Ohio's 5th congressional district

Ohio's 5th congressional district
Ohio's 5th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Bob Latta (R–Bowling Green)
Distribution
  • 62.27[1]% urban
  • 37.73% rural
Population (2016) 720,730[2]
Median income $57,171
Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+11[3]

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. The district borders have changed somewhat from the previous redistrict as some of the easternmost counties were redistricted to other districts.

From 2003 to 2013 all of Crawford, Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Huron, Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Williams, and Wood Counties were included in this district. Portions of Ashland, Lucas, Mercer, and Wyandot Counties were also a part of the 5th District.

List of Largest Municipalities

All or part of twenty-one cities (whose population is greater than 5,000) are in the district.

The largest municipalities[4] represented in this district include:

(*) Denotes that areas of the city are located in another Congressional District.

List of representatives

Representative Party Years Congress Electoral history
District created March 4, 1813
James Kilbourne Democratic-
Republican		 March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1817		 13
14		 First elected in 1812

[Data unknown/missing.]
Philemon Beecher March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1821		 15
16		 First elected in 1816

Lost re-election
Joseph Vance March 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823		 17 Elected in 1820

Redistricted to the 4th district
John Wilson Campbell Jacksonian
Republican		 March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825		 18 Redistricted from the 2nd district

Did not seek re-election.
Adams March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1827		 19
William Russell Jacksonian March 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1833		 20
21
22		 First elected in 1826

Lost re-election
Thomas L. Hamer March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837		 23
24		 First elected in 1832

[Data unknown/missing.]
Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839		 25
William Doan March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1843		 26
27		 First elected in 1838

Did not seek re-election
Emery D. Potter March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845		 28 Elected in 1842

Did not seek re-election
William Sawyer March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1849		 29
30		 First elected in 1844

Lost re-election
Emery D. Potter March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851		 31 Elected in 1848

[Data unknown/missing.]
Alfred Edgerton March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1855		 32
33		 First elected in 1850

[Data unknown/missing.]
Richard Mott Opposition March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857		 34 First elected in 1854

[Data unknown/missing.]
Republican March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859		 35
James Mitchell Ashley March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1863		 36
37		 First elected in 1858

Redistricted to the 10th district
Francis Celeste Le Blond Democratic March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1867		 38
39		 First elected in 1862

[Data unknown/missing.]
William Mungen March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1871		 40
41		 First elected in 1866

[Data unknown/missing.]
Charles Nelson Lamison March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1875		 42
43		 First elected in 1870

[Data unknown/missing.]
Americus Vespucius Rice March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879		 44
45		 First elected in 1874

[Data unknown/missing.]
Benjamin Le Fevre March 4, 1879 –
March 4, 1883		 46
47		 Redistricted to the 4th district
George E. Seney March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885		 48 Redistricted to the 7th district
Benjamin Le Fevre March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887		 49 Redistricted from the 4th district
George E. Seney March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891		 50
51		 Redistricted from the 7th district
Fernando C. Layton March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893		 52 Redistricted to the 4th district
Dennis D. Donovan March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895		 53 Redistricted from the 6th district
Francis B. De Witt Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897		 54 Elected in 1894

[Data unknown/missing.]
David Meekison Democratic March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1901		 55
56		 First elected in 1896

[Data unknown/missing.]
John S. Snook March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1905		 57
58		 First elected in 1900

Retired
William W. Campbell Republican March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1907		 59 Elected in 1904

[Data unknown/missing.]
Timothy T. Ansberry Democratic March 4, 1907 –
January 9, 1915		 60
61
62
63		 First elected in 1906

Resigned when appointed to the Ohio Court of Appeals
Vacant January 9, 1915 –
March 4, 1915		 63
Nelson E. Matthews Republican March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1917		 64 Elected in 1914

[Data unknown/missing.]
John S. Snook Democratic March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1919		 65 Elected in 1916

Retired
Charles J. Thompson Republican March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1931		 66
67
68
69
70
71		 First elected in 1918

[Data unknown/missing.]
Frank C. Kniffin Democratic March 4, 1931 –
January 3, 1939		 72
73
74
75		 First elected in 1900

Lost re-election
Cliff Clevenger Republican January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1959		 76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85		 First elected in 1938

Retired
Del Latta January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1989		 86
87
88
89
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100		 First elected in 1958

Retired
Paul Gillmor January 3, 1989 –
September 5, 2007		 101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110		 First elected in 1988

Died
Vacant September 5, 2007 –
December 11, 2007		 110
Bob Latta Republican December 11, 2007 –
Present		 110
111
112
113
114		 First elected in a 2007 special election

Election results

The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.

YearDemocraticRepublicanOther
1812District created following the 1810 Census.
…
1920Newt Bronson: 25,395Charles J. Thompson: 40,381 
1922Frank C. Kniffin: 28,067Charles J. Thompson: 31,700 
1924Frank C. Kniffin: 29,245Charles J. Thompson: 31,045 
1926Frank C. Kniffin: 23,022Charles J. Thompson: 23,638 
1928Frank C. Kniffin: 31,385Charles J. Thompson: 36,096 
1930Frank C. Kniffin: 29,117Charles J. Thompson: 27,497 
1932Frank C. Kniffin: 44,433 William L. Manahan: 29,605 
1934Frank C. Kniffin: 34,249 Davis B. Johnson: 27,423 
1936Frank C. Kniffin: 41,693 Stephan S. Beard: 33,212Fred L. Hay: 3,663
1938Frank C. Kniffin: 28,109Cliff Clevenger: 37,027 
1940C. H. Armbruster: 31,063Cliff Clevenger: 48,040 
1942Ferdinand E. Warren: 17,514Cliff Clevenger: 30,667 
1944T. Walter Williams: 22,740Cliff Clevenger: 48,490 
1946Willard Thomas: 20,163Cliff Clevenger: 30,623 
1948Dan Batt: 32,076Cliff Clevenger: 34,950 
1950Dan Batt: 26,689Cliff Clevenger: 36,096 
1952Dan Batt: 42,104Cliff Clevenger: 72,168 
1954Martin W. Feigert: 33,483Cliff Clevenger: 49,265 
1956George E. Rafferty: 42,181Cliff Clevenger: 69,774 
1958George E. Rafferty: 44,971Delbert L. Latta: 52,612 
1960Tom T. McRitchie: 41,375Delbert L. Latta: 85,175 
1962William T. Hunt: 29,114Delbert L. Latta: 69,272 
1964Milford Landis: 41,621Delbert L. Latta: 80,394 
1966John H. Shock: 26,503Delbert L. Latta: 80,906 
1968Louis Richard Batzler: 45,884Delbert L. Latta: 113,381 
1970Carl G. Sherer: 37,545Delbert L. Latta: 92,577 
1972Bruce Edwards: 49,465Delbert L. Latta: 132,032 
1974Bruce Edwards: 53,391Delbert L. Latta: 89,161 
1976Bruce Edwards: 60,304Delbert L. Latta: 124,910 
1978James R. Sherck: 51,071Delbert L. Latta: 85,547 
1980James R. Sherck: 57,704Delbert L. Latta: 137,003 
1982James R. Sherck: 70,120Delbert L. Latta: 86,450 
1984James R. Sherck: 78,809Delbert L. Latta: 132,582 
1986Tom Murray: 54,864Delbert L. Latta: 102,016 
1988Tom Murray: 80,472Paul E. Gillmor: 128,838 
1990P. Scott Mange: 41,693Paul E. Gillmor: 113,615John E. Jackson: 10,612
1992 Paul E. Gillmor: 187,860 
1994Jarrod Tudor: 49,335Paul E. Gillmor: 135,879 
1996Annie Saunders: 81,170Paul E. Gillmor: 145,892David J. Schaffer (N): 11,461
1998Susan Davenport Darrow: 61,926Paul E. Gillmor: 123,979 
2000Dannie Edmon: 62,138Paul E. Gillmor: 169,857John F. Green (L): 5,464
David J. Schaffer (N): 5,881
2002Roger Anderson: 51,872Paul E. Gillmor: 126,286John F. Green: 10,096
2004Robin Weirauch: 95,481Paul E. Gillmor: 194,559 
2006Robin Weirauch: 95,955Paul E. Gillmor : 126,898 
2007*Robin Weirauch: 32,246Robert E. Latta: 41,740 
2008George Mays: 105,840Robert E. Latta: 188,905 [5]
2012[6]Angela Zimmann: 137,806Robert E. Latta: 201,514Eric Eberly (L) : 12,558
2014[7]Robert Fry: 57,328Robert E. Latta: 132,448Eric Eberly (L) : 9,142

2010

Ohio's 5th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Turnout  
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

References

  1. ↑ Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000" (PDF). census.gov. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Federal Elections 2008. Federal Elections Commission, Washington DC, July 2009
  6. ↑ "2012 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
  7. ↑ "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

Coordinates: 41°09′21″N 84°02′41″W / 41.15583°N 84.04472°W / 41.15583; -84.04472

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