The 13th

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is represented by Representative

Emilia Sykes Emilia Strong Sykes (born January 4, 1986) is an American politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Ohio's 13th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), D ...

. Due to reapportionment following the 2010 United States census, Ohio lost its 17th and 18th congressional districts, necessitating redrawing of district lines. Following the 2012 elections, the 13th district changed to take in much of the territory in the former 17th district, including the city of

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and areas east of

Akron Akron () is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the fifth-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 190,469 at the 2020 census. The Akron metropolitan area, covering Summit and Portage counties, had ...

. It was one of several districts challenged in a 2018 lawsuit seeking to overturn Ohio's congressional map as an unconstitutional gerrymander.Todd Ruger,
Voters Challenge Ohio Congressional Map as Partisan Gerrymander"
''Roll Call,'' May 23, 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018. According to the lawsuit, the 13th resembles a "jigsaw puzzle piece" that reaches out to grab the portion of Akron not taken in by the

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-based 11th district. From 2003 to 2013, the district ran from Lorain to include part of Akron, also taking in the suburban areas in between. In the 2020 redistricting cycle, Ohio lost its 16th congressional district and this district was redrawn to include all of Summit County and parts of Stark and Portage County including Canton, North Canton and parts of Massillon, while Youngstown was removed from the district.

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, townships, and municipalities:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST39/CD118_OH13.pdf
/ref> Portage County (2) : Mogadore (shared with Summit County), Suffield Township (part; also 14th) Stark County (14) : Canal Fulton, Canton, Canton Township (part; also 6th), Hartville, Hills and Dales, Jackson Township, Lake Township, Lawrence Township, Massillon (part; also 6th), Meyers Lake, North Canton, Perry Township (part; also 6th), Plain Township, Tuscarawas Township Summit County (31) : All 31 townships and municipalities

List of members representing the district

Recent election results

The following chart shows historic election results since 1920.

Recent election results from statewide races

Historical district boundaries

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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