Ohio's 5th congressional district
Ohio's 5th congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 785,544[2] | ||
Median household income | $64,333[2] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+15[3] |
Ohio's 5th congressional district is in northwestern and north central Ohio and borders Indiana. The district is currently represented by Republican Bob Latta.
Geography
Counties
- Crawford
- Hancock
- Henry
- Huron
- Lorain
- Mercer
- Paulding
- Putnam
- Seneca
- Van Wert
- Wood (partial)
- Wyandot (partial)
List of largest municipalities
The largest municipalities[4] represented in this district include:
- Lorain, population 65,211
- Elyria, population 52,656
- Findlay, population 40,313
- North Ridgeville, population 35,280
- Bowling Green, population 30,808
- Avon Lake, population 25,206
- Avon, population 24,847
- Tiffin, population 17,706
- Norwalk, population 17,068
- Fostoria(*), population 13,046
- Amherst, population 12,681
- Bucyrus, population 11,684
- Van Wert, population 11,092
- Celina, population 10,935
- Galion(*), population 10,453
(*) Denotes that area of the city is located in another congressional district.
Election results from statewide races
Year | President | Result |
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2000 | President | George W. Bush 59% - Al Gore 37% |
2004 | President | George W. Bush 61% - John Kerry 39% |
2008 | President | John McCain 52% - Barack Obama 46% |
2012 | President | Mitt Romney 53.9% - Barack Obama 44.1% |
2016 | President | Donald Trump 59.7% - Hillary Clinton 34.6% |
2020 | President | Donald Trump 61.1% - Joe Biden 36.7% |
List of members representing the district
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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District established March 4, 1813 | ||||
James Kilbourne (Worthington) |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 |
13th 14th |
Elected in 1812. Re-elected in 1814. Retired. |
Philemon Beecher (Lancaster) |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821 |
15th 16th |
Elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Lost re-election. |
Joseph Vance (Urbana) |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
17th | Elected in 1820. Redistricted to the 4th district. |
John Wilson Campbell (West Union) |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th 19th |
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Retired. |
Anti-Jacksonian
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March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | |||
William Russell )
(West Union |
Jacksonian
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March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1833 |
20th 21st 22nd |
Re-elected in 1830 .Lost re-election. |
Thomas L. Hamer (Georgetown) |
Jacksonian
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March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
23rd 24th 25th |
Re-elected in 1836. ]
[data missing |
Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | |||
William Doan (Withamsville) |
Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 |
26th 27th |
Re-elected in 1840 .Retired. |
Emery D. Potter (Toledo) |
Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th | Elected in 1843 .Retired. |
William Sawyer (St. Marys) |
Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 |
29th 30th |
Re-elected in 1846 .Lost re-election. |
Emery D. Potter (Toledo) |
Democratic | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
31st | Elected in 1848. ]
[data missing |
Alfred Edgerton )
(Hicksville |
Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 |
32nd 33rd |
Re-elected in 1852. ]
[data missing |
Richard Mott (Toledo) |
Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
34th 35th |
Re-elected in 1856. ]
[data missing |
Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | |||
James Mitchell Ashley (Toledo) |
Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 |
36th 37th |
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Francis Celeste Le Blond (Celina) |
Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 |
38th 39th |
Re-elected in 1864. ]
[data missing |
William Mungen (Findlay) |
Democratic | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871 |
40th 41st |
Re-elected in 1868. ]
[data missing |
Charles Nelson Lamison )
(Lima |
Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 |
42nd 43rd |
Re-elected in 1872. ]
[data missing |
Americus Vespucius Rice )
(Ottawa |
Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 |
44th 45th |
Re-elected in 1876. ]
[data missing |
Benjamin Le Fevre (Sidney) |
Democratic | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 |
46th 47th |
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George E. Seney (Tiffin) |
Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
48th | . |
Benjamin Le Fevre (Maplewood) |
Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 |
49th | re-elected in 1884. ]
[data missing |
George E. Seney (Tiffin) |
Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 |
50th 51st |
Re-elected in 1888. ]
[data missing |
Fernando C. Layton (Wapakoneta) |
Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 |
52nd | . |
Dennis D. Donovan (Deshler) |
Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
53rd | re-elected in 1892. ]
[data missing |
Francis B. De Witt (Paulding) |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
54th | Elected in 1894. ]
[data missing |
David Meekison (Napoleon) |
Democratic | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901 |
55th 56th |
Re-elected in 1898 .Retired. |
John S. Snook (Paulding) |
Democratic | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905 |
57th 58th |
Re-elected in 1902 .Retired. |
William W. Campbell (Napoleon) |
Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907 |
59th | Elected in 1904 .Lost re-election. |
Timothy T. Ansberry (Defiance) |
Democratic | March 4, 1907 – January 9, 1915 |
60th 61st 62nd 63rd |
Ohio Court of Appeals .
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Vacant | January 9, 1915 – March 3, 1915 |
63rd | ||
Nelson E. Matthews (Ottawa) |
Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917 |
64th | Elected in 1914. ]
[data missing |
John S. Snook (Paulding) |
Democratic | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919 |
65th | Elected in 1916 .Retired. |
Charles J. Thompson (Defiance) |
Republican | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1931 |
66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st |
Re-elected in 1928 .Lost re-election. |
Frank C. Kniffin (Napoleon) |
Democratic | March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1939 |
72nd 73rd 74th 75th |
Re-elected in 1936 .Lost re-election. |
Cliff Clevenger (Bryan) |
Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1959 |
76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th |
Re-elected in 1956 .Retired. |
Del Latta (Bowling Green) |
Republican | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1989 |
86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th |
Re-elected in 1986 .Retired. |
Paul Gillmor (Old Fort) |
Republican | January 3, 1989 – September 5, 2007 |
101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th |
. Died. |
Vacant | September 5, 2007 – December 11, 2007 |
110th | ||
Bob Latta (Bowling Green) |
Republican | December 11, 2007 – present |
110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th |
Elected to finish Gillmor's term. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. |
Election results
The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.
Year | Democratic | Republican | Other |
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1812 | District created following the 1810 census. | ||
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1920 | Newt Bronson: 25,395 | Charles J. Thompson: 40,381 | |
1922 | Frank C. Kniffin: 28,067 | Charles J. Thompson: 31,700 | |
1924 | Frank C. Kniffin: 29,245 | Charles J. Thompson: 31,045 | |
1926 | Frank C. Kniffin: 23,022 | Charles J. Thompson: 23,638 | |
1928 | Frank C. Kniffin: 31,385 | Charles J. Thompson: 36,096 | |
1930 | Frank C. Kniffin: 29,117 | Charles J. Thompson: 27,497 | |
1932 | Frank C. Kniffin: 44,433 | William L. Manahan: 29,605 | |
1934 | Frank C. Kniffin: 34,249 | Davis B. Johnson: 27,423 | |
1936 | Frank C. Kniffin: 41,693 | Stephan S. Beard: 33,212 | Fred L. Hay: 3,663 |
1938 | Frank C. Kniffin: 28,109 | Cliff Clevenger: 37,027 | |
1940 | C. H. Armbruster: 31,063 | Cliff Clevenger: 48,040 | |
1942 | Ferdinand E. Warren: 17,514 | Cliff Clevenger: 30,667 | |
1944 | T. Walter Williams: 22,740 | Cliff Clevenger: 48,490 | |
1946 | Willard Thomas: 20,163 | Cliff Clevenger: 30,623 | |
1948 | Dan Batt: 32,076 | Cliff Clevenger: 34,950 | |
1950 | Dan Batt: 26,689 | Cliff Clevenger: 36,096 | |
1952 | Dan Batt: 42,104 | Cliff Clevenger: 72,168 | |
1954 | Martin W. Feigert: 33,483 | Cliff Clevenger: 49,265 | |
1956 | George E. Rafferty: 42,181 | Cliff Clevenger: 69,774 | |
1958 | George E. Rafferty: 44,971 | Delbert L. Latta: 52,612 | |
1960 | Tom T. McRitchie: 41,375 | Delbert L. Latta: 85,175 | |
1962 | William T. Hunt: 29,114 | Delbert L. Latta: 69,272 | |
1964 | Milford Landis: 41,621 | Delbert L. Latta: 80,394 | |
1966 | John H. Shock: 26,503 | Delbert L. Latta: 80,906 | |
1968 | Louis Richard Batzler: 45,884 | Delbert L. Latta: 113,381 | |
1970 | Carl G. Sherer: 37,545 | Delbert L. Latta: 92,577 | |
1972 | Bruce Edwards: 49,465 | Delbert L. Latta: 132,032 | |
1974 | Bruce Edwards: 53,391 | Delbert L. Latta: 89,161 | |
1976 | Bruce Edwards: 60,304 | Delbert L. Latta: 124,910 | |
1978 | James R. Sherck: 51,071 | Delbert L. Latta: 85,547 | |
1980 | James R. Sherck: 57,704 | Delbert L. Latta: 137,003 | |
1982 | James R. Sherck: 70,120 | Delbert L. Latta: 86,450 | |
1984 | James R. Sherck: 78,809 | Delbert L. Latta: 132,582 | |
1986 | Tom Murray: 54,864 | Delbert L. Latta: 102,016 | |
1988 | Tom Murray: 80,472 | Paul E. Gillmor : 128,838
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1990 | P. Scott Mange: 41,693 | Paul E. Gillmor : 113,615
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John E. Jackson: 10,612 |
1992 | Paul E. Gillmor : 187,860
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1994 | Jarrod Tudor: 49,335 | Paul E. Gillmor : 135,879
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1996 | Annie Saunders: 81,170 | Paul E. Gillmor : 145,892
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David J. Schaffer ( N ): 11,461
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1998 | Susan Davenport Darrow: 61,926 | Paul E. Gillmor : 123,979
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2000 | Dannie Edmon: 62,138 | Paul E. Gillmor : 169,857
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John F. Green ( N ): 5,881
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2002 | Roger Anderson: 51,872 | Paul E. Gillmor : 126,286
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John F. Green: 10,096 |
2004 | Robin Weirauch: 95,481 | Paul E. Gillmor : 194,559
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2006 | Robin Weirauch: 95,955 | Paul E. Gillmor : 126,898
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2007*
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Robin Weirauch: 32,246 | Robert E. Latta: 41,740 | |
2008 | George Mays: 105,840 | Robert E. Latta: 188,905 | [5] |
2012[6] | Angela Zimmann: 137,806 | Robert E. Latta: 201,514 | Eric Eberly (L) : 12,558 |
2014[7] | Robert Fry: 57,328 | Robert E. Latta: 132,448 | Eric Eberly (L) : 9,142 |
2016 | James L. Neu Jr.: 100,392 | Robert E. Latta: 244,599 | |
2018 | J. Michael Galbraith: 99,655 | Robert E. Latta: 176,569 | Don Kissick (L): 7,393 |
2020 | Nick Rubando: 120,962 | Robert E. Latta: 257,019 | |
2022 | Craig Swartz: 92,634 | Robert E. Latta: 187,303 |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob Latta* | 140,703 | 67.82 | |
Democratic | Caleb Finkenbiner | 54,919 | 26.47 | |
Libertarian | Brian Smith | 11,831 | 5.70 | |
Total votes | 207,453 | 100.00 | ||
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Republican hold |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob Latta (incumbent) | 201,514 | 57.3 | |
Democratic | Angela Zimmann | 137,806 | 39.2 | |
Libertarian | Eric Eberly | 12,558 | 3.5 | |
Total votes | 351,878 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob Latta (incumbent) | 134,449 | 66.5 | |
Democratic | Robert Fry | 58,507 | 28.9 | |
Libertarian | Eric Eberly | 9,344 | 4.6 | |
Total votes | 202,300 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob Latta (incumbent) | 244,599 | 70.9 | |
Democratic | James L. Neu Jr. | 100,392 | 29.1 | |
Total votes | 344,991 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Bob Latta (incumbent) | 176,569 | 62.3 | ||
Democratic | J. Michael Galbraith | 99,655 | 35.1 | ||
Libertarian | Don Kissick | 7,393 | 2.6 | ||
Total votes | 283,617 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob Latta (incumbent) | 257,019 | 68.0 | |
Democratic | Nick Rubando | 120,962 | 32.0 | |
Total votes | 377,981 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Bob Latta (incumbent) | 187,303 | 66.9 | ||
Democratic | Craig Swartz | 92,634 | 33.1 | ||
Total votes | 279,937 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
Historical district boundaries
See also
- Ohio's congressional districts
- List of United States congressional districts
- Ohio's 5th congressional district special election, 2007
References
- ^ Geography. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based) Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ a b "My Congressional District". US Census. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000" (PDF). census.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 6, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ Federal Elections 2008. Federal Elections Commission, Washington DC, July 2009
- ^ "2012 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- ^ "2014 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
- 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