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Ohio's 5th congressional district is in northwestern and north central Ohio and borders
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. 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,
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, Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Williams, and
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Counties were included in this district. Portions of Ashland, Lucas, Mercer, and Wyandot Counties were also a part of the 5th District.


Election results from presidential races


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 represented in this district include: * Toledo(*), population 272,779 * Findlay, population 41,202 *
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, population 29,636 * Perrysburg, population 16,945 * Fremont, population 16,734 *
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, population 17,400 * Norwalk, population 16,238 * Fostoria(*), population 13,931 * Bucyrus, population 13,224 *
Galion Galion is a city in Crawford, Morrow, and Richland counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 10,453 at the 2020 census. Galion is the second-largest city in Crawford County after Bucyrus. The Crawford County portion of Galion is ...
(*), population 11,341 * Van Wert, population 10,690 *
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, population 9,318 * Bryan, population 8,333 * Wauseon, population 7,091 *
Upper Sandusky Upper Sandusky is a city and the county seat of Wyandot County, Ohio, United States, along the upper Sandusky River, which flows north to Sandusky Bay and Lake Erie. The city is approximately 59 mi (96 km) south of Toledo and 62 m ...
(*), population 6,533 *
Rossford Rossford is a city in Wood County, Ohio, United States, located along the Maumee River in the Toledo metropolitan area. The population was 6,293 at the 2010 census. The town includes the intersection of Interstate 75 and the Ohio Turnpike. Ross ...
, population 6,406 * Northwood, population 5,471 (*) Denotes that areas of the city are located in another Congressional District.


List of members representing the district


Election results

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


2010


2012


2014


2016


2018


2020


Historical district boundaries


See also

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Ohio's congressional districts Ohio is divided into 15 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. Election district disputes in the 2010s After the 2010 Census, Ohio lost two House seats due to slow population gr ...
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List of United States congressional districts Congressional districts in the United States are electoral divisions for the purpose of electing members of the United States House of Representatives. The number of voting seats in the House of Representatives is currently set at 435, with ...
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Ohio's 5th congressional district special election, 2007 The 2007 special election in Ohio's 5th congressional district occurred when the district became vacant following the death of incumbent Paul E. Gillmor. A By-election, special election to fill the seat was called by Ohio Governor Ted Stricklan ...


References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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