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.

In its last decade, the district consisted of western and southern Cuyahoga county.

List of members representing the district[]

Member	Party	Year(s)	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created January 3, 1953
George H. Bender	Republican	January 3, 1953 – December 15, 1954	83rd	Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1952. Resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
Vacant		December 15, 1954 – January 3, 1955	83rd
William Edwin Minshall Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1955 – December 31, 1974	84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd	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. Re-elected in 1972. Resigned.
Vacant		December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975	93rd
Ronald M. Mottl	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983	94th 95th 96th 97th	Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 19th district and lost renomination.
District inactive since January 3, 1983

Election results[]

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
1952	: 47,090	√ George H. Bender (inc.)*: 85,752
1954	: 33,639	√ William E. Minshall: 69,994
1956	: 46,247	√ William E. Minshall Jr. (inc.): 102,707
1958	: ??95,267??	√ William E. Minshall Jr. (inc.): 47,953
1960	: 59,893	√ William E. Minshall Jr. (inc.): 123,364
1962	: 42,907	√ William E. Minshall Jr. (inc.): 107,510
1964	: 64,162	√ William E. Minshall Jr. (inc.): 131,554
1966	: 37,489	√ William E. Minshall Jr. (inc.): 102,513
1968	James V. Stanton: 98,825	√ William E. Minshall Jr. (inc.): 106,852
1970	Ronald M. Mottl: 73,765	√ William E. Minshall Jr. (inc.): 111,218
1972	Dennis J. Kucinich: 94,366	√ William E. Minshall Jr. (inc.): 98,594	Frederick D. Lyon (AI): 2,976 John O'Neill (SL): 3,615
1974	√ Ronald M. Mottl (inc.): 53,338	George E. Mastics: 46,810	Arthur L. Cain: 2,005 Bohdan A. Futey: 2,655 Hugh J. Gallagher: 3,461 Dennis J. Kucinich: 45,186
1976	√ Ronald M. Mottl (inc.): 130,576	: 47,804
1978	√ Ronald M. Mottl (inc.): 99,975	: 33,732
1980	√ Ronald M. Mottl (inc.)*: 144,371

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

External links[]

1978 Maps of Ohio - Showing Congressional, Senatorial, Representatives, and Judicial Districts, Ted W. Brown, Secretary of State, and James Marsh, Assistant Secretary of State

Coordinates: 41°25′N 81°45′W / 41.417°N 81.750°W / 41.417; -81.750

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