Ohio's 15th congressional district

The 15th congressional district of Ohio is represented by Republican Steve Stivers. The district includes the southern portions of Columbus as well as communities west and south of the City. It also includes the college towns of Athens and Wilmington.

Ohio's 15th congressional district
Ohio's 15th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative
  Steve Stivers
RColumbus
Distribution
  • 60% rural
  • 40% urban
Population (2019)769,664
Median household
income
$69,844[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+7[2]

From 2003 to 2013 Union County and Madison County were entirely within the district's boundaries as is approximately half of Franklin County. The 15th district included the cities of Upper Arlington, Hilliard, Grove City, Grandview Heights, Plain City, London, and Wilmington. As well as the downtown and western portions of Columbus.

Election results from presidential races

Year Republican Democrat
2000 Bush 52% Gore 44%
2004 Bush 50% Kerry 50%
2008 McCain 45% Obama 54%
2012 Romney 52% Obama 46%
2016 Trump 55% Clinton 40%
2020 Trump 56% Biden 42%

List of members representing the district

Member Party Year(s) Cong
ress
Electoral history
District created March 4, 1833
Jonathan Sloane Anti-Masonic March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837
23rd
24th
[data unknown/missing]

John William Allen
Whig March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841
25th
26th
[data unknown/missing]

Sherlock J. Andrews
Whig March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843
27th [data unknown/missing]
Joseph Morris Democratic March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1847
28th
29th
[data unknown/missing]
William Kennon Jr. Democratic March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849
30th [data unknown/missing]
William F. Hunter Whig March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1853
31st
32nd
[data unknown/missing]
William R. Sapp Whig March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855
33rd
34th
[data unknown/missing]
Opposition March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857

Joseph Burns
Democratic March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859
35th [data unknown/missing]
William Helmick Republican March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1861
36th [data unknown/missing]
Robert H. Nugen Democratic March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863
37th [data unknown/missing]

James R. Morris
Democratic March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865
38th Redistricted from the 17th district.
[data unknown/missing]

Tobias A. Plants
Republican March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1869
39th
40th
[data unknown/missing]

Eliakim H. Moore
Republican March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1871
41st [data unknown/missing]

William P. Sprague
Republican March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1875
42nd
43rd
[data unknown/missing]

Nelson H. Van Vorhes
Republican March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879
44th
45th
[data unknown/missing]

George W. Geddes
Democratic March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881
46th [data unknown/missing]
Redistricted to the 14th district.

Rufus Dawes
Republican March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883
47th [data unknown/missing]

Adoniram J. Warner
Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885
48th [data unknown/missing]
Redistricted to the 17th district.

Beriah Wilkins
Democratic March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887
49th Redistricted from the 16th district,
Redistricted to the 16th district.

Charles H. Grosvenor
Republican March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891
50th
51st
Redistricted from the 14th district.
[data unknown/missing]

Michael D. Harter
Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893
52nd [data unknown/missing]
Redistricted to the 14th district.

H. Clay Van Voorhis
Republican March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1905
53rd
54th
55th
56th
57th
58th
[data unknown/missing]

Beman G. Dawes
Republican March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1909
59th
60th
[data unknown/missing]

James Joyce
Republican March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1911
61st [data unknown/missing]

George White
Democratic March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1915
62nd
63rd
[data unknown/missing]

William C. Mooney
Republican March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1917
64th [data unknown/missing]

George White
Democratic March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1919
65th [data unknown/missing]

C. Ellis Moore
Republican March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1933
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
[data unknown/missing]

Robert T. Secrest
Democratic March 4, 1933 –
August 3, 1942
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
Resigned to enter
the United States Navy
Vacant August 3, 1942 –
January 3, 1943
77th

Percy W. Griffiths
Republican January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1949
78th
79th
80th
[data unknown/missing]

Robert T. Secrest
Democratic January 3, 1949 –
September 26, 1954
81st
82nd
83rd
Resigned to become a member
of the Federal Trade Commission
Vacant September 26, 1954 –
January 3, 1955
83rd

John E. Henderson
Republican January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1961
84th
85th
86th
[data unknown/missing]

Tom V. Moorehead
Republican January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1963
87th [data unknown/missing]

Robert T. Secrest
Democratic January 3, 1963 –
December 30, 1966
88th
89th
Resigned.
Vacant December 30, 1966 –
January 3, 1967
89th

Chalmers P. Wylie
Republican January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1993
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
[data unknown/missing]

Deborah Pryce
Republican January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2009
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
[data unknown/missing]

Mary Jo Kilroy
Democratic January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011
111th [data unknown/missing]

Steve Stivers
Republican January 3, 2011 –
Present
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
Incumbent

Election results

The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.

YearDemocraticRepublicanOther
2020 Joel Newby: 140,183 Steve Stivers: 243,103
2018[3] Rick Neal: 116,112 Steve Stivers: 170,593 Johnathan Miller (L): 5,738
2016[4]Scott Wharton: 113,960Steve Stivers: 222,847 
2014[5]Scott Wharton: 66,125Steve Stivers: 128,496 
2012[6]Pat Lang: 128,188Steve Stivers: 205,277 
2010Mary Jo Kilroy: 86,815Steve Stivers: 116,290William Kammerer (L): 5,831
David Ryon (Constitution): 3,728
Bill Buckel (Write-In): 240  [7]
2008Mary Jo Kilroy: 139,584Steve Stivers: 137,272Mark M. Noble (L): 14,061
Don Eckhart: 12,915
Travis Casper: 6  [8]
2006Mary Jo Kilroy: 109,677[9]Deborah D. Pryce: 110,739[9] 
2004Mark P. Brown: 117,324Deborah D. Pryce: 189,024 
2002Mark P. Brown: 54,286Deborah D. Pryce: 108,193 
2000William L. Buckel: 64,805Deborah D. Pryce: 156,792Scott T. Smith (L): 10,700
1998Adam Clay Miller: 49,334Deborah D. Pryce: 113,846Kevin Nestor: 9,996
1996Cliff Arnebeck Jr.: 64,665Deborah D. Pryce: 156,776 
1994William L. Buckel: 46,480Deborah D. Pryce: 112,912 
1992Richard Cordray: 94,907Deborah D. Pryce: 110,390Linda Reidelbach: 44,906
1990Thomas V. Erney: 68,510Chalmers P. Wylie: 99,251William L. Buckel (WI): 158
1988Mark S. Froehlich: 51,172Chalmers P. Wylie: 154,694 
1986David L. Jackson: 55,750Chalmers P. Wylie: 97,745 
1984Duane Jager: 58,870Chalmers P. Wylie: 148,311 
1982Greg Kostelac: 47,070Chalmers P. Wylie: 104,678Steve Kender (L): 6,139
1980Terry Freeman: 48,708Chalmers P. Wylie: 129,025 
1978Henry W. Eckhart: 37,000Chalmers P. Wylie: 91,023 
1976Manley L. "Mike" McGee: 57,741Chalmers P. Wylie: 109,630 
1974Manley L. "Mike" McGee: 49,683Chalmers P. Wylie: 79,376 
1972Manley L. "Mike" McGee: 55,314Chalmers P. Wylie: 115,779Edward Price (AI): 4,820
1970Manley L. "Mike" McGee: 34,018Chalmers P. Wylie: 81,536 
1968Russell H. Volkema: 35,861Chalmers P. Wylie: 98,499 
1966Robert L. Van Heyde: 38,805Chalmers P. Wylie: 57,993 
1964Robert T. Secrest: 62,438Randall Metcalf: 31,803 
1962Robert T. Secrest: 41,856Tom Van Horn Moorehead: 38,095 
1960Herbert U. Smith: 47,366Tom Van Horn Moorehead: 49,742 
1958Herbert U. Smith: 36,026John E. Henderson: 48,316 
1956Herbert U. Smith: 35,954John E. Henderson: 55,126 
1954Max L. Underwood: 32,795John E. Henderson: 38,524 
1952Robert T. Secrest: 62,913Percy W. Griffiths: 34,966 
1950Robert T. Secrest: 47,448Holland M. Gary: 29,573 
1948Robert T. Secrest: 45,575Percy W. Griffiths: 35,294 
1946Robert T. Secrest: 32,159Percy W. Griffiths: 36,564 
1944Olney R. Gillogly: 31,756Percy W. Griffiths: 47,710 
1942Charles W. Lynch: 23,213Percy W. Griffiths: 35,137 
1940Robert T. Secrest: 57,359Clair A. Young: 40,233 
1938Robert T. Secrest: 42,573Percy W. Griffiths: 38,903 
1936Robert T. Secrest: 53,263Kenneth C. Ray: 42,053Joe I. Clarke: 333
1934Robert T. Secrest: 42,722Kenneth C. Ray: 33,950 
1932Robert T. Secrest: 50,313C. Ellis Moore: 38,113Joseph H. Ewing: 444
1930H. R. McClintock: 33,968C. Ellis Moore: 35,611 
1928Frank H. Ward: 26,441C. Ellis Moore: 50,941 
1926E. B. Schneider: 23,703C. Ellis Moore: 28,519 
1924James R. Alexander: 30,608C. Ellis Moore: 39,155 
1922James R. Alexander: 30,120C. Ellis Moore: 32,894F. J. Ash: 1,003
1920John S. Talbott: 30,326C. Ellis Moore: 42,419 

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

The character Deanna Monroe, from AMC's The Walking Dead was a former Congresswoman from Ohio's 15th congressional district.

See also

References

  1. https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=39&cd=15
  2. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  3. "2018 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
  4. "2016 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
  5. "2014 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
  6. "2012 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
  7. "Election Statistics". Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 2008-05-21. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  8. Federal Elections 2008. Federal Elections Commission, Washington DC, July 2009
  9. Julie Carr Smyth, "Recount confirms Republican won Ohio congressional district, The Beacon Journal, December 11, 2006.

Sources

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