Ohio's 16th congressional district
Ohio's 16th congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Population (2019) | 719,744 | ||
Median household income | $68,534[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+10[2] |
The 16th congressional district of Ohio is represented by Representative Anthony Gonzalez (R). This district will eliminated on January 3, 2023.
History[]
From 2003 to 2013 the district was based in Stark County and the Canton area and also included Wayne County and most of Medina and Ashland counties. It also includes some rural communities east of Akron, as well as some of the western suburbs of Cleveland.
On November 2, 2010, John Boccieri lost his bid for a second term to Republican Jim Renacci, who was seated in January 2011. In January 2018, Renacci announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate. Anthony Gonzalez was elected on November 6 to succeed him.
Election results from presidential races[]
Year | Office | Result |
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2000 | President | George W. Bush 53% - Al Gore 42% |
2004 | President | George W. Bush 54% - John Kerry 46% |
2008 | President | John McCain 50% - Barack Obama 48% |
2012 | President | Mitt Romney 53% - Barack Obama 45% |
2016 | President | Donald Trump 56% - Hillary Clinton 40% |
2020 | President | Donald Trump 56% - Joe Biden 42% |
List of members representing the district[]
Member | Party | Year(s) | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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District created March 4, 1833 | ||||
Elisha Whittlesey |
Anti-Masonic | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
23rd 24th 25th |
Redistricted from the 13th district re-elected in 1830. Re-elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. Re-elected in 1836. Resigned. |
Whig | March 4, 1835 – July 9, 1838 | |||
Vacant | July 9, 1838 – December 3, 1838 |
25th | ||
Joshua Reed Giddings |
Whig | December 3, 1838 – March 22, 1842 |
25th 26th 27th |
Elected to finish Whittlesey's term. Re-elected in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. Resigned. |
Vacant | March 22, 1842 – December 5, 1842 |
27th | ||
Joshua Reed Giddings |
Whig | December 5, 1842 – March 3, 1843 |
27th | Elected to finish his own term. Redistricted to the 20th district. |
James Mathews | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th | Redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 1843. [data unknown/missing] |
John D. Cummins | Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 |
29th 30th |
Elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. [data unknown/missing] |
Moses Hoagland |
Democratic | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
31st | Elected in 1848. [data unknown/missing] |
John Johnson | Independent Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
32nd | Elected in 1850. [data unknown/missing] |
Edward Ball | Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd 34th |
Elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. [data unknown/missing] |
Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | |||
Cydnor B. Tompkins |
Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 |
35th 36th |
Elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. [data unknown/missing] |
William P. Cutler |
Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
37th | Elected in 1860. [data unknown/missing] |
Joseph W. White |
Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
38th | Elected in 1862. [data unknown/missing] |
John Bingham |
Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1873 |
39th 40th 41st 42nd |
Elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. [data unknown/missing] |
Lorenzo Danford |
Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879 |
43rd 44th 45th |
Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. [data unknown/missing] |
William McKinley |
Republican | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 |
46th | Redistricted from the 17th district and re-elected in 1878. Redistricted to the 17th district. |
Jonathan T. Updegraff |
Republican | March 4, 1881 – November 30, 1882 |
47th | Redistricted from the 18th district and re-elected in 1880. Died. |
Vacant | November 30, 1882 – January 2, 1883 |
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Joseph D. Taylor |
Republican | January 2, 1883 – March 3, 1883 |
Elected to finish Updegraff's term. Redistricted to the 17th district. | |
Beriah Wilkins |
Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
48th | Elected in 1882. Redistricted to the 15th district. |
George W. Geddes |
Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 |
49th | Redistricted from the 14th district and re-elected in 1884. [data unknown/missing] |
Beriah Wilkins |
Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 |
50th | Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 1886. [data unknown/missing] |
James W. Owens | Democratic | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 |
51st | Elected in 1888. Redistricted to the 14th district. |
John G. Warwick |
Democratic | March 4, 1891 – August 14, 1892 |
52nd | Elected in 1890. Died. |
Vacant | August 14, 1892 – December 5, 1892 |
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Lewis P. Ohliger |
Democratic | December 5, 1892 – March 3, 1893 |
Elected to finish Warwick's term. [data unknown/missing] | |
Albert J. Pearson |
Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
53rd | Redistricted from the 17th district and re-elected in 1892. [data unknown/missing] |
Lorenzo Danford |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – June 19, 1899 |
54th 55th 56th |
Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Died. |
Vacant | June 19, 1899 – December 4, 1899 |
56th | ||
Joseph J. Gill |
Republican | December 4, 1899 – October 31, 1903 |
56th 57th 58th |
Elected to finish Danford's term. Re-elected in 1900. Resigned. |
Vacant | October 31, 1903 – November 3, 1903 |
58th | ||
Capell L. Weems |
Republican | November 3, 1903 – March 3, 1909 |
58th 59th 60th |
Elected to finish Gill's term. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. [data unknown/missing] |
David Hollingsworth |
Republican | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911 |
61st | Elected in 1908. [data unknown/missing] |
William B. Francis |
Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915 |
62nd 63rd |
Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. [data unknown/missing] |
Roscoe C. McCulloch |
Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921 |
64th 65th 66th |
Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. [data unknown/missing] |
Joseph H. Himes |
Republican | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 |
67th | Elected in 1920. [data unknown/missing] |
John McSweeney |
Democratic | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929 |
68th 69th 70th |
Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. [data unknown/missing] |
Charles B. McClintock |
Republican | March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933 |
71st 72nd |
Elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. [data unknown/missing] |
William R. Thom |
Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 |
73rd 74th 75th |
Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. [data unknown/missing] |
James Seccombe |
Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 |
76th | Elected in 1938. [data unknown/missing] |
William R. Thom |
Democratic | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 |
77th | Elected in 1940. [data unknown/missing] |
Henderson H. Carson |
Republican | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 |
78th | Elected in 1942. [data unknown/missing] |
William R. Thom |
Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 |
79th | Elected in 1944. [data unknown/missing] |
Henderson H. Carson |
Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 |
80th | Elected in 1946. [data unknown/missing] |
John McSweeney |
Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 |
81st | Elected in 1948. [data unknown/missing] |
Frank T. Bow |
Republican | January 3, 1951 – November 13, 1972 |
82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd |
Elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Retired but died. |
Vacant | November 13, 1972 – January 3, 1973 |
92nd | ||
Ralph Regula |
Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 2009 |
93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th |
Elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Retired. |
John Boccieri |
Democratic | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 |
111th | Elected in 2008. Lost re-election. |
Jim Renacci |
Republican | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2019 |
112th 113th 114th 115th |
Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
Anthony Gonzalez |
Republican | January 3, 2019 – present |
116th 117th |
Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020.
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District to be eliminated January 3, 2023 |
Election results[]
2010[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Jim Renacci | 112,902 | 52.1 | |||
Democratic | John Boccieri (incumbent) | 89,008 | 41.1 | |||
Libertarian | Jeffery Blevins | 14,342 | 6.6 | |||
Independent | Robert Ross | 128 | 0 | |||
Total votes | 216,380 | |||||
Turnout | ||||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
2012[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Renacci (incumbent) | 185,165 | 52.0 | |
Democratic | Betty Sutton (incumbent) | 170,600 | 48.0 | |
Total votes | 355,765 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2014[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Renacci (incumbent) | 132,176 | 63.7 | |
Democratic | Pete Crossland | 75,199 | 36.3 | |
Total votes | 207,375 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2016[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Renacci (incumbent) | 225,794 | 65.3 | |
Democratic | Keith Mundy | 119,830 | 34.7 | |
Total votes | 345,624 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2018[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Anthony Gonzalez | 170,029 | 56.7 | ||
Democratic | Susan Moran Palmer | 129,681 | 43.3 | ||
Total votes | 299,710 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
2020[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Anthony Gonzalez (incumbent) | 247,335 | 63.2 | |
Democratic | Aaron Paul Godfrey | 144,071 | 36.8 | |
Total votes | 391,406 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.
Year | Democratic | Republican | Other |
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2020 | Aaron Paul Godfrey: 144,071 | Anthony Gonzalez: 247,335 | |
2018[4] | : 129,681 | Anthony Gonzalez: 170,029 | |
2016[5] | : 119,830 | James B. Renacci: 225,794 | |
2014[6] | Pete Crossland: 75,199 | James B. Renacci: 132,176 | |
2012[7] | Betty S. Sutton: 170,604 | James B. Renacci: 185,167 | |
2010 | John Boccieri: 89,008 | James B. Renacci: 112,902 | Jeffery Blevins (L):14,342 Robert Ross(I): 128 |
2008[8] | John Boccieri: 169,044 | Kirk Schuring: 136,293 | |
2006 | : 88,089 | Ralph S. Regula: 124,886 | |
2004 | : 99,210 | Ralph S. Regula: 197,990 | |
2002 | : 58,644 | Ralph S. Regula: 129,734 | |
2000 | : 62,709 | Ralph S. Regula: 162,294 | Richard L. Shetler (L): 6,166 Brad Graef (N): 3,231 |
1998 | : 66,047 | Ralph S. Regula: 117,426 | |
1996 | : 64,902 | Ralph S. Regula: 159,314 | Brad Graef (N): 7,611 |
1994 | : 45,781 | Ralph S. Regula: 137,322 | |
1992 | : 90,224 | Ralph S. Regula: 158,489 | |
1990 | : 70,516 | Ralph S. Regula: 101,097 | |
1988 | : 43,356 | Ralph S. Regula: 158,824 | |
1986 | : 36,639 | Ralph S. Regula: 118,206 | |
1984 | James Gwin: 58,048 | Ralph S. Regula: 152,399 | |
1982 | : 57,386 | Ralph S. Regula: 110,485 | |
1980 | : 39,219 | Ralph S. Regula: 149,960 | |
1978 | : 29,640 | Ralph S. Regula: 105,152 | |
1976 | : 55,671 | Ralph S. Regula: 116,374 | Harold B. Festerly (A): 1,969 Mark F. Vanvoorhis (): 77 |
1974 | : 48,754 | Ralph S. Regula: 92,986 | |
1972 | : 75,929 | Ralph S. Regula: 102,013 | |
1970 | : 63,187 | Frank T. Bow: 81,208 | |
1968 | : 68,916 | Frank T. Bow: 101,495 | |
1966 | Robert D. Freeman: 55,775 | Frank T. Bow: 87,597 | |
1964 | Robert D. Freeman: 93,255 | Frank T. Bow: 101,808 | |
1962 | : 64,213 | Frank T. Bow: 96,512 | |
1960 | : 78,257 | Frank T. Bow: 130,542 | |
1958 | : 74,660 | Frank T. Bow: 100,678 | |
1956 | John McSweeney: 82,206 | Frank T. Bow: 101,324 | |
1954 | : 56,787 | Frank T. Bow: 79,371 | |
1952 | John McSweeney: 82,522 | Frank T. Bow: 98,447 | |
1950 | John McSweeney: 75,255 | Frank T. Bow: 77,306 | |
1948 | John McSweeney: 79,859 | Henderson H. Carson: 71,871 | |
1946 | William R. Thom: 51,934 | Henderson H. Carson: 65,639 | |
1944 | William R. Thom: 85,755 | Henderson H. Carson: 75,921 | Harry T. Whiteleather: 1,149 |
1942 | William R. Thom: 45,531 | Henderson H. Carson: 50,657 | |
1940 | William R. Thom: 92,469 | James Seccombe: 71,629 | |
1938 | William R. Thom: 60,382 | James Seccombe: 62,176 | |
1936 | William R. Thom: 89,911 | H. Ross Ake: 54,979 | A. M. Hickey: 4,552 Jacob S. Coxey Sr. (U): 2,384 |
1934 | William R. Thom: 59,354 | Charles B. McClintock: 45,390 | |
1932 | William R. Thom: 67,670 | Charles B. McClintock: 63,609 | |
1930 | William R. Thom: 47,237 | Charles B. McClintock: 51,113 | |
1928 | John McSweeney: 55,778 | Charles B. McClintock: 73,966 | Jacob S. Coxey Sr.: 1,428 Carl Guillod (): 92 |
1926 | John McSweeney: 40,283 | Charles B. McClintock: 27,116 | |
1924 | John McSweeney: 51,491 | : 45,559 | Jacob S. Coxey Sr.: 2,901 |
1922 | John McSweeney: 43,590 | Joseph H. Himes: 39,881 | |
1920 | John McSweeney: 42,799 | Joseph H. Himes: 56,584 |
Historical district boundaries[]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=39&cd=16
- ^ "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". The Cook Political Report. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ "House Results Map". The New York Times.
- ^ "2018 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
- ^ "2016 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
- ^ "2014 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
- ^ "2012 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
- ^ "2008 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
- 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
Coordinates: 40°58′56″N 81°44′26″W / 40.98222°N 81.74056°W
- Congressional districts of Ohio
- Constituencies established in 1833
- 1833 establishments in Ohio