time, Edgerton served as a U.S. Congressman. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln appointed him the first Chief justice of the Idaho Territorial Court...

 : 9,720
[ none ]
1862 David R. Paige
David R. Paige
David Raymond Paige was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Madison, Ohio, Paige attended the public schools and Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio.He was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1865....

 : 4,183
Rufus P. Spalding
Rufus P. Spalding
Rufus Paine Spalding was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Ohio.-Early life:Born in West Tisbury, Massachusetts, Spalding graduated from Yale College in 1817. After graduating, Spalding began his study of law as an apprentice under Zephaniah Swift...

 : 9,293
[ none ]
1864 Jeptha H. Wade : 6,661 Rufus P. Spalding
Rufus P. Spalding
Rufus Paine Spalding was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Ohio.-Early life:Born in West Tisbury, Massachusetts, Spalding graduated from Yale College in 1817. After graduating, Spalding began his study of law as an apprentice under Zephaniah Swift...

 : 14,472
[ none ]
1866 Oliver H. Payne : 7,974 Rufus P. Spalding
Rufus P. Spalding
Rufus Paine Spalding was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Ohio.-Early life:Born in West Tisbury, Massachusetts, Spalding graduated from Yale College in 1817. After graduating, Spalding began his study of law as an apprentice under Zephaniah Swift...

 : 14,479
[ none ]
1868 Franklin T. Backus : 11,980 William H. Upson
William H. Upson
William Hanford Upson was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Ohio.Upson was born in Worthington, Ohio. His parents were Dr. Daniel Upson and Polly Wright. He attended Tallmadge Academy, pursued in classical studies and graduated from Western Reserve College in 1842...

 : 18,359
[ none ]
1870 John M. Coffinberry : 6,695 William H. Upson
William H. Upson
William Hanford Upson was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Ohio.Upson was born in Worthington, Ohio. His parents were Dr. Daniel Upson and Polly Wright. He attended Tallmadge Academy, pursued in classical studies and graduated from Western Reserve College in 1842...

 : 11,053
John D. Taylor : 448
1872 Norton S. Townshend : 10,298 James Monroe
James Monroe (congressman)
James Monroe was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Plainfield, Connecticut, Monroe attended the common schools and Plainfield Academy.He was graduated from Oberlin College in 1846....

 : 14,662
G. W. McNeil : 67
1874 John K. McBride : 10,095 James Monroe
James Monroe (congressman)
James Monroe was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Plainfield, Connecticut, Monroe attended the common schools and Plainfield Academy.He was graduated from Oberlin College in 1846....

 : 12,229
H. F. Miller : 105
1876 John J. Hall : 12,772 James Monroe
James Monroe (congressman)
James Monroe was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Plainfield, Connecticut, Monroe attended the common schools and Plainfield Academy.He was graduated from Oberlin College in 1846....

 : 16,906
S. H. McCollister : 52
1878 Daniel T. Lawson : 12,593 Jonathan T. Updegraff
Jonathan T. Updegraff
Jonathan Taylor Updegraff was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born near Mount Pleasant, Ohio, he descendant of the german Op den Graeff family. Jonathan was the son of David Updegraff, a Quaker minister, and grandson of Nathan Updegraff, a delegate to Ohio's first constitutional...

 : 15,320
George Smith : 2,231
David P. Lawson : 90
William M. Grimes : 37
1880 David I. Wadsworth : 13,474 Addison S. McClure
Addison S. McClure
Addison S. McClure was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born in Wooster, Ohio, McClure pursued an academic course in Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania . He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1861 and commenced practice in Wooster. He entered the Army as a private in...

 : 18,570
Peter J. Rice : 310
Ferdinand Schumacher
Ferdinand Schumacher
Ferdinand Schumacher , aka The Oatmeal King, was a German immigrant, an American entrepreneur and one of the founders of companies which merged to become the Quaker Oats Company.-Biography:...

 : 205
1882 Jonathan H. Wallace
Jonathan H. Wallace
Jonathan Hasson Wallace was a United States Congressman from Ohio.Wallace was born in St. Clair Township, Columbiana County, Ohio. He graduated from Washington College , Washington, Pennsylvania in 1844...

 : 16,898
William McKinley
William McKinley
William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s...

 : 16,906
Lemuel T. Foster : 976
James A. Brush : 261
1884 Jonathan H. Wallace
Jonathan H. Wallace
Jonathan Hasson Wallace was a United States Congressman from Ohio.Wallace was born in St. Clair Township, Columbiana County, Ohio. He graduated from Washington College , Washington, Pennsylvania in 1844...

 : 16,309
Isaac H. Taylor
Isaac H. Taylor
Isaac Hamilton Taylor was a lawyer, judge, and single-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near New Harrisburg , Carroll County, Ohio, Taylor attended the common schools and completed an academic course. He then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1867, subsequently commencing practice...

 : 22,459
Charles Jenkins : 907
Albert R. Silver : 106
W. M. Cope : 82
1886 Wallace H. Phelps : 16,217 William McKinley
William McKinley
William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s...

 : 18,776
Isaiah S. Hahn : 1,853
Charles Jenkins : 1,419
1888 George P. Ikirt
George P. Ikirt
George Pierce Ikirt was a United States Representative from Ohio.He was born near West Beaver, Columbiana County, Ohio. He attended the public schools of New Lisbon, Ohio. He taught school and studied law, but on account of ill health was compelled to abandon both...

 : 21,150
William McKinley
William McKinley
William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s...

 : 25,249
Lambelis P. Logan : 1,498
George W. Thornburg : 331
Isaiah Little : 38
1890 Henry H. McFadden : 11,783 Joseph D. Taylor
Joseph D. Taylor
Joseph Danner Taylor was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Joseph D. Taylor was born in Goshen Township, in Clermont County, Ohio...

 : 16,993
S. W. Wilkins : 1,568
1892 George P. Ikirt
George P. Ikirt
George Pierce Ikirt was a United States Representative from Ohio.He was born near West Beaver, Columbiana County, Ohio. He attended the public schools of New Lisbon, Ohio. He taught school and studied law, but on account of ill health was compelled to abandon both...

 : 22,600
Thomas R. Morgan
Thomas R. Morgan
General Thomas R. Morgan served as the Assistant Commandant of the United States Marine Corps from June, 1986 until he retired on July 1, 1988 after completion of more than 36 years of active service.-Biography:...

 : 21,389
Matthew B. Shay : 1,682
John W. Northrup : 1,218
1894 Edward S. Raff : 11,051 Robert W. Tayler : 20,830 Jacob S. Coxey, Sr. (Pop) : 8,912
Enos H. Brosius : 1,679
1896 Isaac R. Sherwood
Isaac R. Sherwood
Isaac Ruth Sherwood was an American politician and newspaper editor from Toledo, Ohio, as well as an officer in the Union army during the Civil War. He served nine terms in the United States Congress, and was a noted pacifist during World War I.-Early life and career:Sherwood was born in...

 : 24,770
Robert W. Tayler : 29,814 James L. Swan : 476
1898 Charles C. Weybrecht : 19,575 Robert Walker Tayler
Robert Walker Tayler
Robert Walker Tayler was a United States federal judge.Born in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Mayor Robert Walker Tayler, Sr., Tayler attended the public schools and received an A.B. from Western Reserve College in 1872 and taught in the high school in New Lisbon , Ohio...

 : 22,635
George C. Harvey (Pro) : 614
Samuel Borton (Soc Lab) : 686
L. B. Logan (Union Reform) : 212
1900 John H. Morris : 25,026 Robert Walker Tayler
Robert Walker Tayler
Robert Walker Tayler was a United States federal judge.Born in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Mayor Robert Walker Tayler, Sr., Tayler attended the public schools and received an A.B. from Western Reserve College in 1872 and taught in the high school in New Lisbon , Ohio...

 : 31,479
Alvin C. Van Dyke (Union Reform) : 138
Charles F. Bough (Proh) : 909
Henry O. Bucklin (Soc Lab) : 143
1902 James Kennedy
James Kennedy (congressman)
James Kennedy was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Lowellville, Ohio, Kennedy prepared for college at Poland Union Seminary, in Ohio, and graduated from Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, in 1876. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in March 1879...

 : 22,461
William J. Foley : 16,472 Thomas J. Duffy : 7,923
Enos H. Brosius : 886
1904 W. J. Foley : 16,472 James Kennedy
James Kennedy (congressman)
James Kennedy was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Lowellville, Ohio, Kennedy prepared for college at Poland Union Seminary, in Ohio, and graduated from Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, in 1876. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in March 1879...

 : 36,939
Daniel J. Smith (Pro) : 1,861
John T. Jenkins (Socialist) : 2,522
1906 John C. Welty : 17,840 James Kennedy
James Kennedy (congressman)
James Kennedy was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Lowellville, Ohio, Kennedy prepared for college at Poland Union Seminary, in Ohio, and graduated from Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, in 1876. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in March 1879...

 : 19,684
Leslie Hawk : 1,299
John Evans : 932
1908 John J. Whitacre
John J. Whitacre
John Jefferson Whitacre was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Decatur, Nebraska, Whitacre attended the public schools, Hiram College, and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor....

 : 29,040
James Kennedy
James Kennedy (congressman)
James Kennedy was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Lowellville, Ohio, Kennedy prepared for college at Poland Union Seminary, in Ohio, and graduated from Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, in 1876. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in March 1879...

 : 32,287
Robert J. Wheeler (Socialist) : 2,551
Elias Jenkins (Pro) : 2,998
1910 John J. Whitacre
John J. Whitacre
John Jefferson Whitacre was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Decatur, Nebraska, Whitacre attended the public schools, Hiram College, and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor....

 : 23,568
James Kennedy
James Kennedy (congressman)
James Kennedy was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Lowellville, Ohio, Kennedy prepared for college at Poland Union Seminary, in Ohio, and graduated from Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, in 1876. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in March 1879...

 : 20,617
Thomas Williams : 4,907
Elias Jenkins : 1,462
1912 John J. Whitacre
John J. Whitacre
John Jefferson Whitacre was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Decatur, Nebraska, Whitacre attended the public schools, Hiram College, and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor....

 : 23,936
Roscoe C. McCulloch
Roscoe C. McCulloch
Roscoe Conkling McCulloch was a Republican politician from Ohio who served in the United States House of Representatives and U.S. Senate....

 : 23,350
George F. Lelansky : 7,617
1914 William S. King
William S. King
Colonel William Smith King was a Republican United States Representative for Minnesota from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1877. He engaged in a variety of other activities, including journalism and surveying. King was born in Malone, New York in Franklin County where he grew up and attended the...

 : 22,476
David Hollingsworth
David Hollingsworth
David Adams Hollingsworth was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Belmont, Ohio, Hollingsworth moved with his parents to Flushing, Ohio.He attended the public schools....

 : 23,650
Fred White : 2,936
V. A. Schreiber : 1,341
W. K. Weaver : 1,076
1916 William B. Francis
William B. Francis
William Bates Francis was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near Updegraff, Ohio, Francis attended the public schools.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1889 and commenced practice in Martins Ferry, Ohio....

 : 24,538
David Hollingsworth
David Hollingsworth
David Adams Hollingsworth was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Belmont, Ohio, Hollingsworth moved with his parents to Flushing, Ohio.He attended the public schools....

 : 26,991
Robert Carson : 2,621
1918 William B. Francis
William B. Francis
William Bates Francis was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near Updegraff, Ohio, Francis attended the public schools.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1889 and commenced practice in Martins Ferry, Ohio....

 : 20,272
B. Frank Murphy
B. Frank Murphy
Benjamin Franklin Murphy was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Steubenville, Ohio, Murphy attended the public schools. He learned the glassworker's trade, and later engaged in the retail shoe business, in banking, and in the real estate business. He served as vice president of the Peoples...

 : 22,899
[ none ]
1920 Albert O. Barnes: 32,802 B. Frank Murphy
B. Frank Murphy
Benjamin Franklin Murphy was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Steubenville, Ohio, Murphy attended the public schools. He learned the glassworker's trade, and later engaged in the retail shoe business, in banking, and in the real estate business. He served as vice president of the Peoples...

: 52,862
[ none ]
1922 Marion Huffman: 25,449 B. Frank Murphy
B. Frank Murphy
Benjamin Franklin Murphy was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Steubenville, Ohio, Murphy attended the public schools. He learned the glassworker's trade, and later engaged in the retail shoe business, in banking, and in the real estate business. He served as vice president of the Peoples...

: 41,572
Jacob S. Coxey Sr.
Jacob S. Coxey Sr.
Jacob Sechler Coxey, Sr. sometimes known as General Coxey of Massillon, Ohio, was an American politician, who ran for elective office several times in Ohio. He twice led Coxey's Army in 1894 and 1914, consisting of a group of unemployed men that he led on marches from Massillon, Ohio to...

: 5,907
1924 James M. Barton: 26,656 B. Frank Murphy
B. Frank Murphy
Benjamin Franklin Murphy was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Steubenville, Ohio, Murphy attended the public schools. He learned the glassworker's trade, and later engaged in the retail shoe business, in banking, and in the real estate business. He served as vice president of the Peoples...

: 56,206
Charles Coleman: 1,931
1926 John F. Nolan: 19,341 B. Frank Murphy
B. Frank Murphy
Benjamin Franklin Murphy was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Steubenville, Ohio, Murphy attended the public schools. He learned the glassworker's trade, and later engaged in the retail shoe business, in banking, and in the real estate business. He served as vice president of the Peoples...

: 36,599
[ none ]
1928 John J. Whitacre
John J. Whitacre
John Jefferson Whitacre was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Decatur, Nebraska, Whitacre attended the public schools, Hiram College, and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor....

: 31,422
B. Frank Murphy
B. Frank Murphy
Benjamin Franklin Murphy was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Steubenville, Ohio, Murphy attended the public schools. He learned the glassworker's trade, and later engaged in the retail shoe business, in banking, and in the real estate business. He served as vice president of the Peoples...

: 71,378
Frank Sepech (W): 317
Jacob S. Coxey Sr.
Jacob S. Coxey Sr.
Jacob Sechler Coxey, Sr. sometimes known as General Coxey of Massillon, Ohio, was an American politician, who ran for elective office several times in Ohio. He twice led Coxey's Army in 1894 and 1914, consisting of a group of unemployed men that he led on marches from Massillon, Ohio to...

 (S): 2
1930 Emerson Campbell: 30,815 B. Frank Murphy
B. Frank Murphy
Benjamin Franklin Murphy was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Steubenville, Ohio, Murphy attended the public schools. He learned the glassworker's trade, and later engaged in the retail shoe business, in banking, and in the real estate business. He served as vice president of the Peoples...

: 47,096
[ none ]
1932 Lawrence E. Imhoff
Lawrence E. Imhoff
Lawrence E. Imhoff was a soldier, lawyer, and a four-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born at Round Bottom, Ohio, Imhoff moved to St. Clairsville, Ohio, in 1907. He attended the rural schools and St...

: 56,562
B. Frank Murphy
B. Frank Murphy
Benjamin Franklin Murphy was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Steubenville, Ohio, Murphy attended the public schools. He learned the glassworker's trade, and later engaged in the retail shoe business, in banking, and in the real estate business. He served as vice president of the Peoples...

: 56,010
[ none ]
1934 Lawrence E. Imhoff
Lawrence E. Imhoff
Lawrence E. Imhoff was a soldier, lawyer, and a four-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born at Round Bottom, Ohio, Imhoff moved to St. Clairsville, Ohio, in 1907. He attended the rural schools and St...

: 49,160
B. Frank Murphy
B. Frank Murphy
Benjamin Franklin Murphy was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Steubenville, Ohio, Murphy attended the public schools. He learned the glassworker's trade, and later engaged in the retail shoe business, in banking, and in the real estate business. He served as vice president of the Peoples...

: 39,642
[ none ]
1936 Lawrence E. Imhoff
Lawrence E. Imhoff
Lawrence E. Imhoff was a soldier, lawyer, and a four-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born at Round Bottom, Ohio, Imhoff moved to St. Clairsville, Ohio, in 1907. He attended the rural schools and St...

: 83,052
Earl R. Lewis
Earl R. Lewis
Earl Ramage Lewis was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Lamira, Ohio, Lewis attended the public and high schools. He graduated from Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio, in 1911, and from the law department of Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914.He was admitted to the bar...

: 54,119
[ none ]
1938 Lawrence E. Imhoff
Lawrence E. Imhoff
Lawrence E. Imhoff was a soldier, lawyer, and a four-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born at Round Bottom, Ohio, Imhoff moved to St. Clairsville, Ohio, in 1907. He attended the rural schools and St...

: 55,809
Earl R. Lewis
Earl R. Lewis
Earl Ramage Lewis was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Lamira, Ohio, Lewis attended the public and high schools. He graduated from Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio, in 1911, and from the law department of Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914.He was admitted to the bar...

: 56,468
[ none ]
1940 Lawrence E. Imhoff
Lawrence E. Imhoff
Lawrence E. Imhoff was a soldier, lawyer, and a four-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born at Round Bottom, Ohio, Imhoff moved to St. Clairsville, Ohio, in 1907. He attended the rural schools and St...

: 79,718
Earl R. Lewis
Earl R. Lewis
Earl Ramage Lewis was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Lamira, Ohio, Lewis attended the public and high schools. He graduated from Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio, in 1911, and from the law department of Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914.He was admitted to the bar...

: 66,666
[ none ]
1942 Lawrence E. Imhoff
Lawrence E. Imhoff
Lawrence E. Imhoff was a soldier, lawyer, and a four-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born at Round Bottom, Ohio, Imhoff moved to St. Clairsville, Ohio, in 1907. He attended the rural schools and St...

: 37,951
Earl R. Lewis
Earl R. Lewis
Earl Ramage Lewis was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Lamira, Ohio, Lewis attended the public and high schools. He graduated from Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio, in 1911, and from the law department of Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914.He was admitted to the bar...

: 43,279
[ none ]
1944 Ross Michener: 63,098 Earl R. Lewis
Earl R. Lewis
Earl Ramage Lewis was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Lamira, Ohio, Lewis attended the public and high schools. He graduated from Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio, in 1911, and from the law department of Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914.He was admitted to the bar...

: 65,847
[ none ]
1946 Eugene A. Blum: 38,606 Earl R. Lewis
Earl R. Lewis
Earl Ramage Lewis was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Lamira, Ohio, Lewis attended the public and high schools. He graduated from Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio, in 1911, and from the law department of Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914.He was admitted to the bar...

: 55,140
[ none ]
1948 Wayne Hays
Wayne Hays
Wayne Levere Hays was an American politician whose strong rule of the House Administration Committee extended to even the smallest items. In the mid-1970s, lawmakers avoided crossing Hays for fear that he would shut off the air conditioning in their offices...

: 65,475
Earl R. Lewis
Earl R. Lewis
Earl Ramage Lewis was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Lamira, Ohio, Lewis attended the public and high schools. He graduated from Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio, in 1911, and from the law department of Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914.He was admitted to the bar...

: 55,455
[ none ]
1950 Wayne Hays
Wayne Hays
Wayne Levere Hays was an American politician whose strong rule of the House Administration Committee extended to even the smallest items. In the mid-1970s, lawmakers avoided crossing Hays for fear that he would shut off the air conditioning in their offices...

: 58,295
Robert L. Quinn: 56,508 [ none ]
1952 Wayne Hays
Wayne Hays
Wayne Levere Hays was an American politician whose strong rule of the House Administration Committee extended to even the smallest items. In the mid-1970s, lawmakers avoided crossing Hays for fear that he would shut off the air conditioning in their offices...

: 78,277
Clarence L. Wetzel: 62,081 [ none ]
1954 Wayne Hays
Wayne Hays
Wayne Levere Hays was an American politician whose strong rule of the House Administration Committee extended to even the smallest items. In the mid-1970s, lawmakers avoided crossing Hays for fear that he would shut off the air conditioning in their offices...

: 59,165
Walter J. Hunston: 44,143 [ none ]
1956 Wayne Hays
Wayne Hays
Wayne Levere Hays was an American politician whose strong rule of the House Administration Committee extended to even the smallest items. In the mid-1970s, lawmakers avoided crossing Hays for fear that he would shut off the air conditioning in their offices...

: 78,962
Joseph Miller: 53,627 [ none ]
1958 Wayne Hays
Wayne Hays
Wayne Levere Hays was an American politician whose strong rule of the House Administration Committee extended to even the smallest items. In the mid-1970s, lawmakers avoided crossing Hays for fear that he would shut off the air conditioning in their offices...

: 88,813
Francis Wallace: 35,322 [ none ]
1960 Wayne Hays
Wayne Hays
Wayne Levere Hays was an American politician whose strong rule of the House Administration Committee extended to even the smallest items. In the mid-1970s, lawmakers avoided crossing Hays for fear that he would shut off the air conditioning in their offices...

: 96,474
Walter J. Hunston: 50,698 [ none ]
1962 Wayne Hays
Wayne Hays
Wayne Levere Hays was an American politician whose strong rule of the House Administration Committee extended to even the smallest items. In the mid-1970s, lawmakers avoided crossing Hays for fear that he would shut off the air conditioning in their offices...

: 66,327
John J. Carrigg: 42,336 [ none ]
1964 Wayne Hays
Wayne Hays
Wayne Levere Hays was an American politician whose strong rule of the House Administration Committee extended to even the smallest items. In the mid-1970s, lawmakers avoided crossing Hays for fear that he would shut off the air conditioning in their offices...

: 94,768
Allen J. Dalrymple: 42,960 [ none ]
1966 Wayne Hays
Wayne Hays
Wayne Levere Hays was an American politician whose strong rule of the House Administration Committee extended to even the smallest items. In the mid-1970s, lawmakers avoided crossing Hays for fear that he would shut off the air conditioning in their offices...

: 73,657
William H. Weir: 41,165 [ none ]
1968 Wayne Hays
Wayne Hays
Wayne Levere Hays was an American politician whose strong rule of the House Administration Committee extended to even the smallest items. In the mid-1970s, lawmakers avoided crossing Hays for fear that he would shut off the air conditioning in their offices...

: 96,711
James F. Sutherland: 63,747 [ none ]
1970 Wayne Hays
Wayne Hays
Wayne Levere Hays was an American politician whose strong rule of the House Administration Committee extended to even the smallest items. In the mid-1970s, lawmakers avoided crossing Hays for fear that he would shut off the air conditioning in their offices...

: 82,071
Robert Stewart: 38,104 [ none ]
1972 Wayne Hays
Wayne Hays
Wayne Levere Hays was an American politician whose strong rule of the House Administration Committee extended to even the smallest items. In the mid-1970s, lawmakers avoided crossing Hays for fear that he would shut off the air conditioning in their offices...

: 128,663
Robert Stewart: 54,572 [ none ]
1974 Wayne Hays
Wayne Hays
Wayne Levere Hays was an American politician whose strong rule of the House Administration Committee extended to even the smallest items. In the mid-1970s, lawmakers avoided crossing Hays for fear that he would shut off the air conditioning in their offices...

: 90,447
Ralph H. Romig: 47,385 [ none ]
1976 Douglas Applegate
Douglas Applegate
Douglas "Doug" Applegate is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. Applegate is a Democrat....

*: 116,901
Ralph R. McCoy: 45,735 William Crabbe: 21,537
John Dwight Bashline: 1,661
1978 Douglas Applegate
Douglas Applegate
Douglas "Doug" Applegate is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. Applegate is a Democrat....

: 71,894
William J. Ress: 48,931 [ none ]
1980 Douglas Applegate
Douglas Applegate
Douglas "Doug" Applegate is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. Applegate is a Democrat....

: 134,835
Gary L. Hammersley: 42,354 [ none ]
1982 Douglas Applegate
Douglas Applegate
Douglas "Doug" Applegate is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. Applegate is a Democrat....

: 128,665
[ none ] [ none ]
1984 Douglas Applegate
Douglas Applegate
Douglas "Doug" Applegate is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. Applegate is a Democrat....

: 155,759
Kenneth P. Burt Jr.: 49,356 [ none ]
1986 Douglas Applegate
Douglas Applegate
Douglas "Doug" Applegate is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. Applegate is a Democrat....

: 126,526
[ none ] [ none ]
1988 Douglas Applegate
Douglas Applegate
Douglas "Doug" Applegate is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. Applegate is a Democrat....

: 151,306
William C. Abraham: 43,628 [ none ]
1990 Douglas Applegate
Douglas Applegate
Douglas "Doug" Applegate is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. Applegate is a Democrat....

: 120,782
John A. Hales: 41,823 [ none ]
1992 Douglas Applegate
Douglas Applegate
Douglas "Doug" Applegate is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. Applegate is a Democrat....

: 166,189
Bill Ress
Bill Ress
Bill Ress is a former member of the Ohio Senate, and an unsuccessful candidate for United States Congress. He served in the Ohio Senate from 1981 to 1984. In 1992, he ran against Doug Applegate, who also held the 30th District in the 1970s, for a seat in the United States House of Representatives....

: 77,229
[ none ]
1994 Gregory L. DiDonato: 87,926 Bob Ney
Bob Ney
Robert William Ney is an American politician from the U.S. state of Ohio. A Republican, Ney represented Ohio's 18th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 until November 3, 2006, when he resigned...

: 103,115
[ none ]
1996 Robert L. Burch Jr.: 108,332 Bob Ney
Bob Ney
Robert William Ney is an American politician from the U.S. state of Ohio. A Republican, Ney represented Ohio's 18th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 until November 3, 2006, when he resigned...

: 117,365
Margaret Chitti (N
United States Natural Law Party
The Natural Law Party was a United States political party affiliated with the international Natural Law Party. It was founded in 1992 and mostly dissolved in 2004...

): 8,146
1998 Robert L. Burch Jr.: 74,571 Bob Ney
Bob Ney
Robert William Ney is an American politician from the U.S. state of Ohio. A Republican, Ney represented Ohio's 18th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 until November 3, 2006, when he resigned...

: 113,119
[ none ]
2000 Marc D. Guthrie: 79,232 Bob Ney
Bob Ney
Robert William Ney is an American politician from the U.S. state of Ohio. A Republican, Ney represented Ohio's 18th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 until November 3, 2006, when he resigned...

: 152,325
John R. Bargar Sr. (L): 4,948
2002 [ none ] Bob Ney
Bob Ney
Robert William Ney is an American politician from the U.S. state of Ohio. A Republican, Ney represented Ohio's 18th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 until November 3, 2006, when he resigned...

: 125,546
[ none ]
2004 Brian R. Thomas: 88,560 Bob Ney
Bob Ney
Robert William Ney is an American politician from the U.S. state of Ohio. A Republican, Ney represented Ohio's 18th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 until November 3, 2006, when he resigned...

: 173,499
[ none ]
2006
United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2006
Ohio congressional elections, 2006 may refer to:*Ohio 1st congressional district election, 2006*Ohio 2nd congressional district election, 2006*Ohio 3rd congressional district election, 2006*Ohio 4th congressional district election, 2006...

Zack Space
Zack Space
Zachary T. "Zack" Space is an American politician and the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2007 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life, education and career:...

: 119,494
Joy Padgett
Joy Padgett
Joy Padgett is a former Republican member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 20th district until the end of 2008. In 2006, dogged by personal scandals, she ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and for Congress in...

: 74,475
[ none ]
2008
United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2008
The 2008 congressional elections in Ohio were held on November 4, 2008 and determined who will represent the state of Ohio in the United States House of Representatives. The primary election was held on March 4, 2008....

Zack Space
Zack Space
Zachary T. "Zack" Space is an American politician and the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2007 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life, education and career:...

: 154,396
Fred L. Dailey
Fred Dailey
Fred L. Dailey is a former director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture, and was the Republican nominee for U.S. Congress in Ohio's 18th congressional district...

: 103,681
[ none ]
2010
United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2010
The 2010 congressional elections in Ohio will be held on November 2, 2010. Ohio has eighteen seats in the United States House of Representatives, and all eighteen incumbent Representatives will be seeking re-election in 2010...

Zack Space
Zack Space
Zachary T. "Zack" Space is an American politician and the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2007 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life, education and career:...

: 80,756
Bob Gibbs
Bob Gibbs
Bob Gibbs is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life and education:Gibbs was born on June 14, 1954 in Peru, Indiana. His family moved to Cleveland in the 1960s, and Gibbs graduated from Bay Village Senior High School...

: 107,426
Lindsey Sutton: 11,244

2006 election

Padgett had won a special primary held on September 14, 2006. The rest of the Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 primary field included Holmes County Commissioner Ray Feikert; Jerry Firman of Coshocton; James Brodbelt Harris of Muskingum County; and Ralph Applegate of Columbus. When he announced his withdrawal from the race, Ney identified Padgett
Joy Padgett
Joy Padgett is a former Republican member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 20th district until the end of 2008. In 2006, dogged by personal scandals, she ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and for Congress in...

 as his favored successor. Two other Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

candidates, Dover mayor Richard Homrighausen and Ney aide John Bennett, withdrew from the race. Candidate Greg Zelenitz was rejected by the Tuscarawas County Board of Elections.
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