Ohio's 16th congressional district

The 16th congressional district of Ohio is represented by Representative Anthony Gonzalez (R).

Ohio's 16th congressional district
Ohio's 16th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative
  Anthony Gonzalez
RRocky River
Population (2019)719,744
Median household
income
$68,534[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+8[2]

From 2003 to 2013 the district was based in Stark County and the Canton area and also included Wayne County and most of Medina and Ashland counties. It also includes some rural communities east of Akron, as well as some of the western suburbs of Cleveland.

On November 2, 2010, John Boccieri lost his bid for a second term to Republican Jim Renacci, who was seated in January 2011. In January 2018, Renacci announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate. Anthony Gonzalez was elected on November 6 to succeed him.

Election results from presidential races

Year Office Result
2000 President George W. Bush 53% - Al Gore 42%
2004 President George W. Bush 54% - John Kerry 46%
2008 President John McCain 50% - Barack Obama 48%
2012 President Mitt Romney 53% - Barack Obama 45%
2016 President Donald Trump 56% - Hillary Clinton 40%
2020 President Donald Trump 57% - Joe Biden 42%

List of members representing the district

Member Party Year(s) Cong
ress
Electoral history
District created March 4, 1833

Elisha Whittlesey
Anti-Masonic March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835
23rd
24th
25th
Redistricted from the 13th district.
Resigned.
Whig March 4, 1835 –
July 9, 1838
Vacant July 9, 1838 –
December 3, 1838
25th

Joshua Reed Giddings
Whig December 3, 1838 –
March 22, 1842
25th
26th
27th
Elected to finish Whittlesey's term.
Resigned.
Vacant March 22, 1842 –
December 5, 1842
27th

Joshua Reed Giddings
Whig December 5, 1842 –
March 3, 1843
27th Elected to finish his own term.
Redistricted to the 20th district.
James Mathews Democratic March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845
28th Redistricted from the 13th district.
[data unknown/missing]
John D. Cummins Democratic March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1849
29th
30th
[data unknown/missing]

Moses Hoagland
Democratic March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851
31st [data unknown/missing]
John Johnson Independent Democratic March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853
32nd [data unknown/missing]
Edward Ball Whig March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855
33rd
34th
[data unknown/missing]
Opposition March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857

Cydnor B. Tompkins
Republican March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1861
35th
36th
[data unknown/missing]

William P. Cutler
Republican March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863
37th [data unknown/missing]

Joseph W. White
Democratic March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865
38th [data unknown/missing]

John Bingham
Republican March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1873
39th
40th
41st
42nd
[data unknown/missing]

Lorenzo Danford
Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1879
43rd
44th
45th
[data unknown/missing]

William McKinley
Republican March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881
46th Redistricted from the 17th district,
Redistricted to the 17th district.

Jonathan T. Updegraff
Republican March 4, 1881 –
November 30, 1882
47th Redistricted from the 18th district.
Died.
Vacant November 30, 1882 –
January 2, 1883

Joseph D. Taylor
Republican January 2, 1883 –
March 3, 1883
Elected to finish Updegraff's term.
Redistricted to the 17th district.

Beriah Wilkins
Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885
48th [data unknown/missing]
Redistricted to the 15th district.

George W. Geddes
Democratic March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887
49th Redistricted from the 14th district.
[data unknown/missing]

Beriah Wilkins
Democratic March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889
50th Redistricted from the 15th district.
[data unknown/missing]
James W. Owens Democratic March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891
51st [data unknown/missing]
Redistricted to the 14th district.

John G. Warwick
Democratic March 4, 1891 –
August 14, 1892
52nd [data unknown/missing]
Died.
Vacant August 14, 1892 –
December 5, 1892

Lewis P. Ohliger
Democratic December 5, 1892 –
March 3, 1893
Elected to finish Warwick's term.
[data unknown/missing]

Albert J. Pearson
Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895
53rd Redistricted from the 17th district.
[data unknown/missing]

Lorenzo Danford
Republican March 4, 1895 –
June 19, 1899
54th
55th
56th
[data unknown/missing]
Died.
Vacant June 19, 1899 –
December 4, 1899
56th

Joseph J. Gill
Republican December 4, 1899 –
October 31, 1903
56th
57th
58th
Elected to finish Danford's term.
Resigned.
Vacant October 31, 1903 –
November 3, 1903
58th

Capell L. Weems
Republican November 3, 1903 –
March 3, 1909
58th
59th
60th
Elected to finish Gill's term.
[data unknown/missing]

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

William B. Francis
Democratic March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1915
62nd
63rd
[data unknown/missing]

Roscoe C. McCulloch
Republican March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1921
64th
65th
66th
[data unknown/missing]

Joseph H. Himes
Republican March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1923
67th [data unknown/missing]

John McSweeney
Democratic March 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1929
68th
69th
70th
[data unknown/missing]

Charles B. McClintock
Republican March 4, 1929 –
March 3, 1933
71st
72nd
[data unknown/missing]

William R. Thom
Democratic March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1939
73rd
74th
75th
[data unknown/missing]

James Seccombe
Republican January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1941
76th [data unknown/missing]

William R. Thom
Democratic January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1943
77th [data unknown/missing]

Henderson H. Carson
Republican January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945
78th [data unknown/missing]

William R. Thom
Democratic January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947
79th [data unknown/missing]

Henderson H. Carson
Republican January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949
80th [data unknown/missing]

John McSweeney
Democratic January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1951
81st [data unknown/missing]

Frank T. Bow
Republican January 3, 1951 –
November 13, 1972
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
[data unknown/missing]
Retired but died.
Vacant November 13, 1972 –
January 3, 1973
92nd

Ralph Regula
Republican January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 2009
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
Elected in 1972.
Retired.

John Boccieri
Democratic January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011
111th [data unknown/missing]
Lost re-election.

Jim Renacci
Republican January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2019
112th
113th
114th
115th
[data unknown/missing]
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

Anthony Gonzalez
Republican January 3, 2019 –
present
116th
117th
Elected in 2018.

Election results

2010

United States House of Representatives elections, 2010[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Renacci 112,902 52.1
Democratic John Boccieri (incumbent) 89,008 41.1
Libertarian Jeffery Blevins 14,342 6.6
Independent Robert Ross 128 0
Total votes 216,380
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

2012

United States House of Representatives elections, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Renacci (incumbent) 185,165 52.0
Democratic Betty Sutton (incumbent) 170,600 48.0
Total votes 355,765 100.0
Republican hold

2014

United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Renacci (incumbent) 132,176 63.7
Democratic Pete Crossland 75,199 36.3
Total votes 207,375 100.0
Republican hold

2016


United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Renacci (incumbent) 225,794 65.3
Democratic Keith Mundy 119,830 34.7
Total votes 345,624 100.0
Republican hold

2018


United States House of Representatives elections, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Anthony Gonzalez 170,029 56.7
Democratic Susan Moran Palmer 129,681 43.3
Total votes 299,710 100.0
Republican hold

2020


United States House of Representatives elections, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Anthony Gonzalez (incumbent) 247,335 63.2
Democratic Aaron Paul Godfrey 144,071 36.8
Total votes 391,406 100.0
Republican hold


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

YearDemocraticRepublicanOther
2020 Aaron Paul Godfrey: 144,071 Anthony Gonzalez: 247,335
2018[4]Susan Moran Palmer: 129,681Anthony Gonzalez: 170,029 
2016[5]Keith Mundy: 119,830James B. Renacci: 225,794 
2014[6]Pete Crossland: 75,199James B. Renacci: 132,176 
2012[7]Betty S. Sutton: 170,604James B. Renacci: 185,167 
2010John Boccieri: 89,008James B. Renacci: 112,902Jeffery Blevins (L):14,342
Robert Ross(I): 128
2008[8]John Boccieri: 169,044Kirk Schuring: 136,293 
2006Thomas Shaw: 88,089Ralph S. Regula: 124,886 
2004Jeff Seemann: 99,210Ralph S. Regula: 197,990 
2002Jim Rice: 58,644Ralph S. Regula: 129,734 
2000William Smith: 62,709Ralph S. Regula: 162,294Richard L. Shetler (L): 6,166
Brad Graef (N): 3,231
1998Peter D. Ferguson: 66,047Ralph S. Regula: 117,426 
1996Thomas E. Burkhart: 64,902Ralph S. Regula: 159,314Brad Graef (N): 7,611
1994J. Michael Finn: 45,781Ralph S. Regula: 137,322 
1992Warner D. Mendenhall: 90,224Ralph S. Regula: 158,489 
1990Warner D. Mendenhall: 70,516Ralph S. Regula: 101,097 
1988Melvin J. Gravely: 43,356Ralph S. Regula: 158,824 
1986William J. Kennick: 36,639Ralph S. Regula: 118,206 
1984James Gwin: 58,048Ralph S. Regula: 152,399 
1982Jeffrey R. Orenstein: 57,386Ralph S. Regula: 110,485 
1980Larry V. Slagle: 39,219Ralph S. Regula: 149,960 
1978Owen S. Hand Jr.: 29,640Ralph S. Regula: 105,152 
1976John G. Freedom: 55,671Ralph S. Regula: 116,374Harold B. Festerly (A): 1,969
Mark F. Vanvoorhis (W): 77
1974John G. Freedom: 48,754Ralph S. Regula: 92,986 
1972Virgil L. Musser: 75,929Ralph S. Regula: 102,013 
1970Virgil L. Musser: 63,187Frank T. Bow: 81,208 
1968Virgil L. Musser: 68,916Frank T. Bow: 101,495 
1966Robert D. Freeman: 55,775Frank T. Bow: 87,597 
1964Robert D. Freeman: 93,255Frank T. Bow: 101,808 
1962Ed Witmer: 64,213Frank T. Bow: 96,512 
1960John G. Freedom: 78,257Frank T. Bow: 130,542 
1958John G. Freedom: 74,660Frank T. Bow: 100,678 
1956John McSweeney: 82,206Frank T. Bow: 101,324 
1954Thomas H. Nichols: 56,787Frank T. Bow: 79,371 
1952John McSweeney: 82,522Frank T. Bow: 98,447 
1950John McSweeney: 75,255Frank T. Bow: 77,306 
1948John McSweeney: 79,859Henderson H. Carson: 71,871 
1946William R. Thom: 51,934Henderson H. Carson: 65,639 
1944William R. Thom: 85,755Henderson H. Carson: 75,921Harry T. Whiteleather: 1,149
1942William R. Thom: 45,531Henderson H. Carson: 50,657 
1940William R. Thom: 92,469James Seccombe: 71,629 
1938William R. Thom: 60,382James Seccombe: 62,176 
1936William R. Thom: 89,911H. Ross Ake: 54,979A. M. Hickey: 4,552
Jacob S. Coxey Sr. (U): 2,384
1934William R. Thom: 59,354Charles B. McClintock: 45,390 
1932William R. Thom: 67,670Charles B. McClintock: 63,609 
1930William R. Thom: 47,237Charles B. McClintock: 51,113 
1928John McSweeney: 55,778Charles B. McClintock: 73,966Jacob S. Coxey Sr.: 1,428
Carl Guillod (W): 92
1926John McSweeney: 40,283Charles B. McClintock: 27,116 
1924John McSweeney: 51,491Thomas C. Hunsicker: 45,559Jacob S. Coxey Sr.: 2,901
1922John McSweeney: 43,590Joseph H. Himes: 39,881 
1920John McSweeney: 42,799Joseph H. Himes: 56,584 

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

References

  1. https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=39&cd=16
  2. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  3. "House Results Map". The New York Times.
  4. "2018 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
  5. "2016 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
  6. "2014 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
  7. "2012 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
  8. "2008 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.

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