Ohio's 12th congressional district is a

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in central Ohio, covering Delaware County, Morrow County, and Licking County, along with parts of

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, Muskingum, and Richland counties. The district includes communities north and east of

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including

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, and

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. It is currently represented by

Troy Balderson William Troy Balderson (born January 16, 1962) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative from Ohio's 12th congressional district since 2018. He served as an Ohio state senator representing the 20th district fro ...

, a member of the Republican Party. Balderson took office following a

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held on August 7, 2018, to replace Rep.

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, who had resigned on January 15, 2018. Balderson was then re-elected in the 2018 general election two months later. From 2003 to 2013 the district included eastern Columbus, including most of its heavily African-American neighborhoods. The district also took in most of its northern suburbs, including Westerville. It was one of two districts that split the state's capital city, the other being the 15th District. For most of the time from the 1980s to the 2000s, it was considered to be less Republican than the 15th, in part due to its large black population. However, redistricting after the 2010 census drew nearly all of the 15th's black constituents into the 3rd District, while the 15th was pushed into more exurban and Republican areas north and east of the capital. It has been in Republican hands since 1920, except for an eight-year stretch in the 1930s and a two-year term in 1980 where the

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held the seat; in both instances the Democratic incumbent was later defeated by a GOP challenger. In the 2004 presidential election

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narrowly won the district against

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, 51% to 49%. However, in the 2008 presidential election, Democratic candidate

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won the 12th district by a margin of 53% to 46%. After the 2011 redistricting cycle, the district has since been won in larger margins by Republican presidential candidates. In the 2018 special election, Balderson was endorsed by prominent Republicans including

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(who represented the 12th from 1983 to 2001), and former Rep. Tiberi. The Democratic candidate was Danny O’Connor. The winner was not immediately clear following the unexpectedly competitive August 7 election. Only on August 24 was Balderson officially declared the winner of the special election, which witnessed a significant swing away from the Republican Party as Balderson won with a margin of less than 1%, while fellow Republican Trump had carried the district by 11% in the 2016 presidential election. In 2020 the district swung heavily back to the Republicans as Balderson won by over 14%.

Election results from presidential races

List of members representing the district

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from the and re-elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826.
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March 3, 1833 , , Elected in 1828.
Re-elected in 1830.

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March 3, 1835 , , Elected in 1832.
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March 3, 1837 , , Elected in 1834.
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March 3, 1839 , , Elected in 1836.
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March 3, 1841 , , Elected in 1838.
, - style="height:3em" , align=left , Joshua Mathiot , , Whig , nowrap , March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843 , , Elected in 1840.
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Samuel Finley Vinton Samuel Finley Vinton (September 25, 1792 – May 11, 1862) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from March 4, 1823 to March 3, 1837 and again from March 4, 1843 to March 3, 1851. Biography Born in South Hadley, ...

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March 3, 1851 , , Elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1844.
Re-elected in 1846.
Re-elected in 1848.
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John Welch , , Whig , nowrap , March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853 , , Elected in 1850.
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Edson B. Olds , , Democratic , nowrap , March 4, 1853 –
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from the and re-elected in 1852.
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Samuel Galloway Samuel Galloway (March 20, 1811 – April 5, 1872) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio. Born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Galloway attended local public schools. He moved to Ohio and settled in Highland Cou ...

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March 3, 1857 , , Elected in 1854.
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Samuel S. Cox Samuel Sullivan "Sunset" Cox (September 30, 1824 – September 10, 1889) was an American Congressman and diplomat. He represented both Ohio and New York in the United States House of Representatives and served as United States Ambassador to the ...

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March 3, 1863 , , Elected in 1856.
Re-elected in 1858.
Re-elected in 1860.

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William E. Finck William Edward Finck (September 1, 1822 – January 25, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. Born in Somerset, Ohio, Finck attended the public schools and St. Joseph's College (Ohio). He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1843 and ...

, , Democratic , nowrap , March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1867 , , Elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
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Philadelph Van Trump Philadelph Van Trump (November 15, 1810 – July 31, 1874) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1867 to 1873. Biography Born in Lancaster, Ohio, Van Trump attended a public school. He learned the art o ...

, , Democratic , nowrap , March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1873 , , Elected in 1866.
Re-elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
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Hugh J. Jewett Hugh Judge Jewett (July 1, 1817 – March 6, 1898) was an American railroader and politician. He served as the United States representative from Ohio's 12th congressional district in the 43rd United States Congress. Early life Jewett was bo ...

, , Democratic , nowrap , March 4, 1873 –
June 23, 1874 , rowspan=3 , , Elected in 1872.
Resigned to become President of the

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March 3, 1875 , Elected to finish Jewett's term.
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Ansel T. Walling Ansel Tracy Walling (January 10, 1824 – June 22, 1896) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1875 to 1877. Early life and career Born in Otsego County, New York, Walling moved to Eri ...

, , Democratic , nowrap , March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877 , , Elected in 1874.
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Thomas Ewing Jr. Thomas Ewing Jr. (August 7, 1829 – January 21, 1896) 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, 18 ...

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March 3, 1879 , , Elected in 1876.

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March 3, 1881 , ,

from the and re-elected in 1878.

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George L. Converse George Leroy Converse (June 4, 1827 – March 30, 1897) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio, representing three different districts from 1879 to 1885. Life and career Born in Georgesvi ...

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March 3, 1883 , ,

from the and re-elected in 1880.

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Alphonso Hart , ,

, nowrap , March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885 , , Elected in 1882.
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March 3, 1887 , , Elected in 1884.

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March 3, 1891 , , Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
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, nowrap , March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893 , {{USCongressOrdinal, 52 , Elected in 1890.

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Joseph H. Outhwaite Joseph Hodson Outhwaite (December 5, 1841 – December 9, 1907) was an American educator, lawyer and politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1885 to 1895. Early life and career Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Outhwait ...

, {{Party shading/Democratic , Democratic , nowrap , March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895 , {{USCongressOrdinal, 53 ,

from the {{ushr, OH, 9, C and re-elected in 1892.
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, nowrap , March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897 , {{USCongressOrdinal, 54 , Elected in 1894.
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John J. Lentz , {{Party shading/Democratic , Democratic , nowrap , March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1901 , {{USCongressOrdinal, 55, 56 , Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
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Emmett Tompkins , {{Party shading/Republican ,

, nowrap , March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1903 , {{USCongressOrdinal, 57 , Elected in 1900.
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De Witt C. Badger De Witt Clinton Badger (August 7, 1858 – May 20, 1926) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio and one term as the 36th mayor of Columbus, Ohio in the early 20th century. Early life and ...

, {{Party shading/Democratic , Democratic , nowrap , March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1905 , {{USCongressOrdinal, 58 , Elected in 1902.
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Edward L. Taylor Jr. Edward Livingston Taylor Jr. (August 10, 1869 – March 10, 1938) was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1905 to 1913. Biography Born in Columbus, Ohio, he was the son of Edward ( ...

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, nowrap , March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1913 , {{USCongressOrdinal, 59, 62 , Elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
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Clement L. Brumbaugh Clement Laird Brumbaugh (February 28, 1863 – September 28, 1921) was an American educator and politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio for four terms from 1913 to 1921. Early life and edu ...

, {{Party shading/Democratic , Democratic , nowrap , March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1921 , {{USCongressOrdinal, 63, 66 , Elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Retired. , - style="height:3em" , align=left , John C

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, nowrap , March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1931 , {{USCongressOrdinal, 67, 71 , Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Lost re-election. , - style="height:3em" , align=left , Arthur Lamneck (Head Crop)

Arthur P. Lamneck Arthur Philip Lamneck (March 12, 1880 – April 23, 1944) was a four-term U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1931 to 1939. Early life and career Born in Port Washington, Ohio, Lamneck was the son of Philip and Mary Lamneck. He attended the ...

, {{Party shading/Democratic , Democratic , nowrap , March 4, 1931 –
January 3, 1939 , {{USCongressOrdinal, 72, 75 , Elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Lost re-election. , - style="height:3em" , align=left , John Martin Vorys 84th Congress 1955

John M. Vorys John Martin Vorys (June 16, 1896 – August 25, 1968) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. Early life Born in Lancaster, Ohio, Vorys attended the public schools in Lancaster and Columbus, Ohio. During the First World War served overseas as a pilo ...

, {{Party shading/Republican ,

, nowrap , January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1959 , {{USCongressOrdinal, 76, 85 , Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Retired. , - style="height:3em" , align=left ,

Samuel L. Devine Samuel Leeper Devine (December 21, 1915 – June 27, 1997) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served in the United States House of Representatives as Representative of the 12th congressional district of Ohio from January 3, 1 ...

, {{Party shading/Republican ,

, nowrap , January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1981 , {{USCongressOrdinal, 86, 96 , Elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Lost re-election. , - style="height:3em" , align=left , Bob Shamansky 97th Congress 1981

Bob Shamansky Robert Norton Shamansky (April 18, 1927 – August 11, 2011) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician and attorney from the state of Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Repr ...

, {{Party shading/Democratic , Democratic , nowrap , January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983 , {{USCongressOrdinal, 97 , Elected in 1980.
Lost re-election. , - style="height:3em" , align=left , John Kasich 99th Congress 1985

, {{Party shading/Republican ,

, nowrap , January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 2001 , {{USCongressOrdinal, 98, 106 , Elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Retired to run for U.S. President. , - style="height:3em" , align=left , Patrick Tiberi, official 109th Congress photo

Patrick Tiberi, official 109th Congress photo

, {{Party shading/Republican ,

, nowrap , January 3, 2001 –
January 15, 2018 , {{USCongressOrdinal, 107, 115 , Elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Resigned to lead the Ohio Business Roundtable. , - style="height:3em" , colspan=2 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , January 15, 2018 –
August 7, 2018 , {{USCongressOrdinal, 115 , , - style="height:3em" , align=left , Troy Balderson 115th Congress

, {{Party shading/Republican ,

, nowrap , August 7, 2018 –
Present , {{USCongressOrdinal, 115, Present , Elected to finish Tiberi's term.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.

Recent election results

The following chart shows historic election results. {, class=wikitable ! Year ! Democratic ! Republican ! Other , - ,

1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...

: 43,845 , √

: 62,247 , Enoch B. Eubanks: 1,481 , - ,

1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...

, H. Sage Valentine: 37,875 , √

(Incumbent): 47,265 , William Garminden ( SL): 632 , - ,

1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China hol ...

, Lowry F. Sater: 41,291 , √

(Incumbent): 58,705 , , - ,

1926 Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz. ** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of V ...

, H. S. Atkinson: 31,724 , √

(Incumbent): 41,119 , , - ,

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...

, Carl H. Valentine: 50,216 , √

(Incumbent): 82,574 , , - ,

1930 Events January * January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will be ...

, √

: 59,330 ,

(Incumbent): 43,840 , , - ,

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

, √

(Incumbent): 63,135 ,

: 62,704 , , - ,

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...

, √

(Incumbent): 63,396 ,

: 50,386 , , - ,

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

, √

(Incumbent): 88,222 , Grant P. Ward: 64,766 , , - ,

1938 Events January * January 1 ** The Constitution of Estonia#Third Constitution (de facto 1938–1940, de jure 1938–1992), new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the a ...

(Incumbent): 62,026 , √ Jonn M. Vorys: 64,409 , , - ,

1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *January ...

: 87,115 , √

(Incumbent): 91,767 , , - ,

1942 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...

: 40,290 , √

(Incumbent): 56,558 , , - ,

1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...

, Forrest F. Smith: 82,503 , √

(Incumbent): 97,856 , , - ,

1946 Events January * January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...

: 45,779 , √

(Incumbent): 74,691 , , - ,

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

, Robert M. Draper: 87,770 , √

(Incumbent): 95,575 , , - ,

1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 cr ...

, John W. Guy: 65,860 , √

(Incumbent): 117,396 , , - ,

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

, George T. Tarbutton: 81,665 , √

(Incumbent): 134,693 , , - ,

1954 Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...

, Jacob F. Myers: 59,210 , √

(Incumbent): 94,585 , , - ,

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...

, Walter J. Shapter Jr.: 79,597 , √

(Incumbent): 128,682 , , - ,

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

, Walter J. Shapter Jr.: 84,470 , √

: 100,684 , , - ,

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

, Richard E. Liming: 90,894 , √

(Incumbent): 140,236 , , - ,

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...

, Paul D. Cassidy: 60,563 , √

(Incumbent): 130,316 , , - ,

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...

, Robert L. Van Heyde: 118,299 , √

(Incumbent): 146,971 , , - ,

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

: 39,140 , √

(Incumbent): 70,102 , , - ,

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

, Herbert J. Pfeifer: 51,202 , √

(Incumbent): 106,664 , , - ,

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...

, James W. Goodrich: 60,538 , √

(Incumbent): 82,486 , , - ,

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

, James W. Goodrich: 81,074 , √

(Incumbent): 103,655 , , - ,

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

, Francine Ryan: 70,818 , √

(Incumbent): 73,303 , , - ,

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

, Francine Ryan: 89,424 , √

(Incumbent): 90,987 , William Roger "Bill" Moss ( I): 15,429 , - ,

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

, James L. Baumann: 61,698 , √

(Incumbent): 81,573 , , - ,

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

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: 108,690 ,

(Incumbent): 98,110 , , - ,

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

(Incumbent): 82,753 , √

: 88,335 , Russell A. Lewis ( L): 3,939 , - ,

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

, Richard S. Sloan: 65,215 , √

(Incumbent): 148,899 , , - ,

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

, Timothy C. Jochim: 42,727 , √

(Incumbent): 117,905 , , - ,

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

, Mark P. Brown: 50,782 , √

(Incumbent): 204,892 , , - ,

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ...

, Mike Gelpi: 50,784 , √

(Incumbent): 130,495 , , - ,

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...

Bob Fitrakis Robert Fitrakis (born November 29, 1955) is an American lawyer, political author, political candidate, and Professor of Political Science in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department at Columbus State Community College. He has been the edit ...

: 68,761 , √

(Incumbent): 170,297 , , - ,

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ...

, Cynthia L. Ruccia: 57,294 , √

(Incumbent): 114,608 , , - ,

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...

, Cynthia L. Ruccia: 78,762 , √

(Incumbent): 151,667 , Barbara Ann Edelman ( N): 7,005 , - ,

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

Edward S. Brown Edward is an English language, English given name. It is derived from the Old English, Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements ''wikt:ead#Old English, ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and ''wikt:weard#Old English, weard'' "gua ...

: 60,694 , √

(Incumbent): 124,197 , , - ,

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

Maryellen O'Shaughnessy Maryellen O'Shaughnessy is an American Democratic politician from Columbus, Ohio, and current the Franklin County Clerk of Courts. O'Shaughnessy is serving in her fourth consecutive term. Background O'Shaughnessy is a fifth-generation Centr ...

: 115,432 , √

: 139,242 , Charles Ed Jordan: 1,566
Nick Hogan ( L): 4,546
Gregory B. Richey ( N): 2,600 , - ,

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

: 64,707 , √

(Incumbent): 116,982 , , - ,

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

: 122,109 , √

(Incumbent): 198,912 , , - ,

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

, Robert N. Shamansky: 126,573 , √

(Incumbent): 198,723 , , - ,

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

David Robinson David Maurice Robinson (born August 6, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1989 to 2003, and minority owner of the Spurs. Nicknamed ...

: 152,234 , √

(Incumbent): 197,447 , Steven Linnabary (L): 10,707 , - ,

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

Paula Brooks Paula or PAULA may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Paula, in video game ''EarthBound'' * Paula, in ''The Larry Sanders Show'' * Paula Campbell (''EastEnders''), in 2003 Film and television * ''Paula'' (1915 film), a si ...

: 110,307 , √

(Incumbent): 150,163 , Travis Irvine (L): 8,710 , - ,

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

, Jim Reese: 134,614 , √

(Incumbent): 233,874 , , - ,

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

, David Tibbs: 61,360 , √

(Incumbent): 150,573 , Bob Hart ( G): 9,148 , - ,

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

, Ed Albertson: 112, 638 , √

(Incumbent): 251,266 , Joe Manchik ( G): 13,474 Write-in: 156 , - , 2018 (Special) , Danny O'Connor: 102,648 , √

: 104,328 , Joe Manchik ( G): 1,165 , - ,

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

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(Incumbent): 175,677 , Joe Manchik ( G): 4,718 Write-in: 71 , - ,

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...

, Alaina Shearer: 182,847 , √

(Incumbent): 241,790 , John S. Stewart (L): 13,035

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References

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Election results from presidential races

List of members representing the district

Recent election results

Historical district boundaries

See also

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