Ohio's 13th congressional district

Summary

The 13th congressional district of Ohio is represented by Representative Emilia Sykes. Due to reapportionment following the 2010 United States census, Ohio lost its 17th and 18th congressional districts, necessitating redrawing of district lines. Following the 2012 elections, the 13th district changed to take in much of the territory in the former 17th district, including the city of Youngstown and areas east of Akron.

Ohio's 13th congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
  Emilia Sykes
DAkron
Population (2022)778,868[1]
Median household
income
$65,001[2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+1[3]

It was one of several districts challenged in a 2018 lawsuit seeking to overturn Ohio's congressional map as an unconstitutional gerrymander.[4] According to the lawsuit, the 13th resembles a "jigsaw puzzle piece" that reaches out to grab the portion of Akron not taken in by the Cleveland-based 11th district.[5]

From 2003 to 2013, the district ran from Lorain to include part of Akron, also taking in the suburban areas in between.

In the 2020 redistricting cycle, Ohio lost its 16th congressional district and this district was redrawn to include all of Summit County and parts of Stark and Portage County including Canton, North Canton and parts of Massillon, while Youngstown was removed from the district.

List of members representing the district edit

Member Party Year(s) Cong
ress
Electoral history
District established March 4, 1823
 
Elisha Whittlesey
(Canfield)
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825
18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd
Elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826.
Re-elected in 1828.
Re-elected in 1830.
Redistricted to the 16th district.
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1833
David Spangler
(Coshocton)
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837
23rd
24th
Elected in 1832.
Re-elected in 1834.
[data missing]
Daniel Parkhurst Leadbetter
(Millersburg)
Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841
25th
26th
Elected in 1836.
Re-elected in 1838.
[data missing]
James Mathews
(Coshocton)
Democratic March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843
27th Elected in 1840.
Redistricted to the 16th district.
 
Perley B. Johnson
(McConnellsville)
Whig March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845
28th Elected in 1843.
[data missing]
 
Isaac Parrish
(Cambridge)
Democratic March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847
29th Elected in 1844.
[data missing]
Thomas Ritchey
(Somerset)
Democratic March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849
30th Elected in 1846.
[data missing]
 
William A. Whittlesey
(Marietta)
Democratic March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851
31st Elected in 1848.
[data missing]
 
James M. Gaylord
(McConnellsville)
Democratic March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853
32nd Elected in 1850.
[data missing]
 
William D. Lindsley
(Sandusky)
Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855
33rd Elected in 1852.
[data missing]
 
John Sherman
(Mansfield)
Opposition March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857
34th
35th
36th
37th
Elected in 1854.
Re-elected in 1856.
Re-elected in 1858.
Re-elected in 1860.
Resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
Republican March 4, 1857 –
March 21, 1861
Vacant March 21, 1861 –
July 4, 1861
37th
 
Samuel T. Worcester
(Norwalk)
Republican July 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863
Elected to finish Sherman's term.
[data missing]
 
John O'Neill
(Zanesville)
Democratic March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865
38th Elected in 1862.
[data missing]
 
Columbus Delano
(Mount Vernon)
Republican March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1867
39th Elected in 1864.
[data missing]
 
George W. Morgan
(Mount Vernon)
Democratic March 4, 1867 –
June 3, 1868
40th Lost contested election.
 
Columbus Delano
(Mount Vernon)
Republican June 3, 1868 –
March 3, 1869
40th Won contested election.
[data missing]
 
George W. Morgan
(Mount Vernon)
Democratic March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1873
41st
42nd
Elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
Redistricted to the 9th district and lost re-election there.
 
Milton I. Southard
(Zanesville)
Democratic March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1879
43rd
44th
45th
Elected in 1872.
Re-elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
[data missing]
 
Adoniram J. Warner
(Marietta)
Democratic March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881
46th Elected in 1878.
[data missing]
 
Gibson Atherton
(Newark)
Democratic March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883
47th Redistricted from the 14th district and re-elected in 1880.
[data missing]
 
George L. Converse
(Columbus)
Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885
48th Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1882.
[data missing]
 
Joseph H. Outhwaite
(Columbus)
Democratic March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1891
49th
50th
51st
Elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Redistricted to the 9th district.
 
James I. Dungan
(Jackson)
Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893
52nd Elected in 1890.
[data missing]
 
Darius D. Hare
(Upper Sandusky)
Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895
53rd Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1892.
[data missing]
 
Stephen Ross Harris
(Bucyrus)
Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897
54th Elected in 1894.
[data missing]
 
James A. Norton
(Tiffin)
Democratic March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1903
55th
56th
57th
Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
[data missing]
 
Amos H. Jackson
(Fremont)
Republican March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1905
58th Elected in 1902.
[data missing]
 
Grant E. Mouser
(Marion)
Republican March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1909
59th
60th
Elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
[data missing]
 
Carl C. Anderson
(Fostoria)
Democratic March 4, 1909 –
October 1, 1912
61st
62nd
Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Died.
Vacant October 1, 1912 –
March 3, 1913
62nd
 
John A. Key
(Marion)
Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915
63rd Elected in 1912.
Redistricted to the 8th district.
 
Arthur W. Overmyer
(Fremont)
Democratic March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1919
64th
65th
Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
[data missing]
 
James T. Begg
(Sandusky)
Republican March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1929
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
[data missing]
Joseph E. Baird
(Bowling Green)
Republican March 4, 1929 –
March 3, 1931
71st Elected in 1928.
[data missing]
 
William L. Fiesinger
(Sandusky)
Democratic March 4, 1931 –
January 3, 1937
72nd
73rd
74th
Elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
[data missing]
 
Dudley A. White
(Norwalk)
Republican January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1941
75th
76th
Elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
[data missing]
 
Albert David Baumhart Jr.
(Vermilion)
Republican January 3, 1941 –
September 2, 1942
77th Elected in 1940.
Resigned after receiving a
commission in the United States Navy
Vacant September 2, 1942 –
January 3, 1943
 
Alvin F. Weichel
(Sandusky)
Republican January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1955
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
Elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Retired.
 
Albert David Baumhart Jr.
(Vermilion)
Republican January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1961
84th
85th
86th
Elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Retired.
 
Charles Adams Mosher
(Oberlin)
Republican January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1977
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
Elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Retired.
 
Don Pease
(Oberlin)
Democratic January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1993
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
Elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired.
 
Sherrod Brown
(Lorain)
Democratic January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2007
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
 
Betty Sutton
(Barberton)
Democratic January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2013
110th
111th
112th
Elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 16th district and lost re-election there.
 
Tim Ryan
(Warren)
Democratic January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2023
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
Redistricted from the 17th district and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
 
Emilia Sykes
(Akron)
Democratic January 3, 2023 –
present
118th Elected in 2022.

Recent election results edit

The following chart shows historic election results since 1920.

Year Democratic Republican Other
1920 Alfred Waggoner: 26,646  Y James T. Begg (Incumbent): 48,416  
1922 Arthur W. Overmyer: 30,199  Y James T. Begg (Incumbent): 38,994  
1924 John Dreitzler: 27,623  Y James T. Begg (Incumbent): 45,307  
1926 G. C. Steineman: 19,571  Y James T. Begg (Incumbent): 36,444  
1928 William C. Martin: 34,015  Y Joe E. Baird: 54,174  
1930  Y William L. Fiesinger: 35,199 Joe E. Baird (Incumbent): 35,199  
1932  Y William L. Fiesinger (Incumbent): 56,070 Walter E. Kruger: 39,122  
1934  Y William L. Fiesinger (Incumbent): 43,617 Walter E. Kruger: 35,889 Charles C. Few: 764
1936 Forrest R. Black: 39,042  Y Dudley A. White: 46,623 Merrell E. Martin: 12,959
1938 William L. Fiesinger: 24,749  Y Dudley A. White (Incumbent): 56,204  
1940 Werner S. Haslinger: 40,274  Y A. David Baumhart Jr.: 62,442  
1942 E. C. Alexander: 23,618  Y Alvin F. Weichel: 37,923  
1944    Y Alvin F. Weichel (Incumbent): 67,298  
1946 Frank W. Thomas: 19,237  Y Alvin F. Weichel (Incumbent): 49,725  
1948 Dwight A. Blackmore: 38,264  Y Alvin F. Weichel (Incumbent): 55,408  
1950 Dwight A. Blackmore: 24,042  Y Alvin F. Weichel (Incumbent): 58,484  
1952 George C. Steinemann: 44,467  Y Alvin F. Weichel (Incumbent): 63,344  
1954 George C. Steinemann: 32,177  Y A. David Baumhart Jr.: 56,524  
1956 J. P. Henderson: 32,900  Y A. David Baumhart Jr. (Incumbent): 79,324  
1958 J. William McCray: 45,390  Y A. David Baumhart Jr. (Incumbent): 65,169  
1960 J. William McCray: 69,033  Y Charles A. Mosher: 73,100  
1962 J. Grant Keys: 52,030  Y Charles A. Mosher (Incumbent): 63,858  
1964 Louis Frey: 62,780  Y Charles A. Mosher (Incumbent): 75,945  
1966 Thomas E. Wolfe: 36,751  Y Charles A. Mosher (Incumbent): 69,862  
1968 Adrian F. Betleski: 59,864  Y Charles A. Mosher (Incumbent): 97,158  
1970 Joseph J. Bartolomeo: 53,271  Y Charles A. Mosher (Incumbent): 85,858  
1972 John M. Ryan: 51,991  Y Charles A. Mosher (Incumbent): 111,242  
1974 Fred M. Ritenauer: 53,766  Y Charles A. Mosher (Incumbent): 72,881  
1976  Y Don Pease: 108,061 Woodrow W. Mathna: 49,828 Patricia A. Cortez: 5,794
1978  Y Don Pease (Incumbent): 80,875 Mark W. Whitfield: 43,269  
1980  Y Don Pease (Incumbent): 113,439 David Earl Armstrong: 64,296  
1982  Y Don Pease (Incumbent): 92,296 Timothy Paul Martin: 53,376 James S. Patton: 5,053
1984  Y Don Pease (Incumbent): 131,923 William G. Schaffner: 59,610 Other: 7,223
1986  Y Don Pease (Incumbent): 88,612 William D. Nielsen Jr.: 52,452  
1988  Y Don Pease (Incumbent): 137,074 Dwight Brown: 59,287  
1990  Y Don Pease (Incumbent): 93,431 William D. Nielsen Jr.: 60,925 John Michael Ryan: 10,506
1992  Y Sherrod Brown: 134,486 Margaret R. Mueller: 88,889 Mark Miller: 20,320
Tom Lawson: 4,719
Werner J. Lange: 3,844
1994  Y Sherrod Brown (Incumbent): 93,147 Gregory A. White: 86,422 Howard Mason: 7,777
John Michael Ryan: 2,430
1996  Y Sherrod Brown (Incumbent): 148,690 Kenneth C. Blair Jr.: 87,108 David C. Kluter (N): 8,707
1998  Y Sherrod Brown (Incumbent): 116,309 Grace L. Drake: 72,666  
2000  Y Sherrod Brown (Incumbent): 170,058 Rick H. Jeric: 84,295 Michael A. Chmura (L): 5,837
David C. Kluter (N): 3,108
2002  Y Sherrod Brown (Incumbent): 123,025 Ed Oliveros: 55,357  
2004  Y Sherrod Brown (Incumbent): 196,139 Robert Lucas: 95,025  
2006  Y Betty Sutton: 135,639 Craig L. Foltin: 85,922  
2008  Y Betty Sutton (Incumbent): 189,542 David Potter: 104,066 Robert Crow: 37  
2010  Y Betty Sutton (Incumbent): 118,806 Tom Ganley: 94,367  
2012[6]  Y Tim Ryan : 235,492 Marisha Agana : 88,120  
2014[7]  Y Tim Ryan (Incumbent): 120,230 Thomas Pekarek: 55,233 David Allen Pastorius (write-in): 86
2016[8]  Y Tim Ryan (Incumbent): 208,610 Richard A. Morckel: 99,377 Calvin Hill Sr. (write-in): 17
2018  Y Tim Ryan (Incumbent): 153,323 Chris DePizzo: 98,047
2020  Y Tim Ryan (Incumbent): 173,631 Christina Hagan: 148,648 Michael Fricke: 8,522
2022  Y Emilia Sykes: 149,816 Madison Gesiotto Gilbert: 134,593

Recent election results from statewide races edit

Results under current lines (since 2023)[9]
Year Office Results
2016 President Hillary Clinton 48.9% - Donald Trump 46.8%
Senate Rob Portman 52.4% - Ted Strickland 42.1%
2018 Senate Sherrod Brown 57.8% - Jim Renacci 42.2%
Governor Richard Cordray 52.2% - Mike DeWine 44.8%
2020 President Joe Biden 50.7 - Donald Trump 47.9%

Historical district boundaries edit

 
2003–2013
 
2013–2023

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "My Congressional District".
  2. ^ "My Congressional District".
  3. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  4. ^ Todd Ruger, "Voters Challenge Ohio Congressional Map as Partisan Gerrymander", Roll Call, May 23, 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  5. ^ Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute et al., v. John Kasich, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO, filed 05/23/2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  6. ^ "2012 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
  7. ^ "2014 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
  8. ^ "2016 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
  9. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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