The 22nd congressional district of Ohio was eliminated as a result of the
redistricting cycle after the
1980 Census
The United States census of 1980, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4 percent over the 203,184,772 persons enumerated during the 1970 census. It was th ...
.
In its last decade, the district primarily consisted of eastern
Cuyahoga county, with minor parts of western
Geauga
Geauga County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 95,397. The county seat is Chardon. The county is named for an Onondaga or Seneca language word meaning 'raccoon', originally the name of the ...
, western
Lake
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, and northern
Summit
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The term (mountain top) is generally used ...
counties.
List of members representing the district
Election results
The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. ''Italic type'' indicates incumbent.
* Possible error in records:
Simon B. Fitzsimmons
Simon may refer to:
People
* Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon
* Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon
* Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...
, the Democratic nominee in 1928, is likely the same person as
Sam B. Fitzsimmons, the Democratic nominee in 1924. There is no indication of which is the correct name.
References
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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
External links
1978 Maps of Ohio - Showing Congressional, Senatorial, Representatives, and Judicial Districts Ted W. Brown, Secretary of State, and James Marsh, Assistant Secretary of State
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Former congressional districts of the United States
Constituencies established in 1915
1915 establishments in Ohio
Constituencies disestablished in 1983
1983 disestablishments in Ohio
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