Ohio's at-large congressional district
| Ohio's at-large congressional district | |
|---|---|
Obsolete district | |
| Created | 1800 1910 1930 1960 |
| Eliminated | 1810 1915 1950 1967 |
| Years active | 1803-1813 1913-1915 1933-1953 1963-1967 |
Ohio's at-large congressional district existed from 1803 to 1813, from 1913 to 1915, from 1933 to 1953 and from 1963 until 1967, when it was banned by the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
From statehood in 1803 until the 1813 redistricting following the
1810 census, Ohio had only one member of the United States House of Representatives: Jeremiah Morrow
.
List of members representing the district
| Cong ress |
Years | Member | Party | Electoral history | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th |
October 17, 1803 – March 3, 1813 |
 Jeremiah Morrow (Montgomery) |
Democratic-Republican | run for U.S. Senator .
|
After the
1910 census
.
| Cong ress |
Years | Member | Party | Electoral history | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63rd | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
Cleveland )
|
Democratic | Elected in 1912. Redistricted to the 21st district. |
From the
1940 census, there were two seats elected at-large, on a general ticket
.
| Cong ress |
Years | Seat A | Seat B | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | ||||
| 73rd | March 4, 1933 – March 3, 1935 |
.jpg) Charles V. Truax (Bucyrus) |
Democratic | Elected in 1932 | Cleveland )
|
Democratic | Elected in 1932. | ||
| 74th | March 4, 1935 – August 9, 1935 |
Re-elected in 1934. Died. |
Governor of Ohio .
| ||||||
| August 9, 1935 – November 3, 1936 |
Vacant | ||||||||
| November 3, 1936 – January 3, 1937 |
 Daniel S. Earhart (Columbus) |
Democratic | [data missing] Retired. | ||||||
| 75th | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 |
-hec.12922.jpg) John McSweeney (Wooster) |
Democratic | Elected in 1936. Lost re-election. |
Cleveland )
|
Democratic | Elected in 1936. Lost renomination. | ||
| 76th | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 |
 George H. Bender (Cleveland Heights) |
Republican | Elected in 1938 |  L. L. Marshall (Euclid) |
Republican | Elected in 1938. Lost re-election. | ||
| 77th | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 |
Re-elected in 1940 | Cleveland )
|
Democratic | Elected in 1940. Lost re-election. | ||||
| 78th | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 |
Re-elected in 1942 | Seat two was eliminated after the 1940 census .
| ||||||
| 79th | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 |
Re-elected in 1944. | |||||||
| 80th | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 |
Re-elected in 1946. Lost re-election. | |||||||
| 81st | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 |
Cleveland )
|
Democratic | Elected in 1948. Lost re-election. | |||||
| 82nd | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 |
 George H. Bender (Chagrin Falls) |
Republican | Elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 23rd district. | |||||
In 1953, the seat was eliminated. It was restored in 1963.
| Years | Cong ress |
Member | Party | Electoral history | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88th | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 |
 Robert Taft Jr. (Indian Hill) |
Republican | Elected in 1962. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |
| 89th | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 |
 Robert E. Sweeney (Bay Village) |
Democratic | run for Ohio Attorney General .
|
In 1967, the at-large district was eliminated, and Ohio's 24th congressional district was created to replace it.
Recent election results
The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| From 1941, there were two seats elected at large, on a general ticket . All the candidates ran in one race and the top two vote-getters won the two seats.
| |||
1932
|
√ Charles V. Truax: 1,206,631 √ Stephen M. Young: 1,200,946 |
George H. Bender: 1,109,562 L. T. Palmer: 1,102,567 |
Edward R. Stafford ( C ): 6,010
|
1934
|
√ Charles V. Truax : 1,061,857 √ Stephen M. Young (inc.): 1,050,089 |
George H. Bender: 905,233 L. L. Marshall: 871,432 |
Ben Atkins ( C ): 13,808
|
| 1936 (Special)[a] |
√ Daniel S. Earhart: 1,479,284[1] | Benson Ogier: 1,057,473 | [data missing] |
1936
|
√ John McSweeney: 1,553,059 √ Harold G. Mosier: 1,493,152 |
George H. Bender: 1,226,147 L. L. Marshall: 1,121,370 |
William C. Sandberg ( C ): 8,947
|
1938
|
John McSweeney (inc.): 1,068,916 Stephen M. Young: 1,015,041 |
√ George H. Bender: 1,177,982 √ L. L. Marshall: 1,101,193 |
|
1940
|
√ Stephen M. Young: 1,483,879 Francis W. Durbin: 1,384,745 |
√ George H. Bender (inc.): 1,519,559 L. L. Marshall (inc.): 1,386,627 |
|
| From 1953 there was one member of the House from Ohio elected at large.
| |||
1942
|
Stephen M. Young:[b] 717,692 | √ George H. Bender (inc.): 945,995 | |
1944
|
William Glass: 1,362,843 | √ George H. Bender (inc.): 1,542,422 | |
1946
|
William M. Boyd: 871,660 | √ George H. Bender (inc.): 1,281,864 | |
1948
|
√ Stephen M. Young: 1,455,972 | George H. Bender (inc.): 1,342,388 | |
1950
|
Stephen M. Young (inc.): 1,237,409 | √ George H. Bender: 1,447,154 | |
| From 1960 census .
| |||
1962
|
Richard D. Kennedy: 1,164,628 | √ Robert Taft (Jr.): 1,786,018 | |
1964
|
√ Robert E. Sweeney: 1,872,351 | Oliver P. Bolton: 1,716,480 | |
Notes
- ^ Truax died in office in 1935.
- 1942 election. Thus, there were two incumbents vying for this seat.
References
- 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
- "Ohio's at-large congressional district". OurCampaigns.com.