Ohio's 20th congressional district

The 20th Congressional district of Ohio was created after the 1840 census. It was eliminated in the redistricting following the 1990 census, and redistricted and renumbered as the 10th district.

In its last decade, the district consisted of central Cuyahoga county.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Congress(es)	Year(s)	Notes
District created March 4, 1843
Joshua Reed Giddings	Whig	28th–30th	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849	Redistricted from the 16th district
	Free Soil	31st–33rd	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1855
	Opposition	34th	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
	Republican	35th	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
John Hutchins		36th–37th	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863
District inactive		38th–42nd	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1873	District inactive
Richard C. Parsons	Republican	43rd	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
Henry B. Payne	Democratic	44th	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
Amos Townsend	Republican	45th–47th	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883
David R. Paige	Democratic	48th	March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885
William McKinley	Republican	49th	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	Redistricted to the 18th district
George W. Crouse		50th	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
Martin L. Smyser		51st	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891
Vincent A. Taylor		52nd	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
William J. White		53rd	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895
Clifton B. Beach		54th–55th	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899
Fremont O. Phillips		56th	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901
Jacob A. Beidler		57th–59th	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907
L. Paul Howland		60th–62nd	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913
William Gordon	Democratic	63rd–65th	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919
Charles A. Mooney		66th	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921
Miner G. Norton	Republican	67th	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923
Charles A. Mooney	Democratic	68th–72nd	March 4, 1923 – May 29, 1931	Died
Martin L. Sweeney		72nd–77th	November 3, 1931 – January 3, 1943
Michael A. Feighan		78th–91st	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1971
James V. Stanton		92nd–94th	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1977
Mary Rose Oakar		95th–102nd	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1993
District inactive		103rd– present	January 3, 1993 – Present	District inactive

Election results

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

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

External links

• 1983 District Maps of Ohio - United States Congress, Ohio Senate, Ohio House of Representatives, Ohio Court of Appeals, Sherrod Brown, Secretary of State

Coordinates: 41°25′N 81°40′W / 41.417°N 81.667°W / 41.417; -81.667