Ohio's 20th congressional district

The 20th congressional district of Ohio was created after the 1840 census. It was eliminated in the redistricting following the 1990 census, and redistricted and renumbered as the 10th district.

In its last decade, the district consisted of central Cuyahoga county.

List of members representing the district

Member Party Year(s) Cong
ress
Electoral history
District created March 4, 1843

Joshua Reed Giddings
Whig March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1849
28th
29th
30th
31st
32nd
33rd
34th
35th
Redistricted from the 16th district.
[data unknown/missing]
Free Soil March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1855
Opposition March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857
Republican March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859

John Hutchins
Republican March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1863
36th
37th
[data unknown/missing]
District inactive March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1873
38th
39th
40th
41st
42nd

Richard C. Parsons
Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875
43rd [data unknown/missing]

Henry B. Payne
Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877
44th [data unknown/missing]

Amos Townsend
Republican March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1883
45th
46th
47th
[data unknown/missing]

David R. Paige
Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885
48th [data unknown/missing]

William McKinley
Republican March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887
49th Redistricted to
the 18th district.

George W. Crouse
Republican March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889
50th [data unknown/missing]

Martin L. Smyser
Republican March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891
51st [data unknown/missing]

Vincent A. Taylor
Republican March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893
52nd [data unknown/missing]

William J. White
Republican March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895
53rd [data unknown/missing]

Clifton B. Beach
Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1899
54th
55th
[data unknown/missing]

Fremont O. Phillips
Republican March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1901
56th [data unknown/missing]

Jacob A. Beidler
Republican March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1907
57th
58th
59th
[data unknown/missing]

L. Paul Howland
Republican March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1913
60th
61st
62nd
[data unknown/missing]

William Gordon
Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1919
63rd
64th
65th
[data unknown/missing]

Charles A. Mooney
Democratic March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1921
66th [data unknown/missing]

Miner G. Norton
Republican March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1923
67th [data unknown/missing]

Charles A. Mooney
Democratic March 4, 1923 –
May 29, 1931
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
Died.

Martin L. Sweeney
Democratic November 3, 1931 –
January 3, 1943
72nd
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
[data unknown/missing]

Michael A. Feighan
Democratic January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1971
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
[data unknown/missing]

James V. Stanton
Democratic January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1977
92nd
93rd
94th
[data unknown/missing]

Mary Rose Oakar
Democratic January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1993
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
[data unknown/missing]
District inactive since January 3, 1993

Election results

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

YearDemocraticRepublicanOther
1990Mary Rose Oakar*: 109,390Bill Smith: 39,749 
1988Mary Rose Oakar: 146,715Michael Sajna: 30,944 
1986Mary Rose Oakar: 110,976Bill Smith: 19,794 
1984Mary Rose Oakar: 167,115  
1982Mary Rose Oakar: 133,603Paris T. LeJeune: 17,675Louis Haberbush: 1,930
MIlton R. Norris (L): 2,844
1980Mary Rose Oakar: 96,217  
1978Mary Rose Oakar: 76,973  
1976Mary Rose Oakar: 98,785 Raymond J. Grabow: 20,553
Theodore Held III: 2,638
1974James Vincent Stanton: 86,405Robert A. Frantz: 12,991 
1972James Vincent Stanton: 117,302Thomas E. Vilt: 16,624Richard B. Kay (AI): 5,285
1970James Vincent Stanton: 70,140J. William Petro: 16,118 
1968Michael A. Feighan: 72,918J. William Petro: 27,827 
1966Michael A. Feighan: 63,629Clarence E. McLeod: 20,034 
1964Michael A. Feighan: 115,675Joseph A. Cipollone: 39,747 
1962Michael A. Feighan: 91,544Leonard G. Richter: 37,325 
1960Michael A. Feighan: 113,302Leonard G. Richter: 53,845 
1958Michael A. Feighan: 113,200Malvern E. Schultz: 29,308 
1956Michael A. Feighan: 105,562John H. Ferguson: 56,209 
1954Michael A. Feighan: 81,304John H. Ferguson: 38,865 
1952Michael A. Feighan: 109,211John H. Ferguson: 58,271 
1950Michael A. Feighan: 60,565Paul W. Cassidy: 21,044 
1948Michael A. Feighan: 64,241  
1946Michael A. Feighan: 49,670Walter E. Obert: 24,476 
1944Michael A. Feigan: 75,218A. R. McNamara: 23,945 
1942Michael A. Feighan: 34,462Harry T. Marshall: 14,001Marie R. Sweeney: 7,289
1940Martin L. Sweeney: 72,395George Pillersdorf: 34,605 
1938Martin L. Sweeney: 54,185Thomas F. McCafferty: 22,775 
1936Martin L. Sweeney: 54,295Blase A. Buonpane: 23,367John L. Mihelich: 22,158
1934Martin L. Sweeney: 50,611Joseph E. Cassidy: 21,952A. Landy (C): 1,562
Sidney Yellen (S): 433
1932Martin L. Sweeney**: 52,933 John Fromholz (C): 650
1930Charles A. Mooney: 42,123Max D. Gustin: 13,824 
1928Charles A. Mooney: 47,313Oscar V. Hensley: 28,381John Foley (W): 261
1926Charles A. Mooney: 22,050  
1924Charles A. Mooney: 34,173Harvey Drucker: 22,507C. E. Ruthenberg (W): 569
1922Charles A. Mooney: 23,469Miner G. Norton: 17,968John G. Willett (S): 1,381
James Goward (SL): 198
James A. Murphy: 128
1920Charles A. Mooney: 27,223Miner G. Norton: 35,483Nicholas P. Geiger: 711

References

    • 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

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