# Ohio's 52nd House of Representatives district

Ohio's 52nd House of Representatives district is currently represented by Republican Gayle Manning. It is located entirely within Lorain County and includes the cities of Avon, Elyria, and North Ridgeville.

## List of members representing the district

| Member | Party | Years | General Assembly | Electoral history |
| District established January 2, 1967. |||||
| George Mastics (Cleveland) | Republican | January 2, 1967 – December 31, 1972 | 107th 108th 109th | Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970 Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
| George D. Tablack (Campbell) | Democratic | January 7, 1973 – December 31, 1976 | 110th 111th | Redistricted from the 82nd district and re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Retired. |
| Joseph Vukovich (Poland) | Democratic | January 2, 1977 – December 31, 1992 | 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th | 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. Retired. |
| Sally Perz (Toledo) | Republican | January 2, 1993 – September 14, 1999 | 120th 121st 122nd 123rd | Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Resigned to take a position with the University of Toledo. |
| Vacant | Vacant | September 14, 1999 – October 20, 1999 | 123rd | |
| Jim Mettler (Toledo) | Republican | October 20, 1999 – December 31, 2000 | 123rd | Appointed to finish Perz's term. Lost re-election. |
| Teresa Fedor (Toledo) | Democratic | January 7, 2001 – December 31, 2002 | 124th | Elected in 2000. Retired to run for state senator. |
| Mary Cirelli (Canton) | Democratic | January 5, 2003 – December 31, 2004 | 125th | Redistricted from the 54th district and re-elected in 2002. Lost renomination. |
| William J. Healy II (Canton) | Democratic | January 2, 2005 – December 31, 2007 | 126th 127th | Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Resigned after winning election for Mayor of Canton. |
| Vacant | Vacant | December 31, 2007 – March 11, 2008 | 127th | |
| Stephen Slesnick (Canton) | Democratic | March 11, 2008 – December 31, 2012 | 127th 128th 129th | Appointed to finish Healy's term. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 49th district. |
| Margaret Conditt (Liberty Township) | Republican | January 6, 2013 – September 8, 2017 | 130th 131st 132nd | Redistricted from the 55th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Resigned. |
| Vacant | Vacant | September 8, 2017 – September 13, 2017 | 132nd | |
| George Lang (West Chester) | Republican | September 13, 2017 – December 31, 2020 | 132nd 133rd | Appointed to finish Conditt's term. Re-elected in 2018. Retired to run for state senator. |
| Jennifer Gross (West Chester) | Republican | January 3, 2021 – December 31, 2022 | 134th | Elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 45th district. |
| Gayle Manning (North Ridgeville) | Republican | January 2, 2023 – present | 135th | Redistricted from the 55th district and re-elected in 2022. |

## Election results
### 2020

Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Chuck Horn | 5,121 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,121 | 100.0 |
Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jennifer Gross | 5,382 | 51.9 |
| | Republican | Mark Welch | 4,997 | 48.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,379 | 100.0 |
General Election, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jennifer Gross | 44,953 | 63.34% |
| | Democratic | Chuck Horn | 26,019 | 36.66% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 70,972 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

Democratic Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kathy Wyenandt | 3,123 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,123 | 100% |
Republican Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | George Lang (Incumbent) | 7,479 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,479 | 100% |
2018 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | George Lang (Incumbent) | 31,866 | 58.38% |
| | Democratic | Kathy Wyenandt | 22,720 | 41.62% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 54,586 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |