Ohio's 5th congressional district

Coordinates: 41°09′21″N 84°02′41″W / 41.15583°N 84.04472°W / 41.15583; -84.04472
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Ohio's 5th congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
  Bob Latta
RBowling Green
Distribution
  • 62.27% urban[1]
  • 37.73% rural
Population (2022)785,544[2]
Median household
income
$64,333[3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+15[4]

Ohio's 5th congressional district is in northwestern and north central Ohio and borders Indiana. The district is currently represented by Republican Bob Latta.

Geography[edit]

Counties[edit]

List of largest municipalities[edit]

The largest municipalities[5] represented in this district include:

(*) Denotes that area of the city is located in another congressional district.

Election results from statewide races[edit]

Year President Result
2000 President George W. Bush 59% - Al Gore 37%
2004 President George W. Bush 61% - John Kerry 39%
2008 President John McCain 52% - Barack Obama 46%
2012 President Mitt Romney 53.9% - Barack Obama 44.1%
2016 President Donald Trump 59.7% - Hillary Clinton 34.6%
2020 President Donald Trump 61.1% - Joe Biden 36.7%

List of members representing the district[edit]

Member Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history
District established March 4, 1813

James Kilbourne
(Worthington)
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1817
13th
14th
Elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Retired.
Philemon Beecher
(Lancaster)
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1821
15th
16th
Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1818.
Lost re-election.

Joseph Vance
(Urbana)
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823
17th Elected in 1820.
Redistricted to the 4th district.

John Wilson Campbell
(West Union)
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825
18th
19th
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Retired.
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1827

William Russell
(West Union)
Jacksonian March 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1833
20th
21st
22nd
Elected in 1826.
Re-elected in 1828.
Re-elected in 1830.
Lost re-election.

Thomas L. Hamer
(Georgetown)
Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837
23rd
24th
25th
Elected in 1832.
Re-elected in 1834.
Re-elected in 1836.
[data missing]
Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839
William Doan
(Withamsville)
Democratic March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1843
26th
27th
Elected in 1838.
Re-elected in 1840.
Retired.

Emery D. Potter
(Toledo)
Democratic March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845
28th Elected in 1843.
Retired.
William Sawyer
(St. Marys)
Democratic March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1849
29th
30th
Elected in 1844.
Re-elected in 1846.
Lost re-election.

Emery D. Potter
(Toledo)
Democratic March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851
31st Elected in 1848.
[data missing]

Alfred Edgerton
(Hicksville)
Democratic March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1855
32nd
33rd
Elected in 1850.
Re-elected in 1852.
[data missing]

Richard Mott
(Toledo)
Opposition March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857
34th
35th
Elected in 1854.
Re-elected in 1856.
[data missing]
Republican March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859

James Mitchell Ashley
(Toledo)
Republican March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1863
36th
37th
Elected in 1858.
Re-elected in 1860.
Redistricted to the 10th district.

Francis Celeste Le Blond
(Celina)
Democratic March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1867
38th
39th
Elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
[data missing]

William Mungen
(Findlay)
Democratic March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1871
40th
41st
Elected in 1866.
Re-elected in 1868.
[data missing]

Charles Nelson Lamison
(Lima)
Democratic March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1875
42nd
43rd
Elected in 1870.
Re-elected in 1872.
[data missing]

Americus Vespucius Rice
(Ottawa)
Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879
44th
45th
Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
[data missing]

Benjamin Le Fevre
(Sidney)
Democratic March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883
46th
47th
Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Redistricted to the 4th district.

George E. Seney
(Tiffin)
Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885
48th Elected in 1882.
Redistricted to the 7th district.

Benjamin Le Fevre
(Maplewood)
Democratic March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887
49th Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1884.
[data missing]

George E. Seney
(Tiffin)
Democratic March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891
50th
51st
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
[data missing]

Fernando C. Layton
(Wapakoneta)
Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893
52nd Elected in 1890.
Redistricted to the 4th district.

Dennis D. Donovan
(Deshler)
Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895
53rd Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1892.
[data missing]
Francis B. De Witt
(Paulding)
Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897
54th Elected in 1894.
[data missing]

David Meekison
(Napoleon)
Democratic March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1901
55th
56th
Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Retired.

John S. Snook
(Paulding)
Democratic March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1905
57th
58th
Elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Retired.

William W. Campbell
(Napoleon)
Republican March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1907
59th Elected in 1904.
Lost re-election.

Timothy T. Ansberry
(Defiance)
Democratic March 4, 1907 –
January 9, 1915
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Resigned when appointed to the Ohio Court of Appeals.
Vacant January 9, 1915 –
March 3, 1915
63rd
Nelson E. Matthews
(Ottawa)
Republican March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1917
64th Elected in 1914.
[data missing]

John S. Snook
(Paulding)
Democratic March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1919
65th Elected in 1916.
Retired.

Charles J. Thompson
(Defiance)
Republican March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1931
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Lost re-election.

Frank C. Kniffin
(Napoleon)
Democratic March 4, 1931 –
January 3, 1939
72nd
73rd
74th
75th
Elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Lost re-election.

Cliff Clevenger
(Bryan)
Republican January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1959
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Retired.

Del Latta
(Bowling Green)
Republican January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1989
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
Elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Retired.

Paul Gillmor
(Old Fort)
Republican January 3, 1989 –
September 5, 2007
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
Elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Died.
Vacant September 5, 2007 –
December 11, 2007
110th

Bob Latta
(Bowling Green)
Republican December 11, 2007 –
present
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th
Elected to finish Gillmor's term.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.

Election results[edit]

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

Year Democratic Republican Other
1812 District created following the 1810 census.
...
1920 Newt Bronson: 25,395 Charles J. Thompson: 40,381  
1922 Frank C. Kniffin: 28,067 Charles J. Thompson: 31,700  
1924 Frank C. Kniffin: 29,245 Charles J. Thompson: 31,045  
1926 Frank C. Kniffin: 23,022 Charles J. Thompson: 23,638  
1928 Frank C. Kniffin: 31,385 Charles J. Thompson: 36,096  
1930 Frank C. Kniffin: 29,117 Charles J. Thompson: 27,497  
1932 Frank C. Kniffin: 44,433 William L. Manahan: 29,605  
1934 Frank C. Kniffin: 34,249 Davis B. Johnson: 27,423  
1936 Frank C. Kniffin: 41,693 Stephan S. Beard: 33,212 Fred L. Hay: 3,663
1938 Frank C. Kniffin: 28,109 Cliff Clevenger: 37,027  
1940 C. H. Armbruster: 31,063 Cliff Clevenger: 48,040  
1942 Ferdinand E. Warren: 17,514 Cliff Clevenger: 30,667  
1944 T. Walter Williams: 22,740 Cliff Clevenger: 48,490  
1946 Willard Thomas: 20,163 Cliff Clevenger: 30,623  
1948 Dan Batt: 32,076 Cliff Clevenger: 34,950  
1950 Dan Batt: 26,689 Cliff Clevenger: 36,096  
1952 Dan Batt: 42,104 Cliff Clevenger: 72,168  
1954 Martin W. Feigert: 33,483 Cliff Clevenger: 49,265  
1956 George E. Rafferty: 42,181 Cliff Clevenger: 69,774  
1958 George E. Rafferty: 44,971 Delbert L. Latta: 52,612  
1960 Tom T. McRitchie: 41,375 Delbert L. Latta: 85,175  
1962 William T. Hunt: 29,114 Delbert L. Latta: 69,272  
1964 Milford Landis: 41,621 Delbert L. Latta: 80,394  
1966 John H. Shock: 26,503 Delbert L. Latta: 80,906  
1968 Louis Richard Batzler: 45,884 Delbert L. Latta: 113,381  
1970 Carl G. Sherer: 37,545 Delbert L. Latta: 92,577  
1972 Bruce Edwards: 49,465 Delbert L. Latta: 132,032  
1974 Bruce Edwards: 53,391 Delbert L. Latta: 89,161  
1976 Bruce Edwards: 60,304 Delbert L. Latta: 124,910  
1978 James R. Sherck: 51,071 Delbert L. Latta: 85,547  
1980 James R. Sherck: 57,704 Delbert L. Latta: 137,003  
1982 James R. Sherck: 70,120 Delbert L. Latta: 86,450  
1984 James R. Sherck: 78,809 Delbert L. Latta: 132,582  
1986 Tom Murray: 54,864 Delbert L. Latta: 102,016  
1988 Tom Murray: 80,472 Paul E. Gillmor: 128,838  
1990 P. Scott Mange: 41,693 Paul E. Gillmor: 113,615 John E. Jackson: 10,612
1992   Paul E. Gillmor: 187,860  
1994 Jarrod Tudor: 49,335 Paul E. Gillmor: 135,879  
1996 Annie Saunders: 81,170 Paul E. Gillmor: 145,892 David J. Schaffer (N): 11,461
1998 Susan Davenport Darrow: 61,926 Paul E. Gillmor: 123,979  
2000 Dannie Edmon: 62,138 Paul E. Gillmor: 169,857 John F. Green (L): 5,464
David J. Schaffer (N): 5,881
2002 Roger Anderson: 51,872 Paul E. Gillmor: 126,286 John F. Green: 10,096
2004 Robin Weirauch: 95,481 Paul E. Gillmor: 194,559  
2006 Robin Weirauch: 95,955 Paul E. Gillmor : 126,898  
2007* Robin Weirauch: 32,246 Robert E. Latta: 41,740  
2008 George Mays: 105,840 Robert E. Latta: 188,905  [6]
2012[7] Angela Zimmann: 137,806 Robert E. Latta: 201,514 Eric Eberly (L) : 12,558
2014[8] Robert Fry: 57,328 Robert E. Latta: 132,448 Eric Eberly (L) : 9,142
2016 James L. Neu Jr.: 100,392 Robert E. Latta: 244,599
2018 J. Michael Galbraith: 99,655 Robert E. Latta: 176,569 Don Kissick (L): 7,393
2020 Nick Rubando: 120,962 Robert E. Latta: 257,019
2022 Craig Swartz: 92,634 Robert E. Latta: 187,303

2010[edit]

Ohio's 5th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Latta* 140,703 67.82
Democratic Caleb Finkenbiner 54,919 26.47
Libertarian Brian Smith 11,831 5.70
Total votes 207,453 100.00
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Republican hold

2012[edit]

Ohio's 5th congressional district (2012)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Latta (incumbent) 201,514 57.3
Democratic Angela Zimmann 137,806 39.2
Libertarian Eric Eberly 12,558 3.5
Total votes 351,878 100.0
Republican hold

2014[edit]

Ohio's 5th congressional district (2014)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Latta (incumbent) 134,449 66.5
Democratic Robert Fry 58,507 28.9
Libertarian Eric Eberly 9,344 4.6
Total votes 202,300 100.0
Republican hold

2016[edit]

Ohio's 5th congressional district (2016)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Latta (incumbent) 244,599 70.9
Democratic James L. Neu Jr. 100,392 29.1
Total votes 344,991 100.0
Republican hold

2018[edit]

Ohio's 5th congressional district (2018)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Latta (incumbent) 176,569 62.3
Democratic J. Michael Galbraith 99,655 35.1
Libertarian Don Kissick 7,393 2.6
Total votes 283,617 100.0
Republican hold

2020[edit]

Ohio's 5th congressional district (2020)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Latta (incumbent) 257,019 68.0
Democratic Nick Rubando 120,962 32.0
Total votes 377,981 100.0
Republican hold

2022[edit]

Ohio's 5th congressional district (2022)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Latta (incumbent) 187,303 66.9
Democratic Craig Swartz 92,634 33.1
Total votes 279,937 100.0
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries[edit]

2003–2013
2013–2023

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  2. ^ Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved October 6, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "My Congressional District".
  4. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000" (PDF). census.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 6, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  6. ^ Federal Elections 2008. Federal Elections Commission, Washington DC, July 2009
  7. ^ "2012 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  8. ^ "2014 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.

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