Ohio's 23rd congressional district

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.

List of representatives

Congress(es)	Year(s)	Notes	Representative	Party
District created January 3, 1953
83rd	January 3, 1953 – December 15, 1954	Redistricted from the At-large district, Resigned after being elected to the US Senate	George H. Bender	Republican
84th–93rd	January 3, 1955 – December 31, 1974	Resigned	William Edwin Minshall, Jr.	Republican
94th–97th	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983		Ronald M. Mottl	Democratic
98th–present	January 3, 1983 – Present		District inactive

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

References

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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