Ohio's 9th congressional district has been represented by

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( D) since 1983. This district is in the northern part of the state, bordering

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and

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(via

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), and includes portions of Cuyahoga,

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, Lorain,

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, and

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counties. Due to redistricting by the Republican-controlled state legislature following the 2010 state elections, the 9th district absorbed part of western Cuyahoga County pitting 10th district Democratic incumbent

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against Kaptur in the 2012 Democratic primary. The redesigned 9th district has been called "The Snake by the Lake" due to its long and skinny appearance on the map"Kill the Snake by the Lake"
''Toledo Blade'', Jan. 16, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018. and one of the "Top 5 Ugliest Districts" due to

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. The two parts of the district are connected only via the Thomas Edison Memorial Bridge between Erie and Ottawa counties, as well as Crane Creek State Park. Some Ohio Democrats argued that when the beach floods, the reconfigured 9th is not contiguous. It was one of several districts challenged in a 2018 lawsuit seeking to overturn Ohio's congressional map as unconstitutional

.Todd Ruger,
Voters Challenge Ohio Congressional Map as Partisan Gerrymander"
''Roll Call,'' May 23, 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018. According to the lawsuit, the 9th "eats its way across the southern border of Lake Erie" while fragmenting Cleveland and Toledo. In 2019, the

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refused to hear the case meaning that Ohio's congressional districts, including district 9, would not need to be redrawn.

List of largest municipalities

All or part of ten cities (whose population is greater than 5,000) are in the district. The largest municipalities represented in this district include: * Toledo, population 313,619 * Lorain, population 64,097 * Lakewood, population 52,131 * Sandusky, population 27,844 *

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, population 22,816 *

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, population 19,355 * Sylvania, population 18,971 * Maumee, population 14,286

Election results from presidential races

List of members representing the district

Election results

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

Gerrymandering

The current district lines were drawn by Republicans in 2011, following the

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based on the 2010 census. The boundaries of the 9th district have been cited as a signature example of the partisan

of the Ohio redistricting. In 2011, ''

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'' criticized it as a product of gerrymandering, naming it one of the United States' "Top 5 Ugliest Districts".

Historical district boundaries

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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