Ohio's 8th congressional district
Appearance
Ohio's 8th congressional district | |
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Representative | |
Distribution |
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Population (2000) | 630,730 |
Median household income | 43,753 |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+14 |
Ohio's 8th congressional district sits on the west side of Ohio, bordering Indiana. The cities of Hamilton, Fairfield, Middletown, Springfield, Eaton, Greenville, Piqua, Troy, and parts of Dayton, Riverside, and Wright Patterson Air Force Base are part of the district. The district has been represented since 1991 by Republican John Boehner, the current Speaker of the House.
List of representatives
Representative | Party | Congress(es) | Year(s) | Notes |
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District created March 4, 1823 | ||||
William Wilson | Crawford Republican | 18th | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
Died |
Adams | 19th–20th | March 4, 1825 – June 6, 1827 | ||
William Stanbery | Jacksonian | 20th–21st | October 9, 1827 – March 3, 1831 |
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Anti-Jacksonian | 22nd | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | ||
Jeremiah McLene | Jacksonian | 23rd–24th | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
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Joseph Ridgway | Whig | 25th–27th | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 |
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John I. Vanmeter | 28th | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
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Allen G. Thurman | Democratic | 29th | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
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John L. Taylor | Whig | 30th–32nd | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853 |
Redistricted to the 10th district |
Moses Bledso Corwin | 33rd | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
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Benjamin Stanton | Opposition | 34th | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
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Republican | 35th–36th | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 | ||
Samuel Shellabarger | 37th | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
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William Johnston | Democratic | 38th | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
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James Randolph Hubbell | Republican | 39th | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 |
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Cornelius S. Hamilton | 40th | March 4, 1867 – December 22, 1867 |
Died | |
John Beatty | 40th–42nd | February 5, 1868 – March 3, 1873 |
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William Lawrence | 43rd–44th | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 |
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J. Warren Keifer | 45th | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 |
Redistricted to the 4th district | |
Ebenezer B. Finley | Democratic | 46th | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 |
Redistricted from the 14th district |
J. Warren Keifer | Republican | 47th–48th | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885 |
Redistricted from the 4th district, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1881 - 1883 |
John Little | 49th | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 |
Redistricted to 7th district, lost re-election | |
Robert P. Kennedy | 50th–51st | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 |
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Darius D. Hare | Democratic | 52nd | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 |
Redistricted to the 13th district |
Luther M. Strong | Republican | 53rd–54th | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 |
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Archibald Lybrand | 55th–56th | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901 |
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William R. Warnock | 57th–58th | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905 |
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Ralph D. Cole | 59th–61st | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 |
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Frank B. Willis | 62nd–63rd | March 4, 1911 – January 9, 1915 |
Resigned after being elected Governor | |
John A. Key | Democratic | 64th–65th | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919 |
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R. Clint Cole | Republican | 66th–68th | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1925 |
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Thomas B. Fletcher | Democratic | 69th–70th | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1929 |
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Grant E. Mouser, Jr. | Republican | 71st–72nd | March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933 |
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Thomas B. Fletcher | Democratic | 73rd–75th | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 |
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Frederick Cleveland Smith | Republican | 76th–81st | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1951 |
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Jackson Edward Betts | 82nd–92nd | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1973 |
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Walter E. Powell | 93rd | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 |
Redistricted from the 24th district | |
Tom Kindness | 94th–99th | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1987 |
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Buz Lukens | 100th–101st | January 3, 1987 – October 24, 1990 |
Resigned | |
John Boehner | 102nd–present | January 3, 1991 – Present |
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 - Present |
Election results
The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.
References
- ^ "2012 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.
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(help) - Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
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(help) - Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present