Ohio's 7th congressional district

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Ohio's 7th congressional district

Current Representative		Steve Austria (R–Beavercreek)
Distribution	71.27% urban, 28.73% rural
Population (2000)	630,730
Median income	$43,248
Ethnicity	79.3% White, 17.5% Black, 1.0% Asian, 1.1% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI	R+7

Ohio's 7th congressional district is currently represented by Steve Austria. This district includes the cities of Springfield, Circleville, and Lancaster as well as some of the southern suburbs of Columbus and nearby counties.

List of representatives

Congress(es)	Year(s)	Notes	Representative	Party
District created March 4, 1823
18th	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825		Samuel Finley Vinton	Adams-Clay D-R
19th - 20th	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829			Adams
21st - 22nd	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833	Redistricted to the 6th district		Anti-Jacksonian
23rd	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835		William Allen	Jacksonian
24th	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837		William K. Bond	Anti-Jacksonian
25th - 26th	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841		William K. Bond	Whig
27th	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843		William Russell	Whig
28th–29th	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847		Joseph J. McDowell	Democratic
30th–31st	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851	Elected after Rep-elect Thomas L. Hamer died before start of term	Jonathan D. Morris	Democratic
32nd	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853		Nelson Barrere	Whig
33rd	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855		Aaron Harlan	Whig
34th	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857			Opposition
35th	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859			Republican
36th–37th	March 4, 1859 – March 12, 1861	Resigned to become Minister to Mexico	Thomas Corwin	Republican
37th	July 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863		Richard A. Harrison	Unionist
38th	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	Redistricted from the 12th district	Samuel S. Cox	Democratic
39th–40th	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869		Samuel Shellabarger	Republican
41st	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871		James J. Winans
42nd	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873		Samuel Shellabarger
43rd–44th	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877		Lawrence T. Neal	Democratic
45th	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	Redistricted to the 11th district	Henry L. Dickey
46th	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881		Frank H. Hurd
47th	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883		John P. Leedom
48th	March 4, 1883 – June 20, 1884	Lost contested election	Henry Lee Morey	Republican
48th	June 20, 1884 – March 3, 1885	Won contested election, Redistricted to the 3rd district	James E. Campbell	Democratic
49th	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	Redistricted from the 5th district, Redistricted to the 5th district	George E. Seney
50th	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	Redistricted from the 3rd district	James E. Campbell
51st	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891		Henry Lee Morey	Republican
52nd	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	Redistricted from the 10th district	William E. Haynes	Democratic
53rd–54th	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897		George W. Wilson	Republican
55th–56th	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901		Walter L. Weaver
57th–58th	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905		Thomas B. Kyle
59th–61st	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911		J. Warren Keifer
62nd–63rd	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915		James D. Post	Democratic
64th–67th	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923	Redistricted from the 6th district	Simeon D. Fess	Republican
68th–72nd	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933		Charles Brand
73rd–74th	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937		Leroy T. Marshall
75th	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939		Arthur W. Aleshire	Democratic
76th–89th	January 3, 1939 – August 23, 1965	Died	Clarence J. Brown	Republican
89th–97th	November 2, 1965 – January 3, 1983		Clarence J. "Bud" Brown Jr.
98th–101st	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991		Mike DeWine
102nd–110th	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2009		Dave Hobson
111th–present	January 3, 2009 – Present		Steve Austria

Election results

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

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
2010	William R. Conner: 70,400	Steven Austria: 135,721	John Anderson (L): 9,381 David Easton (C): 2,811
2008	Sharen Neuhardt: 113,099	Steven Austria: 159,265
2006	William R. Conner: 85,202	David L. Hobson: 133,112
2004	Kara Anastasio: 97,972	David L. Hobson: 182,621
2002	Kara Anastasio: 45,568	David L. Hobson: 113,252	Frank Doden (G): 8,812
2000	Donald E. Minor Jr.: 60,755	David L. Hobson: 163,646	John Mitchel: 13,983 Jack D. Null (L): 3,802
1998	Donald E. Minor Jr.: 49,780	David L. Hobson: 120,765	James A. Schrader (L): 9,146
1996	Richard K. Blain: 61,419	David L. Hobson: 158,087	Dawn Marie Johnson (N): 13,478
1994		David L. Hobson: 140,124
1992	Clifford S. Heskett: 66,237	David L. Hobson: 164,195
1990	Jack Schira: 59,349	David L. Hobson: 97,123
1988	Jack Schira: 50,423	R. Michael DeWine: 142,597
1986		R. Michael DeWine: 119,238
1984	Donald E. Scott: 40,621	R. Michael DeWine: 147,885	Others: 4,352
1982	Roger D. Tackett: 65,543	R. Michael DeWine: 87,842	John B. Winer (L): 2,761
1980	Donald Hollister: 38,952	Clarence J. "Bud" Brown Jr.: 124,137
1978		Clarence J. "Bud" Brown Jr.: 92,507
1976	Dorothy Franke: 54,755	Clarence J. "Bud" Brown Jr.: 101,027
1974	Patrick L. Nelson: 34,828	Clarence J. "Bud" Brown Jr.: 73,503	Dorothy Franke: 13,088
1972		Clarence J. "Bud" Brown Jr.: 112,350	Dorothy Franke: 40,945
1970	Joseph D. Lewis: 37,294	Clarence J. "Bud" Brown Jr.: 84,448
1968	Robert E. Cecile: 55,386	Clarence J. "Bud" Brown Jr.: 97,581
1966		Clarence J. "Bud" Brown Jr.: 81,225
1964	Jerry R. Graham: 70,857	Clarence J. "Bud" Brown Jr.*: 93,022
1962	Robert A. Riley: 39,908	Clarence J. Brown Sr.: 83,680
1960	Joseph A. Sullivan: 55,451	Clarence J. Brown Sr.: 105,026
1958	Joseph A. Sullivan: 48,994	Clarence J. Brown Sr.: 75,085
1956	Joseph A. Sullivan: 47,220	Clarence J. Brown Sr.: 91,439
1954	G. Louis Wren: 35,504	Clarence J. Brown Sr.: 62,821
1952		Clarence J. Brown Sr.: 98,354
1950	Ben J. Goldman: 35,818	Clarence J. Brown Sr.: 77,660
1948		Clarence J. Brown Sr.: 71,737
1946	Carl H. Ehl: 29,824	Clarence J. Brown Sr.: 63,390
1944	John L. Cashim: 52,403	Clarence J. Brown Sr.: 84,770	Carl H. Ehl: 211
1942	George H. Smith: 23,384	Clarence J. Brown Sr.: 52,270
1940	J. Fuller Trump: 59,667	Clarence J. Brown Sr.: 83,415
1938	Arthur W. Aleshire: 50,163	Clarence J. Brown Sr.: 68,185
1936	Arthur W. Aleshire: 68,456	Leroy T. Marshall: 67,454
1934	C. W. Rich: 43,226	Leroy T. Marshall: 46,453
1932	Aaron J. Halloran: 57,715	Leroy T. Marshall: 65,064
1930	John L. Zimmerman Jr.: 35,663	Charles Brand: 50,595
1928	Harry E. Rice: 34,323	Charles Brand: 75,753
1926	Harry E. Rice: 22,314	Charles Brand: 45,699
1924	C. K. Wolf: 34,709	Charles Brand: 61,557
1922	Charles B. Zimmerman: 38,522	Charles Brand: 53,182
1920	Paul F. Dye: 47,196	Simeon D. Fess: 73,794

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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