Ohio's 10th congressional district
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Ohio's 10th congressional district is currently represented by Representative
United States House of Representatives
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 Dennis J. Kucinich (D
Democratic Party (United States)
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). The district is based in the western part of Cleveland and surrounding suburbs in Cuyahoga County
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Cuyahoga County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. It is the most populous county in Ohio; as of the 2010 census, the population was 1,280,122. Its county seat is Cleveland. Cuyahoga County is part of Greater Cleveland, a metropolitan area, and Northeast Ohio, a...

. Cook PVI
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 rates this district as D+8.


List of representatives

Congress(es) Year(s) Notes Representative Party
District created March 4, 1823
18th
18th United States Congress
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March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 John Patterson
John Patterson (Ohio)
John Patterson was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio.John Patterson was born in Little Britain Township, Pennsylvania. He moved with his parents to Pattersons Mills, Cross Creek Township, Pennsylvania, in 1778. He attended the common schools, and moved to St...

Adams-Clay D-R
19th
19th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: John Gaillard , until December 4, 1825** Nathaniel Macon , from May 20, 1826- House of Representatives :* Speaker: John W. Taylor -Members:...

March 4, 1825 – May 25, 1826 Resigned David Jennings
David Jennings (congressman)
David Jennings was a United States Representative from Ohio.Born in Readington Township, New Jersey, Jennings attended the public schools. He moved to St. Clairsville, Ohio, in 1812. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1813, and commenced practice in St. Clairsville...

Adams
19th
19th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: John Gaillard , until December 4, 1825** Nathaniel Macon , from May 20, 1826- House of Representatives :* Speaker: John W. Taylor -Members:...

December 4, 1826 – March 3, 1827 Thomas Shannon
20th
20th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith - House of Representatives :* Speaker: Andrew Stevenson -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...

March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 John Davenport
John Davenport (Ohio politician)
John Davenport was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near Winchester, Virginia, Davenport attended the common schools. He moved to Ohio in 1818 and engaged in mercantile pursuits. Davenport settled in Belmont County, Ohio. There he served as member of the State house of representatives in 1824,...

21st
21st United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith - House of Representatives :* Speaker: Andrew Stevenson -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...

22nd
22nd United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President:** John C. Calhoun , resigned December 28, 1832, thereafter vacant.* President pro tempore:** Samuel Smith , first elected December 5, 1831** Littleton W...

March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833 William Kennon, Sr. Jacksonian
23rd
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...

March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 Redistricted from the 4th district
Ohio's 4th congressional district
Ohio's 4th congressional district is currently represented by Republican Jim Jordan.The district includes the counties of Allen, Auglaize, Champaign, Hancock, Hardin, Logan, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Shelby, and part of Wyandot. The largest cities in the district include Findlay, Lima, Mansfield,...

Joseph Vance
Joseph Vance
Joseph Vance was a Whig politician from Ohio. He was the 13th Governor of Ohio and the first Whig to hold the position.Vance was born in Catfish , Pennsylvania...

Anti-Jacksonian
24th
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 :...

March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 Samson Mason
Samson Mason
Samson Mason was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Fort Ann, Washington County, New York, Mason attended the common schools in Onondaga, New York.He studied law....

25th
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...

27th
27th United States Congress
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March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 Whig
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...

28th
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...

March 4, 1843 – April 3, 1844 Heman A. Moore
Heman A. Moore
Heman Allen Moore was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Plainfield, Washington County, Vermont, Moore pursued an academic course.He studied law in Rochester, New York....

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...

28th
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...

October 8, 1844 – March 3, 1845 Alfred P. Stone
Alfred P. Stone
Alfred Parish Stone was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born in Worthington, Massachusetts, Stone attended the common schools. He married Anna Townsend of Buffalo, New York...

29th
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...

March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 Columbus Delano
Columbus Delano
Columbus Delano, was a lawyer and a statesman and a member of the prominent Delano family.At the age of eight, Columbus Delano's family moved to Mount Vernon in Knox County, Ohio, a place he would call home for the rest of his life. After completing his primary education, he studied law and was...

Whig
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...

30th
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...

March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 Daniel Duncan
31st
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...

32nd
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...

March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 Charles Sweetser
Charles Sweetser
Charles Sweetser was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Dummerston, Vermont, Sweetser moved with his parents to Delaware, Ohio, in 1817.He attended the public schools.He engaged in mercantile pursuits.He studied law....

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...

33rd
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...

March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 Redistricted from the 8th district
Ohio's 8th congressional district
Ohio's 8th congressional district sits on the west side of Ohio, bordering Indiana. The cities of Hamilton, Fairfield, Middletown, Huber Heights, Eaton, Greenville, Piqua, Troy, and parts of Dayton, Riverside, and Wright Patterson Air Force Base are part of the district...

John L. Taylor
John L. Taylor
John Lampkin Taylor was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Stafford County, near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Taylor completed preparatory studies.He studied law in Washington, D.C.....

Whig
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...

34th
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...

March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 Oscar F. Moore
Oscar F. Moore
Oscar Fitzallen Moore was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Lagrange, Ohio, Moore attended the public schools and Wellsburg Academy, and was graduated from Washington College, Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1836.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1838 and commenced practice in...

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....

35th
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...

March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 Joseph Miller 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...

36th
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...

37th
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...

March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 Carey A. Trimble
Carey A. Trimble
Carey Allen Trimble was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Hillsboro, Ohio, Trimble attended Pestalostian School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Stubb's Classical School in Newport, Kentucky. He graduated from Ohio University at Athens, Ohio in 1833 and from Cincinnati Medical College 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...

38th
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...

40th
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...

March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 Redistricted from the 5th district
Ohio's 5th congressional district
Ohio's 5th congressional district is in northwestern and north central Ohio and borders Michigan and Indiana. The district is currently represented by Republican Bob Latta. Currently, all of Crawford, Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Huron, Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Williams, and Wood...

James Mitchell Ashley
James Mitchell Ashley
James Mitchell Ashley was a U.S. congressman, territorial governor and railroad president.-Early life:...

41st
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...

March 4, 1869 – February 5, 1870 Died Truman H. Hoag
Truman H. Hoag
Truman Harrison Hoag was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Manlius, New York, Hoag attended the public schools....

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...

41st
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...

42nd
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...

April 23, 1870 – March 3, 1873) Erasmus D. Peck
Erasmus D. Peck
Erasmus Darwin Peck was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Stafford, Connecticut, Peck attended the common schools of Monson, Massachusetts and graduated from the medical department of Yale College in 1829. He moved to Portage County, Ohio in 1830 and later to Perrysburg, Ohio to 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...

43rd
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...

45th
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...

March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879 Redistricted from the 9th district
Ohio's 9th congressional district
Ohio's 9th congressional district has been represented by Representative Marcia C. Kaptur since 1983.This district is in the northern part of the state, bordering Michigan and Ontario, Canada , and includes the counties of Erie, Lorain, Lucas, and Ottawa.-List of largest municipalities:All or part...

Charles Foster
46th
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...

March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 Redistricted from the 12th district
Ohio's 12th congressional district
Ohio's 12th congressional district is currently represented by Republican Representative Patrick J. Tiberi. This district includes the heavily African-American part of Ohio's capital city, Columbus, Ohio along with its northern suburbs, including Westerville, Ohio.Historically it has been a safe...

Thomas Ewing, Jr.
Thomas Ewing, Jr.
Thomas Ewing, Jr. was an attorney, the first chief justice of Kansas and leading free state advocate, Union Army general during the American Civil War, and two-term United States Congressman from Ohio, 1877-1881. He narrowly lost the 1880 campaign for Ohio Governor.-Early life and career:Ewing...

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...

47th
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...

March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 John B. Rice
John B. Rice
John Birchard Rice was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born in Fremont, Ohio, Rice attended the common schools of Lower Sandusky and Oberlin College, Ohio. He graduated from the medical department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1857...

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...

48th
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...

March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 Frank H. Hurd
Frank H. Hurd
Frank Hunt Hurd was a U.S. Representative from Ohio for three separate terms.Born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, Hurd graduated from Kenyon College in nearby Gambier in 1858....

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...

49th
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...

50th
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...

March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 Jacob Romeis
Jacob Romeis
Jacob Romeis was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Weisenbach, Bavaria, Germany, Romeis attended the village 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...

51st
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...

March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 Redistricted to the 7th district
Ohio's 7th congressional district
Ohio's 7th congressional district is currently represented by Steve Austria. This district includes the cities of Springfield, Circleville, and Lancaster as well as some of the southern suburbs of Columbus and nearby counties.-List of representatives:...

William E. Haynes
William E. Haynes
William Elisha Haynes was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, cousin of George William Palmer.-Biography:Born in Hoosick Falls, New York, Haynes moved to Ohio with his parents, who settled in Lower Sandusky in 1839.He attended the common schools.Apprenticed as a printer.He served as clerk on 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...

52nd
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...

March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 Robert E. Doan
Robert E. Doan
Robert Eachus Doan was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near Wilmington, Ohio, Doan attended the common schools and completed an academic course.He taught school three years in southern 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...

53rd
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...

March 4, 1893 – July 13, 1893 Redistricted from the 12th district
Ohio's 12th congressional district
Ohio's 12th congressional district is currently represented by Republican Representative Patrick J. Tiberi. This district includes the heavily African-American part of Ohio's capital city, Columbus, Ohio along with its northern suburbs, including Westerville, Ohio.Historically it has been a safe...

, Died
William H. Enochs
William H. Enochs
William Henry Enochs was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near Middleburg, Ohio, Enochs attended the common schools and Ohio University at Athens.Enlisted as a private in Company B, 2nd Ohio Infantry, April 17, 1861....

53rd
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...

December 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 Hezekiah S. Bundy
Hezekiah S. Bundy
Hezekiah Sanford Bundy was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born in Marietta, Ohio, Bundy moved with his parents to Athens County in 1819.He attended the public schools.He engaged in agricultural pursuits....

54th
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 :...

55th
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...

March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 Lucien J. Fenton
Lucien J. Fenton
Lucien Jerome Fenton was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Winchester, Ohio, Fenton attended the public schools, National Normal University, Lebanon, Ohio, and Ohio University at Athens....

56th
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...

58th
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:...

March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1905) Stephen Morgan
Stephen Morgan
Stephen Morgan was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Jackson County, Ohio, Morgan attended the common schools, Central College, Worthington, Ohio, and the National Normal University, Lebanon, Ohio....

59th
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...

60th
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...

March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1909 Henry T. Bannon
Henry T. Bannon
Henry Towne Bannon was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near Portsmouth, Ohio, Bannon attended the public schools of Portsmouth, Ohio State University at Columbus in 1885 and 1886, and was graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1889.He studied law.He was admitted to the Ohio...

61st
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...

March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911 Adna R. Johnson
Adna R. Johnson
Adna Romulus Johnson was a teacher, lawyer, and U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Sweet Springs, Missouri, Johnson moved with his mother to a farm in Lawrence County, Ohio, in 1864, where attended the common schools. He taught school seven years and then studied law...

62nd
62nd United States Congress
- House of Representatives :* Democratic : 230 * Republican : 162* Socialist : 1* Independent : 1TOTAL members: 394-Senate:* President: James S...

65th
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...

March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1919 Robert M. Switzer
Robert M. Switzer
Robert Mauck Switzer was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born near Gallipolis, Ohio, Switzer attended the district schools, Gallia Academy, and Rio Grande College.He taught school from 1883-1887....

66th
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...

68th
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...

March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1925 Israel M. Foster
69th
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...

85th
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...

March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1959 Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas Albert Jenkins of Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio was a member of the Ohio state senate and a long-serving U.S. Representative from Ohio's 10th District...

86th
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...

87th
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:...

January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963 Walter H. Moeller
Walter H. Moeller
Walter Henry Moeller was an American politician of the Democratic party who was born in New Palestine, Indiana. He entered a Lutheran seminary in 1935 and served as a pastor in the 1940s and after his retirement from politics....

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...

88th
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...

January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 Pete Abele
Pete Abele
Homer E. "Pete" Abele was an American politician of the Ohio Republican party.Abele graduated from Wellston High School in his birthplace of Wellston, Ohio in 1934. From 1935 to 1936, he served in the Civilian Conservation Corps. After that, he played baseball with the Nashville Vols 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...

89th
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...

January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 Walter H. Moeller
Walter H. Moeller
Walter Henry Moeller was an American politician of the Democratic party who was born in New Palestine, Indiana. He entered a Lutheran seminary in 1935 and served as a pastor in the 1940s and after his retirement from politics....

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...

90th
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...

102nd
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 :...

January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1993 Clarence E. Miller
Clarence E. Miller
Clarence Ellsworth Miller, Jr. was a Republican Congressman from Ohio, serving January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1993....

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...

103rd
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...

104th
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...

January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 Martin Hoke
Martin Hoke
Martin R. Hoke is an American Republican politician, member of the Ohio Casino Control Commission, and former member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio....

105th
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...

–present
January 3, 1997 – Present Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis John Kucinich is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He was furthermore a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections....

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...


Election results

The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.
Year Democratic Republican Other
2010 Dennis J. Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis John Kucinich is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He was furthermore a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections....

: 101,343
Peter Corrigan: 83,809 Jeff Goggins (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

): 5,874
2008 Dennis J. Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis John Kucinich is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He was furthermore a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections....

: 157,268
James P. Trakas
Jim Trakas
James Peter Trakas is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives, and was the Republican nominee for the United States House of Representatives in Ohio's 10th congressional district in 2008....

: 107,918
Paul Conroy (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

): 10,623
2006 Dennis J. Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis John Kucinich is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He was furthermore a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections....

: 126,633
Michael D. Dovilla
Mike Dovilla
Michael D. "Mike" Dovilla is a Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives, first elected in 2010 representing the 18th district. He won the November election, defeating incumbent Democrat Rep. Matt Patten with 52% of the vote. Before his election Dovilla worked as an advisor to Senator...

: 64,318
 
2004 Dennis J. Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis John Kucinich is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He was furthermore a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections....

: 167,221
Edward F. Herman: 94,120 Barbara Ferris: 17,753
2002 Dennis J. Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis John Kucinich is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He was furthermore a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections....

: 129,997
Jon A. Heben: 41,778 Judy Locy: 3,761
2000 Dennis J. Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis John Kucinich is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He was furthermore a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections....

: 167,063
Bill Smith: 48,930 Ron Petrie (L
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

): 6,762
1998 Dennis J. Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis John Kucinich is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He was furthermore a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections....

: 110,552
Joe Slovenec: 55,015  
1996 Dennis J. Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis John Kucinich is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He was furthermore a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections....

: 110,723
Martin R. Hoke: 104,546 Robert B. Iverson (N): 10,415
1994 Francis E. Gaul
Frank Gaul
Francis E. Gaul is an American politician of the Democratic party. He was the Treasurer of Cuyahoga County, Ohio from 1976 to 1995....

: 70,918
Martin R. Hoke: 95,226 Joseph J. Jacobs Jr.: 17,495
1992 Mary Rose Oakar
Mary Rose Oakar
Mary Rose Oakar is an American Democratic politician and former member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio, the first Democratic woman elected to the United States Congress from that state....

*: 103,788
Martin R. Hoke: 136,433  
1990 John M. Buchanan: 61,656 Clarence E. Miller
Clarence E. Miller
Clarence Ellsworth Miller, Jr. was a Republican Congressman from Ohio, serving January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1993....

*: 106,009
 
1988 John M. Buchanan: 56,893 Clarence E. Miller
Clarence E. Miller
Clarence Ellsworth Miller, Jr. was a Republican Congressman from Ohio, serving January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1993....

: 143,673
 
1986 John M. Buchanan: 44,847 Clarence E. Miller
Clarence E. Miller
Clarence Ellsworth Miller, Jr. was a Republican Congressman from Ohio, serving January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1993....

: 106,870
 
1984 John M. Buchanan: 55,172 Clarence E. Miller
Clarence E. Miller
Clarence Ellsworth Miller, Jr. was a Republican Congressman from Ohio, serving January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1993....

: 149,337
 
1982 John M. Buchanan: 57,983 Clarence E. Miller
Clarence E. Miller
Clarence Ellsworth Miller, Jr. was a Republican Congressman from Ohio, serving January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1993....

: 100,044
 
1980 Jack E. Stecher: 49,433 Clarence E. Miller
Clarence E. Miller
Clarence Ellsworth Miller, Jr. was a Republican Congressman from Ohio, serving January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1993....

: 143,403
 
1978 James A. Plummer: 35,039 Clarence E. Miller
Clarence E. Miller
Clarence Ellsworth Miller, Jr. was a Republican Congressman from Ohio, serving January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1993....

: 99,329
 
1976 James A. Plummer: 57,757 Clarence E. Miller
Clarence E. Miller
Clarence Ellsworth Miller, Jr. was a Republican Congressman from Ohio, serving January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1993....

: 127,147
 
1974 H. Kent Bumpass: 42,333 Clarence E. Miller
Clarence E. Miller
Clarence Ellsworth Miller, Jr. was a Republican Congressman from Ohio, serving January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1993....

: 100,521
 
1972 Robert H. Whealey: 47,456 Clarence E. Miller
Clarence E. Miller
Clarence Ellsworth Miller, Jr. was a Republican Congressman from Ohio, serving January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1993....

: 129,683
 
1970 Doug Arnett: 40,669 Clarence E. Miller
Clarence E. Miller
Clarence Ellsworth Miller, Jr. was a Republican Congressman from Ohio, serving January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1993....

: 80,838
 
1968 Harry B. Crewson: 45,686 Clarence E. Miller
Clarence E. Miller
Clarence Ellsworth Miller, Jr. was a Republican Congressman from Ohio, serving January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1993....

: 102,890
 
1966 Walter H. Moeller
Walter H. Moeller
Walter Henry Moeller was an American politician of the Democratic party who was born in New Palestine, Indiana. He entered a Lutheran seminary in 1935 and served as a pastor in the 1940s and after his retirement from politics....

: 52,258
Clarence E. Miller
Clarence E. Miller
Clarence Ellsworth Miller, Jr. was a Republican Congressman from Ohio, serving January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1993....

: 56,659
 
1964 Walter H. Moeller
Walter H. Moeller
Walter Henry Moeller was an American politician of the Democratic party who was born in New Palestine, Indiana. He entered a Lutheran seminary in 1935 and served as a pastor in the 1940s and after his retirement from politics....

: 54,729
Homer E. "Pete" Abele
Pete Abele
Homer E. "Pete" Abele was an American politician of the Ohio Republican party.Abele graduated from Wellston High School in his birthplace of Wellston, Ohio in 1934. From 1935 to 1936, he served in the Civilian Conservation Corps. After that, he played baseball with the Nashville Vols of the...

: 49,744
 
1962 Walter H. Moeller
Walter H. Moeller
Walter Henry Moeller was an American politician of the Democratic party who was born in New Palestine, Indiana. He entered a Lutheran seminary in 1935 and served as a pastor in the 1940s and after his retirement from politics....

: 42,131
Homer E. "Pete" Abele
Pete Abele
Homer E. "Pete" Abele was an American politician of the Ohio Republican party.Abele graduated from Wellston High School in his birthplace of Wellston, Ohio in 1934. From 1935 to 1936, he served in the Civilian Conservation Corps. After that, he played baseball with the Nashville Vols of the...

: 46,158
 
1960 Walter H. Moeller
Walter H. Moeller
Walter Henry Moeller was an American politician of the Democratic party who was born in New Palestine, Indiana. He entered a Lutheran seminary in 1935 and served as a pastor in the 1940s and after his retirement from politics....

: 58,085
Oakley C. Collins
Oakley C. Collins
Oakley Collins was a Republican member of the Ohio General Assembly. A former school teacher from Ironton, Ohio, Collins initially ran for the Ohio House of Representatives, winning a seat in 1946, and was reelected in 1948. He opted to move to the Ohio Senate in 1950, winning a seat to represent...

: 52,479
 
1958 Walter H. Moeller
Walter H. Moeller
Walter Henry Moeller was an American politician of the Democratic party who was born in New Palestine, Indiana. He entered a Lutheran seminary in 1935 and served as a pastor in the 1940s and after his retirement from politics....

: 47,939
Homer E. "Pete" Abele
Pete Abele
Homer E. "Pete" Abele was an American politician of the Ohio Republican party.Abele graduated from Wellston High School in his birthplace of Wellston, Ohio in 1934. From 1935 to 1936, he served in the Civilian Conservation Corps. After that, he played baseball with the Nashville Vols of the...

: 42,607
 
1956   Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas Albert Jenkins of Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio was a member of the Ohio state senate and a long-serving U.S. Representative from Ohio's 10th District...

: 71,295
 
1954 Truman A. Morris: 28,150 Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas Albert Jenkins of Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio was a member of the Ohio state senate and a long-serving U.S. Representative from Ohio's 10th District...

: 45,277
 
1952 Delmar A. Canaday: 35,666 Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas Albert Jenkins of Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio was a member of the Ohio state senate and a long-serving U.S. Representative from Ohio's 10th District...

: 63,339
 
1950 Wiliam J. Curry: 21,117 Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas Albert Jenkins of Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio was a member of the Ohio state senate and a long-serving U.S. Representative from Ohio's 10th District...

: 39,584
 
1948 Delmar A. Canaday: 27,913 Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas Albert Jenkins of Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio was a member of the Ohio state senate and a long-serving U.S. Representative from Ohio's 10th District...

: 38,330
 
1946 H. A. McCown: 17,719 Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas Albert Jenkins of Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio was a member of the Ohio state senate and a long-serving U.S. Representative from Ohio's 10th District...

: 35,406
 
1944 Elsie Stanton: 23,986 Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas Albert Jenkins of Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio was a member of the Ohio state senate and a long-serving U.S. Representative from Ohio's 10th District...

: 43,388
 
1942 Oral Daugherty: 16,582 Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas Albert Jenkins of Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio was a member of the Ohio state senate and a long-serving U.S. Representative from Ohio's 10th District...

: 29,691
 
1940 John P. Kelso: 33,698 Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas Albert Jenkins of Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio was a member of the Ohio state senate and a long-serving U.S. Representative from Ohio's 10th District...

: 48,217
 
1938 Elsie Stanton: 24,198 Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas Albert Jenkins of Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio was a member of the Ohio state senate and a long-serving U.S. Representative from Ohio's 10th District...

: 47,036
 
1936 O. J. Kleffner: 34,477 Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas Albert Jenkins of Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio was a member of the Ohio state senate and a long-serving U.S. Representative from Ohio's 10th District...

: 46,965
 
1934 W. F. Marting: 26,278 Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas Albert Jenkins of Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio was a member of the Ohio state senate and a long-serving U.S. Representative from Ohio's 10th District...

: 36,824
 
1932 Charles M. Hogan: 29,027 Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas Albert Jenkins of Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio was a member of the Ohio state senate and a long-serving U.S. Representative from Ohio's 10th District...

: 41,654
 
1930 H. L. Crary: 19,157 Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas Albert Jenkins of Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio was a member of the Ohio state senate and a long-serving U.S. Representative from Ohio's 10th District...

: 31,836
 
1928 Charles E. Poston: 16,551 Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas Albert Jenkins of Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio was a member of the Ohio state senate and a long-serving U.S. Representative from Ohio's 10th District...

: 38,347
 
1926 Guy Stevenson: 14,460 Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas Albert Jenkins of Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio was a member of the Ohio state senate and a long-serving U.S. Representative from Ohio's 10th District...

: 25,571
 
1924 W. F. Rutherford: 17,923 Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas A. Jenkins
Thomas Albert Jenkins of Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio was a member of the Ohio state senate and a long-serving U.S. Representative from Ohio's 10th District...

: 32,617
 
1922 James Sharp: 17,811 Israel M. Foster: 30,341  
1920 Benjamin F. Reynolds: 21,429 Israel M. Foster: 38,436  
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