# Ohio's 13th congressional district

The 13th congressional district of Ohio is represented by Representative Emilia Sykes. Due to reapportionment following the 2010 United States census, Ohio lost its 17th and 18th congressional districts, necessitating redrawing of district lines. Following the 2012 elections, the 13th district changed to take in much of the territory in the former 17th district, including the city of Youngstown and areas east of Akron.
It was one of several districts challenged in a 2018 lawsuit seeking to overturn Ohio's congressional map as an unconstitutional gerrymander. According to the lawsuit, the 13th resembles a "jigsaw puzzle piece" that reaches out to grab the portion of Akron not taken in by the Cleveland-based 11th district.
From 2003 to 2013, the district ran from Lorain to include part of Akron, also taking in the suburban areas in between.
In the 2020 redistricting cycle, Ohio lost its 16th congressional district and this district was redrawn to include all of Summit County and parts of Stark and Portage County including Canton, North Canton and parts of Massillon, while Youngstown was removed from the district.

## Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, townships, and municipalities:
Portage County (2)
    Mogadore (shared with Summit County), Suffield Township (part; also 14th)
Stark County (14)
    Canal Fulton, Canton, Canton Township (part; also 6th), Hartville, Hills and Dales, Jackson Township, Lake Township, Lawrence Township, Massillon (part; also 6th), Meyers Lake, North Canton, Perry Township (part; also 6th), Plain Township, Tuscarawas Township
Summit County (31)
    All 31 townships and municipalities

## List of members representing the district

| Member | Party | Year(s) | Cong ress | Electoral history |
| District established March 4, 1823 |||||
| Elisha Whittlesey (Canfield) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd | Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. Redistricted to the 16th district. |
| Elisha Whittlesey (Canfield) | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833 | 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd | Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. Redistricted to the 16th district. |
| David Spangler (Coshocton) | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | 23rd 24th | Elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. [data missing] |
| Daniel Parkhurst Leadbetter (Millersburg) | Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | 25th 26th | Elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. [data missing] |
| James Mathews (Coshocton) | Democratic | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | 27th | Elected in 1840. Redistricted to the 16th district. |
| Perley B. Johnson (McConnellsville) | Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | 28th | Elected in 1843. [data missing] |
| Isaac Parrish (Cambridge) | Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | 29th | Elected in 1844. [data missing] |
| Thomas Ritchey (Somerset) | Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | 30th | Elected in 1846. [data missing] |
| William A. Whittlesey (Marietta) | Democratic | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | 31st | Elected in 1848. [data missing] |
| James M. Gaylord (McConnellsville) | Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | 32nd | Elected in 1850. [data missing] |
| William D. Lindsley (Sandusky) | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | 33rd | Elected in 1852. [data missing] |
| John Sherman (Mansfield) | Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | 34th 35th 36th 37th | Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Resigned when elected U.S. Senator. |
| John Sherman (Mansfield) | Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 21, 1861 | 34th 35th 36th 37th | Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Resigned when elected U.S. Senator. |
| Vacant | Vacant | March 21, 1861 – July 4, 1861 | 37th | |
| Samuel T. Worcester (Norwalk) | Republican | July 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | 37th | Elected to finish Sherman's term. [data missing] |
| John O'Neill (Zanesville) | Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | 38th | Elected in 1862. [data missing] |
| Columbus Delano (Mount Vernon) | Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 | 39th | Elected in 1864. [data missing] |
| George W. Morgan (Mount Vernon) | Democratic | March 4, 1867 – June 3, 1868 | 40th | Lost contested election. |
| Columbus Delano (Mount Vernon) | Republican | June 3, 1868 – March 3, 1869 | 40th | Won contested election. [data missing] |
| George W. Morgan (Mount Vernon) | Democratic | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 | 41st 42nd | Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Redistricted to the 9th district and lost re-election there. |
| Milton I. Southard (Zanesville) | Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879 | 43rd 44th 45th | Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. [data missing] |
| Adoniram J. Warner (Marietta) | Democratic | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | 46th | Elected in 1878. [data missing] |
| Gibson Atherton (Newark) | Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | 47th | Redistricted from the 14th district and re-elected in 1880. [data missing] |
| George L. Converse (Columbus) | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | 48th | Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1882. [data missing] |
| Joseph H. Outhwaite (Columbus) | Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891 | 49th 50th 51st | Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Redistricted to the 9th district. |
| James I. Dungan (Jackson) | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | 52nd | Elected in 1890. [data missing] |
| Darius D. Hare (Upper Sandusky) | Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | 53rd | Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1892. [data missing] |
| Stephen Ross Harris (Bucyrus) | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | 54th | Elected in 1894. [data missing] |
| James A. Norton (Tiffin) | Democratic | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903 | 55th 56th 57th | Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. [data missing] |
| Amos H. Jackson (Fremont) | Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | 58th | Elected in 1902. [data missing] |
| Grant E. Mouser (Marion) | Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1909 | 59th 60th | Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. [data missing] |
| Carl C. Anderson (Fostoria) | Democratic | March 4, 1909 – October 1, 1912 | 61st 62nd | Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | October 1, 1912 – March 3, 1913 | 62nd | |
| John A. Key (Marion) | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | 63rd | Elected in 1912. Redistricted to the 8th district. |
| Arthur W. Overmyer (Fremont) | Democratic | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919 | 64th 65th | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. [data missing] |
| James T. Begg (Sandusky) | Republican | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1929 | 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th | Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. [data missing] |
| Joseph E. Baird (Bowling Green) | Republican | March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931 | 71st | Elected in 1928. [data missing] |
| William L. Fiesinger (Sandusky) | Democratic | March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1937 | 72nd 73rd 74th | Elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. [data missing] |
| Dudley A. White (Norwalk) | Republican | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1941 | 75th 76th | Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. [data missing] |
| Albert David Baumhart Jr. (Vermilion) | Republican | January 3, 1941 – September 2, 1942 | 77th | Elected in 1940. Resigned after receiving a commission in the United States Navy |
| Vacant | Vacant | September 2, 1942 – January 3, 1943 | 77th | |
| Alvin F. Weichel (Sandusky) | Republican | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1955 | 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd | Elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Retired. |
| Albert David Baumhart Jr. (Vermilion) | Republican | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1961 | 84th 85th 86th | Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Retired. |
| Charles Adams Mosher (Oberlin) | Republican | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1977 | 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th | 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. Re-elected in 1974. Retired. |
| Don Pease (Oberlin) | Democratic | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1993 | 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd | 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. |
| Sherrod Brown (Lorain) | Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2007 | 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th | 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. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
| Betty Sutton (Copley) | Democratic | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2013 | 110th 111th 112th | Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 16th district and lost re-election there. |
| Tim Ryan (Warren) | Democratic | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023 | 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th | Redistricted from the 17th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
| Emilia Sykes (Akron) | Democratic | January 3, 2023 – present | 118th 119th | Elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. |

## Recent election results

The following chart shows historic election results since 1920.
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other |
| 1920 | Alfred Waggoner: 26,646 | Y James T. Begg (Incumbent): 48,416 | |
| 1922 | Arthur W. Overmyer: 30,199 | Y James T. Begg (Incumbent): 38,994 | |
| 1924 | John Dreitzler: 27,623 | Y James T. Begg (Incumbent): 45,307 | |
| 1926 | G. C. Steineman: 19,571 | Y James T. Begg (Incumbent): 36,444 | |
| 1928 | William C. Martin: 34,015 | Y Joe E. Baird: 54,174 | |
| 1930 | Y William L. Fiesinger: 35,199 | Joe E. Baird (Incumbent): 35,199 | |
| 1932 | Y William L. Fiesinger (Incumbent): 56,070 | Walter E. Kruger: 39,122 | |
| 1934 | Y William L. Fiesinger (Incumbent): 43,617 | Walter E. Kruger: 35,889 | Charles C. Few: 764 |
| 1936 | Forrest R. Black: 39,042 | Y Dudley A. White: 46,623 | Merrell E. Martin: 12,959 |
| 1938 | William L. Fiesinger: 24,749 | Y Dudley A. White (Incumbent): 56,204 | |
| 1940 | Werner S. Haslinger: 40,274 | Y A. David Baumhart Jr.: 62,442 | |
| 1942 | E. C. Alexander: 23,618 | Y Alvin F. Weichel: 37,923 | |
| 1944 | | Y Alvin F. Weichel (Incumbent): 67,298 | |
| 1946 | Frank W. Thomas: 19,237 | Y Alvin F. Weichel (Incumbent): 49,725 | |
| 1948 | Dwight A. Blackmore: 38,264 | Y Alvin F. Weichel (Incumbent): 55,408 | |
| 1950 | Dwight A. Blackmore: 24,042 | Y Alvin F. Weichel (Incumbent): 58,484 | |
| 1952 | George C. Steinemann: 44,467 | Y Alvin F. Weichel (Incumbent): 63,344 | |
| 1954 | George C. Steinemann: 32,177 | Y A. David Baumhart Jr.: 56,524 | |
| 1956 | J. P. Henderson: 32,900 | Y A. David Baumhart Jr. (Incumbent): 79,324 | |
| 1958 | J. William McCray: 45,390 | Y A. David Baumhart Jr. (Incumbent): 65,169 | |
| 1960 | J. William McCray: 69,033 | Y Charles A. Mosher: 73,100 | |
| 1962 | J. Grant Keys: 52,030 | Y Charles A. Mosher (Incumbent): 63,858 | |
| 1964 | Louis Frey: 62,780 | Y Charles A. Mosher (Incumbent): 75,945 | |
| 1966 | Thomas E. Wolfe: 36,751 | Y Charles A. Mosher (Incumbent): 69,862 | |
| 1968 | Adrian F. Betleski: 59,864 | Y Charles A. Mosher (Incumbent): 97,158 | |
| 1970 | Joseph J. Bartolomeo: 53,271 | Y Charles A. Mosher (Incumbent): 85,858 | |
| 1972 | John M. Ryan: 51,991 | Y Charles A. Mosher (Incumbent): 111,242 | |
| 1974 | Fred M. Ritenauer: 53,766 | Y Charles A. Mosher (Incumbent): 72,881 | |
| 1976 | Y Don Pease: 108,061 | Woodrow W. Mathna: 49,828 | Patricia A. Cortez: 5,794 |
| 1978 | Y Don Pease (Incumbent): 80,875 | Mark W. Whitfield: 43,269 | |
| 1980 | Y Don Pease (Incumbent): 113,439 | David Earl Armstrong: 64,296 | |
| 1982 | Y Don Pease (Incumbent): 92,296 | Timothy Paul Martin: 53,376 | James S. Patton: 5,053 |
| 1984 | Y Don Pease (Incumbent): 131,923 | William G. Schaffner: 59,610 | Other: 7,223 |
| 1986 | Y Don Pease (Incumbent): 88,612 | William D. Nielsen Jr.: 52,452 | |
| 1988 | Y Don Pease (Incumbent): 137,074 | Dwight Brown: 59,287 | |
| 1990 | Y Don Pease (Incumbent): 93,431 | William D. Nielsen Jr.: 60,925 | John Michael Ryan: 10,506 |
| 1992 | Y Sherrod Brown: 134,486 | Margaret R. Mueller: 88,889 | Mark Miller: 20,320 Tom Lawson: 4,719 Werner J. Lange: 3,844 |
| 1994 | Y Sherrod Brown (Incumbent): 93,147 | Gregory A. White: 86,422 | Howard Mason: 7,777 John Michael Ryan: 2,430 |
| 1996 | Y Sherrod Brown (Incumbent): 148,690 | Kenneth C. Blair Jr.: 87,108 | David C. Kluter (N): 8,707 |
| 1998 | Y Sherrod Brown (Incumbent): 116,309 | Grace L. Drake: 72,666 | |
| 2000 | Y Sherrod Brown (Incumbent): 170,058 | Rick H. Jeric: 84,295 | Michael A. Chmura (L): 5,837 David C. Kluter (N): 3,108 |
| 2002 | Y Sherrod Brown (Incumbent): 123,025 | Ed Oliveros: 55,357 | |
| 2004 | Y Sherrod Brown (Incumbent): 196,139 | Robert Lucas: 95,025 | |
| 2006 | Y Betty Sutton: 135,639 | Craig L. Foltin: 85,922 | |
| 2008 | Y Betty Sutton (Incumbent): 189,542 | David Potter: 104,066 | Robert Crow: 37 |
| 2010 | Y Betty Sutton (Incumbent): 118,806 | Tom Ganley: 94,367 | |
| 2012 | Y Tim Ryan: 235,492 | Marisha Agana: 88,120 | |
| 2014 | Y Tim Ryan (Incumbent): 120,230 | Thomas Pekarek: 55,233 | David Allen Pastorius (write-in): 86 |
| 2016 | Y Tim Ryan (Incumbent): 208,610 | Richard A. Morckel: 99,377 | Calvin Hill Sr. (write-in): 17 |
| 2018 | Y Tim Ryan (Incumbent): 153,323 | Chris DePizzo: 98,047 | |
| 2020 | Y Tim Ryan (Incumbent): 173,631 | Christina Hagan: 148,648 | Michael Fricke: 8,522 |
| 2022 | Y Emilia Sykes: 149,816 | Madison Gesiotto Gilbert: 134,593 | |
| 2024 | Y Emilia Sykes (Incumbent): 197,466 | Kevin Coughlin: 188,924 |

## Recent election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | Obama 56% - 42% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 56% - 44% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 49% - 47% |
| 2016 | Senate | Portman 52% - 42% |
| 2018 | Senate | Brown 58% - 42% |
| 2018 | Governor | Cordray 52% - 45% |
| 2018 | Attorney General | Dettelbach 54% - 46% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 51% - 48% |
| 2022 | Senate | Ryan 53% - 47% |
| 2022 | Governor | DeWine 57% - 43% |
| 2022 | Secretary of State | LaRose 55% - 44% |
| 2022 | Treasurer | Sprague 53% - 47% |
| 2022 | Auditor | Faber 53% - 47% |
| 2022 | Attorney General | Yost 55% - 45% |
| 2024 | President | Harris 49.6% - 49.5% |
| 2024 | Senate | Brown 52% - 44% |