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Ohio's 8th congressional district 
Current Representative John Boehner (R–West Chester Township) Distribution 77.95% urban, 22.05% rural Population (2000) 630,730 Median income $43,753 Ethnicity 90.4% White, 6.4% Black, 1.2% Asian, 1.3% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% other Cook PVI R+14 Ohio's 8th congressional district sits on the west side of Ohio, bordering Indiana. The cities of Hamilton, Fairfield, Middletown, Huber Heights, 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
Congress(es) Year(s) Representative Party Notes District created March 4, 1823 18th March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825William Wilson Crawford Republican 19th–20th March 4, 1825 –
June 6, 1827Adams Died 20th–21st October 9, 1827 –
March 3, 1831William Stanbery Jacksonian 22nd March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833Anti-Jacksonian 23rd–24th March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837Jeremiah McLene Jacksonian 25th–27th March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1843Joseph Ridgway Whig 28th March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845John I. Vanmeter Whig 29th March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847Allen G. Thurman Democratic 30th–32nd March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1853John L. Taylor Whig Redistricted to the 10th district 33rd March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855Moses Bledso Corwin Whig 34th March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857Benjamin Stanton Opposition 35th–36th March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1861Republican 37th March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863Samuel Shellabarger Republican 38th March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865William Johnston Democratic 39th March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1867James Randolph Hubbell Republican 40th March 4, 1867 –
December 22, 1867Cornelius S. Hamilton Republican Died 40th–42nd February 5, 1868 –
March 3, 1873John Beatty Republican 43rd–44th March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1877William Lawrence Republican 45th March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879J. Warren Keifer Republican Redistricted to the 4th district 46th March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881Ebenezer B. Finley Democratic Redistricted from the 14th district 47th–48th March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1885J. Warren Keifer Republican Redistricted from the 4th district, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1881 - 1883 49th March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887John Little Republican 50th–51st March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891Robert P. Kennedy Republican 52nd March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893Darius D. Hare Democratic Redistricted to the 13th district 53rd–54th March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1897Luther M. Strong Republican 55th–56th March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1901Archibald Lybrand Republican 57th–58th March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1905William R. Warnock Republican 59th–61st March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1911Ralph D. Cole Republican 62nd–63rd March 4, 1911 –
January 9, 1915Frank B. Willis Republican Resigned after being elected Governor 64th–65th March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1919John A. Key Democratic 66th–68th March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1925R. Clint Cole Republican 69th–70th March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1929Thomas B. Fletcher Democratic 71st–72nd March 4, 1929 –
March 3, 1933Grant E. Mouser, Jr. Republican 73rd–75th March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1939Thomas B. Fletcher Democratic 76th–81st January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1951Frederick Cleveland Smith Republican 82nd–92nd January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1973Jackson Edward Betts Republican 93rd January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975Walter E. Powell Republican Redistricted from the 24th district 94th–99th January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1987Tom Kindness Republican 100th–101st January 3, 1987 –
October 24, 1990Buz Lukens Republican Resigned 102nd–present January 3, 1991 –
PresentJohn Boehner Republican 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.
Year Democratic Republican Other 1920 Fred H. Guthery: 36,665 Clint Cole: 43,473 1922 H. H. Hartmann: 34,105 Clint Cole: 37,065 1924 Thomas B. Fletcher: 38,439 Clint Cole: 33,258 Charles E. Lukens: 555 1926 Thomas B. Fletcher: 30,167 James R. Hopley: 23,247 1928 Thomas B. Fletcher: 38,651 Grant E. Mouser, Jr.: 42,199 1930 Carl W. Smith: 33,906 Grant E. Mouser, Jr.: 35,663 1932 Thomas B. Fletcher: 45,930 Grant E. Mouser, Jr.: 41,234 1934 Thomas B. Fletcher: 39,466 Gertrude Jones: 36,112 1936 Thomas B. Fletcher: 49,668 Grant E. Mouser, Jr.: 42,565 1938 Thomas B. Fletcher: 33,972 Frederick C. Smith: 40,772 1940 Kenneth M. Petri: 44,605 Frederick C. Smith: 49,218 1942 Thomas B. Fletcher: 22,753 Frederick C. Smith: 33,797 1944 Roy Warren Roof: 34,494 Frederick C. Smith: 51,253 1946 John T. Siemon: 22,945 Frederick C. Smith: 40,755 1948 Andrew T. Durbin: 36,685 Frederick C. Smith: 43,929 1950 W. Dexter Hazen: 28,379 Jackson E. Betts: 47,761 1952 Henry P. Drake: 34,474 Jackson E. Betts: 75,768 1954 Thomas M. Dowd: 30,592 Jackson E. Betts: 52,196 1956 Robert M. Corry: 40,716 Jackson E. Betts: 70,690 1958 Virgil M. Gase: 39,343 Jackson E. Betts: 62,232 1960 Virgil M. Gase: 38,871 Jackson E. Betts: 81,373 1962 Morris Laderman: 28,400 Jackson E. Betts: 66,458 1964 Frank B. Bennett: 45,445 Jackson E. Betts: 73,395 1966 Frank B. Bennett: 38,787 Jackson E. Betts: 78,933 1968 Marie Baker: 40,898 Jackson E. Betts: 101,974 1970 Jackson E. Betts: 90,916 1972 James D. Ruppert: 73,344 Walter E. Powell*: 80,050 1974 T. Edward Strinko: 45,701 Tom Kindness: 51,097 Don Gingerich: 23,616 1976 John W. Griffin: 46,424 Tom Kindness: 110,775 Joseph F. Payton: 4,158 1978 Luella R. Schroeder: 32,493 Tom Kindness: 81,156 George Hahn: 3 1980 John W. Griffin: 44,162 Tom Kindness: 139,590 1982 John W. Griffin: 49,877 Tom Kindness: 98,527 1984 John T. Francis: 46,673 Tom Kindness: 155,200 1986 John W. Griffin: 46,195 Donald "Buz" Lukens: 98,475 1988 John W. Griffin: 49,084 Donald "Buz" Lukens: 154,164 1990 Gregory V. Jolivette: 63,584 John Boehner*: 99,955 1992 Fred Sennet: 62,033 John Boehner: 176,362 1994 John Boehner: 148,338 1996 Jeffrey D. Kitchen: 61,515 John Boehner: 165,815 William Baker (N): 8,613 1998 John W. Griffin: 52,912 John Boehner: 127,979 2000 John G. Parks: 66,293 John Boehner: 179,756 David R. Shock (L): 3,802 2002 Jeff Hardenbrook: 49,444 John Boehner: 119,947 2004 Jeff Hardenbrook: 87,769 John Boehner: 195,923 2006 Mort Meier: 74,641 John Boehner: 132,743 2008 Nicholas von Stein: 74,848 John Boehner: 163,586 2010 Justin Coussoule: 65,883 John Boehner: 142,731 David Harlow (L): 5,121
James Condit (C): 3,701References
- 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
United States House of Representatives Preceded by
Pennsylvania-3Home district of the Speaker of the House
December 5, 1881-March 4, 1883Succeeded by
Kentucky-6Preceded by
California-8Home district of the Speaker of the House
January 5, 2011-Succeeded by
IncumbentOhio's congressional districts All districts: Territory At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
The At-large, 19th – 24th districts are obsolete.
See also: Ohio's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
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