Ohio's 13th congressional district

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Ohio's 13th congressional district
Current Representative Betty Sutton (D–Copley)
Distribution 92.72% urban, 7.28% rural
Population (2000) 630,730
Median income $44,524
Ethnicity 83.2% White, 12.6% Black, 1.2% Asian, 3.7% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.3% other
Cook PVI D+5

The 13th congressional district of Ohio is represented by Representative Betty Sutton, who defeated Republican Craig L. Foltin on Nov. 7, 2006. It was formerly represented by Sherrod Brown. The district runs from Lorain to include part of Akron (which is split between this district and the Seventeenth), also taking in the suburban areas in between.

List of representatives

Congress(es) Year(s) Notes Representative Party
District created March 4, 1823
18th March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 Elisha Whittlesey Adams-Clay D-R
20th–20th March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 Redistricted to the 16th district Adams
21st–22nd March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833 Anti-Jacksonian
23rd-24th March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 David Spangler
25th–26th March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 Daniel Parkhurst Leadbetter Democratic
27th March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 Redistricted to the 16th district James Mathews
28th March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 Perley B. Johnson Whig
29th March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 Isaac Parrish Democratic
30th March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 Thomas Ritchey
31st March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 William A. Whittlesey
32nd March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 James M. Gaylord
33rd March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 William D. Lindsley
34th March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 John Sherman Opposition
35th–37th March 4, 1857 – March 21, 1861 Resigned after being elected to the U.S. Senate Republican
37th July 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 Samuel T. Worcester
38th March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 John O'Neill Democratic
39th March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 Columbus Delano Republican
40th March 4, 1867 – June 3, 1868 Lost contested election George W. Morgan Democratic
40th June 3, 1868 – March 3, 1869 Won contested election Columbus Delano Republican
41st–42nd March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 George W. Morgan Democratic
43rd–45th March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879 Milton I. Southard
46th March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 Adoniram J. Warner
47th March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 Redistricted from the 14th district Gibson Atherton
48th March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 Redistricted from the 12th district George L. Converse
49th–51st March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891) Redistricted to the 9th district Joseph H. Outhwaite
52nd March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 James I. Dungan
53rd March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 Redistricted from the 8th district Darius D. Hare
54th March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 Stephen Ross Harris Republican
55th–57th March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903 James A. Norton Democratic
58th March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 Amos H. Jackson Republican
59th–60th March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1909 Grant E. Mouser
61st–62nd March 4, 1909 – October 1, 1912 Died Carl C. Anderson Democratic
63rd March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 Redistricted to the 8th district John A. Key
64th–65th March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919 Arthur W. Overmyer
66th–70th March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1929 James T. Begg Republican
71st March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931 Joseph E. Baird
72nd–74th March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1937 William L. Fiesinger Democratic
75th–76th January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1941 Dudley A. White Republican
77th January 3, 1941 – September 2, 1942 Resigned after receiving a commission in the United States Navy Albert David Baumhart, Jr.
78th–83rd January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1955 Alvin F. Weichel
84th–86th January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1961 Albert David Baumhart, Jr.
87th–94th January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1977 Charles Adams Mosher
95th–102nd January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1993 Don Pease Democratic
103rd–109th January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2007 Sherrod Brown
110th–present January 3, 2007 – Present Betty Sutton

Election results

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

Year Democratic Republican Other
2010 Betty Sutton: 118,806 Tom Ganley: 94,367  
2008 Betty Sutton: 189,542 David Potter: 104,066 Robert Crow: 37  
2006 Betty Sutton: 135,639 Craig L. Foltin: 85,922  
2004 Sherrod Brown: 196,139 Robert Lucas: 95,025  
2002 Sherrod Brown: 123,025 Ed Oliveros: 55,357  
2000 Sherrod Brown: 170,058 Rick H. Jeric: 84,295 Michael A. Chmura (L): 5,837
David C. Kluter (N): 3,108
1998 Sherrod Brown: 116,309 Grace L. Drake: 72,666  
1996 Sherrod Brown: 148,690 Kenneth C. Blair Jr.: 87,108 David C. Kluter (N): 8,707
1994 Sherrod Brown: 93,147 Gregory A. White: 86,422 Howard Mason: 7,777
John Michael Ryan: 2,430
1992 Sherrod Brown: 134,486 Margaret R. Mueller: 88,889 Mark Miller: 20,320
Tom Lawson: 4,719
Werner J. Lange: 3,844
1990 Donald J. Pease: 93,431 William D. Nielsen Jr.: 60,925 John Michael Ryan: 10,506
1988 Donald J. Pease: 137,074 Dwight Brown: 59,287  
1986 Donald J. Pease: 88,612 William D. Nielsen Jr.: 52,452  
1984 Donald J. Pease: 131,923 William G. Schaffner: 59,610 Other: 7,223
1982 Donald J. Pease: 92,296 Timothy Paul Martin: 53,376 James S. Patton: 5,053
1980 Donald J. Pease: 113,439 David Earl Armstrong: 64,296  
1978 Donald J. Pease: 80,875 Mark W. Whitfield: 43,269  
1976 Donald J. Pease: 108,061 Woodrow W. Mathna: 49,828 Patricia A. Cortez: 5,794
1974 Fred M. Ritenauer: 53,766 Charles A. Mosher: 72,881  
1972 John M. Ryan: 51,991 Charles A. Mosher: 111,242  
1970 Joseph J. Bartolomeo: 53,271 Charles A. Mosher: 85,858  
1968 Adrian F. Betleski: 59,864 Charles A. Mosher: 97,158  
1966 Thomas E. Wolfe: 36,751 Charles A. Mosher: 69,862  
1964 Louis Frey: 62,780 Charles A. Mosher: 75,945  
1962 J. Grant Keys: 52,030 Charles A. Mosher: 63,858  
1960 J. William McCray: 69,033 Charles A. Mosher: 73,100  
1958 J. William McCray: 45,390 A. David Baumhart Jr.: 65,169  
1956 J. P. Henderson: 32,900 A. David Baumhart Jr.: 79,324  
1954 George C. Steinemann: 32,177 A. David Baumhart Jr.: 56,524  
1952 George C. Steinemann: 44,467 Alvin F. Weichel: 63,344  
1950 Dwight A. Blackmore: 24,042 Alvin F. Weichel: 58,484  
1948 Dwight A. Blackmore: 38,264 Alvin F. Weichel: 55,408  
1946 Frank W. Thomas: 19,237 Alvin F. Weichel: 49,725  
1944   Alvin F. Weichel: 67,298  
1942 E. C. Alexander: 23,618 Alvin F. Weichel: 37,923  
1940 Werner S. Haslinger: 40,274 A. David Baumhart Jr.: 62,442  
1938 William L. Fiesinger: 24,749 Dudley A. White: 56,204  
1936 Forrest R. Black: 39,042 Dudley A. White: 46,623 Merrell E. Martin: 12,959
1934 William L. Fiesinger: 43,617 Walter E. Kruger: 35,889 Charles C. Few: 764
1932 William L. Fiesinger: 56,070 Walter E. Kruger: 39,122  
1930 William L. Fiesinger: 35,199 Joseph E. Baird: 35,199  
1928 William C. Martin: 34,015 Joseph E. Baird: 54,174  
1926 G. C. Steineman: 19,571 James T. Begg: 36,444  
1924 John Dreitzler: 27,623 James T. Begg: 45,307  
1922 Arthur W. Overmyer: 30,199 James T. Begg: 38,994  
1920 Alfred Waggoner: 26,646 James T. Begg: 48,416  

References

All districts: Territory At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
The At-large, 19th – 24th districts are obsolete.
See also: Ohio's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
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