Ohio's 23rd congressional district

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The 23rd congressional district of Ohio was eliminated in the redistricting following the 1980 census. The district had been created after the elimination of the at-large seat after the 1950 election.

[edit] List of Representatives

Congress(es)/Year(s) Representative Party
83rd (1953 – 1954-12-15) George H. Bender Republican
84th–93rd (1955 – 1974-12-31) William Edwin Minshall, Jr.
94th–97th (1975–1983) Ronald M. Mottl Democratic
98th–present (1983–present) District eliminated

[edit] Election results

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

Year Democratic Republican Other
1980 Ronald M. Mottl*: 144,371    
1978 Ronald M. Mottl: 99,975 Homer S. Taft: 33,732  
1976 Ronald M. Mottl: 130,576 Michael T. Scanlon: 47,804  
1974 Ronald M. Mottl: 53,338 George E. Masties: 46,810 Arthur L. Cain: 2,005
Bohdan A. Futey: 2,655
Hugh J. Gallagher: 3,461
Dennis J. Kucinich: 45,186
1972 Dennis J. Kucinich: 94,366 William E. Minshall Jr.: 98,594 Frederick D. Lyon (AI): 2,976
John O'Neill (SL): 3,615
1970 Ronald M. Mottl: 73,765 William E. Minshall Jr.: 111,218  
1968 James V. Stanton: 98,825 William E. Minshall Jr.: 106,852  
1966 Sheldon D. Clark: 37,489 William E. Minshall Jr.: 102,513  
1964 Norbert G. Dennerll Jr.: 64,162 William E. Minshall Jr.: 131,554  
1962 Emil C. Weber: 42,907 William E. Minshall Jr.: 107,510  
1960 Daniel Winston: 59,893 William E. Minshall Jr.: 123,364  
1958 Daniel Winston: ??95,267?? William E. Minshall Jr.: 47,953  
1956 George A. Hurley: 46,247 William E. Minshall Jr.: 102,707  
1954 Bernice S. Pyke: 33,639 William E. Minshall: 69,994  
1952 Michael P. O'Brien: 47,090 George H. Bender*: 85,752  
  • Redistricting following the 1980 census eliminated the 23rd district. In 1982, Mottl was defeated in the Democratic primary for nomination to his new district.
  • Bender was the incumbent for the at-large seat, which was eliminated after the 1950 election.
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