- Ohio's At-large congressional district
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The Ohio's At-large congressional district existed from 1803 to 1813, from 1943 to 1953 and from 1963 to 1967 when it was banned by the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
From statehood in 1803 until the 1813 redistricting following the 1810 census, Ohio had only one member of the United States House of Representatives: Jeremiah Morrow.
List of representatives
Years Congress Representative Party Electoral history October 17, 1803 –
March 3, 18138th Jeremiah Morrow Democratic-
RepublicanFirst elected in 1803 9th Re-elected in 1804 10th Re-elected in 1806 11th Re-elected in 1808 12th Re-elected in 1810
Retired to run for U.S. SenateAfter the 1810 census, the at-large seat was eliminated. It was reinstated after the 1910 census.
Years Congress Representative Party Electoral history March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 191563rd Robert Crosser Democratic Elected in 1912
Redistricted to the 21st districtFrom the 1930 census to the 1940 census, there were two seats elected at-large, on a general ticket.
Years Congress Seat one Seat two Representative Party Electoral history Representative Party Electoral history March 4, 1933 –
March 3, 193573rd Charles V. Truax Democratic First elected in 1932 Stephen M. Young Democratic First elected in 1932 March 4, 1935 –
August 9, 193574th Re-elected in 1934
DiedRe-elected in 1934
Retired to run for GovernorAugust 9, 1935 –
November 3, 1936Vacant November 3, 1936 –
January 3, 1937Daniel S. Earhart Democratic Retired January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 193975th John McSweeney Democratic Elected in 1936
Lost re-electionHarold G. Mosier Democratic Elected in 1936
Lost renominationJanuary 3, 1939 –
January 3, 194176th George H. Bender Republican First elected in 1938 L. L. Marshall Republican Elected in 1938
Lost re-electionJanuary 3, 1941 –
January 3, 194377th Re-elected in 1940 Stephen M. Young Democratic Elected in 1940
Lost re-electionJanuary 3, 1943 –
January 3, 194578th Re-elected in 1942 Seat two was eliminated after the 1940 census. January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 194779th Re-elected in 1944 January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 194980th Re-elected in 1946
Lost re-electionJanuary 3, 1949 –
January 3, 195181st Stephen M. Young Democratic Elected in 1948
Lost re-electionJanuary 3, 1951 –
January 3, 195382nd George H. Bender Republican Elected in 1950
Redistricted to the 23rd districtIn 1953, the seat was eliminated. It was restored in 1963.
Years Congress Representative Party Electoral history January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 196588th Robert Taft, Jr. Republican Elected in 1962
Retired to run for U.S. SenateJanuary 3, 1965 –
January 3, 196789th Robert E. Sweeney Democratic Elected in 1964
Retired to run for Ohio Attorney GeneralIn 1967, the seat was eliminated.
Election results
The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.
Year Democratic Republican Other From 1933 to 1941, there were two seats elected at large, on a general ticket. All the candidates ran in one race and the top two vote-getters won the two seats. 1932 Charles V. Truax: 1,206,631
Stephen M. Young: 1,200,946George H. Bender: 1,109,562
L. T. Palmer: 1,102,567Edward R. Stafford (P): 24,625
Alfred H. Stratton (P): 17,844
John Rehms (C): 7,050
William Hughey (C): 6,0101934 Charles V. Truax[1]: 1,061,857
Stephen M. Young: 1,050,089George H. Bender: 905,233
L. L. Marshall: 871,432Ben Atkins (C): 13,972
John Marshall (C): 13,8081936 John McSweeney: 1,553,059
Harold G. Mosier: 1,493,152George H. Bender: 1,226,147
L. L. Marshall: 1,121,370William C. Sandberg (C): 8,947 1938 John McSweeney: 1,068,916
Stephen M. Young: 1,015,041George H. Bender: 1,177,982
L. L. Marshall: 1,101,1931940 Stephen M. Young: 1,483,879
Francis W. Durbin: 1,384,745George H. Bender: 1,519,559
L. L. Marshall: 1,386,627From 1943 through 1953 there was one member of the House from Ohio elected at large. 1942 Stephen M. Young[2]: 717,692 George H. Bender: 945,995 1944 William Glass: 1,362,843 George H. Bender: 1,542,422 1946 William M. Boyd: 871,660 George H. Bender: 1,281,864 1948 Stephen M. Young: 1,455,972 George H. Bender: 1,342,388 1950 Stephen M. Young: 1,237,409 George H. Bender: 1,447,154 From 1953 through 1963 , the at-large seat became the 23rd district. The at-large seat was created again after the 1960 census. 1962 Richard D. Kennedy: 1,164,628 Robert Taft (Jr.): 1,786,018 1964 Robert E. Sweeney: 1,872,351 Oliver P. Bolton: 1,716,480 References
- ^ Truax died in office in 1936. In a 1936 special election, Daniel S. Earhart was elected to fill out the remainder of Truax's term. Earhart did not run for re-election in 1936 for the full term beginning in 1937.
- ^ Young held an incumbency in the second at-large seat, which was eliminated for the 1942 election . Thus, there were two incumbents vying for this seat.
- 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
Ohio'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
All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – MapsCategories:- Congressional districts of Ohio
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