Ohio's 15th congressional district

Ohio's 15th congressional district
Ohio's 15th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Steve Stivers (R–Columbus)
Distribution	91.26% urban, 8.74% rural
Population (2010)	726,053[1]
Median income	$53,880
Ethnicity	91.22% White, 3.67% Black, 2.23% Asian, 1.65% Hispanic, 0.14% Native American, 2.75% other
Cook PVI	R+6

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 town of Athens.

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, Marysville, Plain City and London as well as the downtown and western portions of Columbus.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Congress	Year(s)	Notes
District created March 4, 1833
Jonathan Sloane	Anti-Masonic	23rd–24th	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837
John William Allen	Whig	25th–26th	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841
Sherlock J. Andrews	27th	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843
Joseph Morris	Democratic	28th–29th	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847
William Kennon, Jr.	30th	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
William F. Hunter	Whig	31st–32nd	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853
William R. Sapp	33rd	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
	Opposition	34th		March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
Joseph Burns	Democratic	35th	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
William Helmick	Republican	36th	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861
Robert H. Nugen	Democratic	37th	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863
James R. Morris	38th	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	Redistricted from the 17th district
Tobias A. Plants	Republican	39th–40th	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869
Eliakim H. Moore	41st	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871
William P. Sprague	42nd–43rd	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875
Nelson H. Van Vorhes	44th–45th	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879
George W. Geddes	Democratic	46th	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881	Redistricted to the 14th district
Rufus Dawes	Republican	47th	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883
Adoniram J. Warner	Democratic	48th	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	Redistricted to the 17th district
Beriah Wilkins	49th	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	Redistricted from the 16th district, Redistricted to the 16th district
Charles H. Grosvenor	Republican	50th–51st	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891	Redistricted from the 14th district
Michael D. Harter	Democratic	52nd	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	Redistricted to the 14th district
H. Clay Van Voorhis	Republican	53rd–58th	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1905
Beman G. Dawes	59th–60th	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1909
James Joyce	61st	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911
George White	Democratic	62nd–63rd	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915
William C. Mooney	Republican	64th	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917
George White	Democratic	65th	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919
C. Ellis Moore	Republican	66th–72nd	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933
Robert T. Secrest	Democratic	73rd–77th	March 4, 1933 – August 3, 1942	Resigned to enter the United States Navy
Percy W. Griffiths	Republican	78th–80th	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949
Robert T. Secrest	Democratic	81st–83rd	January 3, 1949 – September 26, 1954	Resigned to become a member of the Federal Trade Commission
John E. Henderson	Republican	84th–86th	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1961
Tom V. Moorehead	87th	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963
Robert T. Secrest	Democratic	88th–89th	January 3, 1963 – December 30, 1966	Resigned
Chalmers P. Wylie	Republican	90th–102nd	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1993
Deborah Pryce	103rd–110th	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2009
Mary Jo Kilroy	Democratic	111th	January 3, 2009 - January 3, 2011
Steve Stivers	Republican	112th -	January 3, 2011 - present	Incumbent

Election results

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

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
2012[2]	Pat Lang: 128,188	Steve Stivers: 205,277
2010	Mary Jo Kilroy: 86,815	Steve Stivers: 116,290	William Kammerer (L): 5,831 David Ryon (Constitution): 3,728 Bill Buckel (Write-In): 240  [3]
2008	Mary Jo Kilroy: 139,584	Steve Stivers: 137,272	Mark M. Noble (L): 14,061 Don Eckhart: 12,915 Travis Casper: 6  [4]
2006	Mary Jo Kilroy: 109,677[5]	Deborah D. Pryce: 110,739[5]
2004	Mark P. Brown: 117,324	Deborah D. Pryce: 189,024
2002	Mark P. Brown: 54,286	Deborah D. Pryce: 108,193
2000	William L. Buckel: 64,805	Deborah D. Pryce: 156,792	Scott T. Smith (L): 10,700
1998	Adam Clay Miller: 49,334	Deborah D. Pryce: 113,846	Kevin Nestor: 9,996
1996	Cliff Arnebeck Jr.: 64,665	Deborah D. Pryce: 156,776
1994	William L. Buckel: 46,480	Deborah D. Pryce: 112,912
1992	Richard Cordray: 94,907	Deborah D. Pryce: 110,390	Linda Reidelbach: 44,906
1990	Thomas V. Erney: 68,510	Chalmers P. Wylie: 99,251	William L. Buckel (WI): 158
1988	Mark S. Froehlich: 51,172	Chalmers P. Wylie: 154,694
1986	David L. Jackson: 55,750	Chalmers P. Wylie: 97,745
1984	Duane Jager: 58,870	Chalmers P. Wylie: 148,311
1982	Greg Kostelac: 47,070	Chalmers P. Wylie: 104,678	Steve Kender (L): 6,139
1980	Terry Freeman: 48,708	Chalmers P. Wylie: 129,025
1978	Henry W. Eckhart: 37,000	Chalmers P. Wylie: 91,023
1976	Manley L. "Mike" McGee: 57,741	Chalmers P. Wylie: 109,630
1974	Manley L. "Mike" McGee: 49,683	Chalmers P. Wylie: 79,376
1972	Manley L. "Mike" McGee: 55,314	Chalmers P. Wylie: 115,779	Edward Price (AI): 4,820
1970	Manley L. "Mike" McGee: 34,018	Chalmers P. Wylie: 81,536
1968	Russell H. Volkema: 35,861	Chalmers P. Wylie: 98,499
1966	Robert L. Van Heyde: 38,805	Chalmers P. Wylie: 57,993
1964	Robert T. Secrest: 62,438	Randall Metcalf: 31,803
1962	Robert T. Secrest: 41,856	Tom Van Horn Moorehead: 38,095
1960	Herbert U. Smith: 47,366	Tom Van Horn Moorehead: 49,742
1958	Herbert U. Smith: 36,026	John E. Henderson: 48,316
1956	Herbert U. Smith: 35,954	John E. Henderson: 55,126
1954	Max L. Underwood: 32,795	John E. Henderson: 38,524
1952	Robert T. Secrest: 62,913	Percy W. Griffiths: 34,966
1950	Robert T. Secrest: 47,448	Holland M. Gary: 29,573
1948	Robert T. Secrest: 45,575	Percy W. Griffiths: 35,294
1946	Robert T. Secrest: 32,159	Percy W. Griffiths: 36,564
1944	Olney R. Gillogly: 31,756	Percy W. Griffiths: 47,710
1942	Charles W. Lynch: 23,213	Percy W. Griffiths: 35,137
1940	Robert T. Secrest: 57,359	Clair A. Young: 40,233
1938	Robert T. Secrest: 42,573	Percy W. Griffiths: 38,903
1936	Robert T. Secrest: 53,263	Kenneth C. Ray: 42,053	Joe I. Clarke: 333
1934	Robert T. Secrest: 42,722	Kenneth C. Ray: 33,950
1932	Robert T. Secrest: 50,313	C. Ellis Moore: 38,113	Joseph H. Ewing: 444
1930	H. R. McClintock: 33,968	C. Ellis Moore: 35,611
1928	Frank H. Ward: 26,441	C. Ellis Moore: 50,941
1926	E. B. Schneider: 23,703	C. Ellis Moore: 28,519
1924	James R. Alexander: 30,608	C. Ellis Moore: 39,155
1922	James R. Alexander: 30,120	C. Ellis Moore: 32,894	F. J. Ash: 1,003
1920	John S. Talbott: 30,326	C. Ellis Moore: 42,419

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

• Ohio's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

1. "My Congressional District". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
2. "2012 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
3. "Election Statistics". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
4. Federal Elections 2008. Federal Elections Commission, Washington DC, July 2009
5. Julie Carr Smyth, "Recount confirms Republican won Ohio congressional district, The Beacon Journal, December 11, 2006.

Sources

• 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

Coordinates: 39°34′40″N 82°45′22″W / 39.57778°N 82.75611°W