The 13th

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is represented by

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Tim Ryan. Due to reapportionment following the

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, 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

Youngstown Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio, and the largest city and county seat of Mahoning County. At the 2020 census, Youngstown had a city population of 60,068. It is a principal city of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area, which ...

and areas east of

Akron Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 Census, the city prop ...

. 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.Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute ''et al.,'' v. John Kasich
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO, filed 05/23/2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018. 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.

List of members representing the district

Recent election results

The following chart shows historic election results since 1920.

Recent election results from statewide races

Under its current lines, the 13th district is usually strongly Democratic, although Republicans have carried it in statewide races.

Historical district boundaries

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ohio's 13th Congressional District 13 Constituencies established in 1823 1823 establishments in Ohio

List of members representing the district

Recent election results

Recent election results from statewide races

Historical district boundaries

See also

References