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Ohio's 14th congressional district

Coordinates: 41°45′06″N 81°01′05″W / 41.75167°N 81.01806°W / 41.75167; -81.01806
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Ohio's 14th congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Distribution
  • 74.05% urban
  • 25.95% rural
Population (2023)784,185[1]
Median household
income
$66,028[2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+9[3]

The 14th congressional district of Ohio is in the far northeast corner of the state, bordering Lake Erie and Pennsylvania. It is currently represented in the United States House of Representatives by Republican Dave Joyce.

As defined in January 2023, it contains all of Ashtabula, Lake, Trumbull and Geauga counties, and nearly all of Portage county.

Recent election results from statewide races

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Year Office Result
2000 President George W. Bush 52% – Al Gore 44%
2004 President George W. Bush 53% – John Kerry 47%
2008 President John McCain 49.3% – Barack Obama 49.1%
2012 President Mitt Romney 51% – Barack Obama 48%
2016 President Donald Trump 54% – Hillary Clinton 42%
2020 President Donald Trump 53% - Joe Biden 44%

List of members representing the district

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Member Party Year(s) Cong
ress
Electoral history
District established March 4, 1823

Mordecai Bartley
(Mansfield)
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825
18th
19th
20th
21st
Elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826.
Re-elected in 1828.
[data missing]
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1831

Eleutheros Cooke
(Sandusky)
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833
22nd Elected in 1830.
[data missing]
William Patterson
(Mansfield)
Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837
23rd
24th
Elected in 1832.
Re-elected in 1834.
[data missing]
William H. Hunter
(Sandusky)
Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839
25th Elected in 1836.
[data missing]
George Sweeny
(Bucyrus)
Democratic March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1843
26th
27th
Elected in 1838.
Re-elected in 1840.
[data missing]
Alexander Harper
(Zanesville)
Whig March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1847
28th
29th
Elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1844.
[data missing]

Nathan Evans
(Cambridge)
Whig March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1851
30th
31st
Elected in 1846.
Re-elected in 1848.
[data missing]
Alexander Harper
(Zanesville)
Whig March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853
32nd Elected in 1850.
[data missing]
Harvey H. Johnson
(Ashland)
Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855
33rd Elected in 1852.
[data missing]

Philemon Bliss
(Elyria)
Opposition March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857
34th Elected in 1854.
[data missing]
Republican March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859
35th Elected in 1856.
[data missing]

Cyrus Spink
(Wooster)
Republican March 4, 1859 –
May 31, 1859
36th Elected in 1858.
Died.
Vacant May 31, 1859 –
October 11, 1859

Harrison G. O. Blake
(Medina)
Republican October 11, 1859 –
March 3, 1863
36th
37th
Elected to finish Spink's term
Re-elected in 1860.
Retired to join the U.S. Army

George Bliss
(Wooster)
Democratic March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865
38th Elected in 1862.
[data missing]

Martin Welker
(Wooster)
Republican March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1871
39th
40th
41st
Elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Re-elected in 1868.
[data missing]

James Monroe
(Oberlin)
Republican March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873
42nd Elected in 1870.
Redistricted to the 18th district.
John Berry
(Upper Sandusky)
Democratic March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875
43rd Elected in 1872.
[data missing]

Jacob P. Cowan
(Ashland)
Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877
44th Elected in 1874.
[data missing]

Ebenezer B. Finley
(Bucyrus)
Democratic March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879
45th Elected in 1876.
Redistricted to the 8th district.

Gibson Atherton
(Newark)
Democratic March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881
46th Elected in 1878.
Redistricted to the 13th district.

George W. Geddes
(Mansfield)
Democratic March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1885
47th
48th
Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
Redistricted to the 16th district.

Charles H. Grosvenor
(Athens)
Republican March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887
49th Elected in 1884.
Redistricted to the 15th district.

Charles Preston Wickham
(Norwalk)
Republican March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891
50th
51st
Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
[data missing]
James W. Owens
(Newark)
Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893
52nd Redistricted from the 16th district and re-elected in 1890.
[data missing]

Michael D. Harter
(Mansfield)
Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895
53rd Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 1892.
[data missing]

Winfield S. Kerr
(Mansfield)
Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1901
54th
55th
56th
Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
[data missing]

William W. Skiles
(Shelby)
Republican March 4, 1901 –
January 9, 1904
57th
58th
Elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Died.
Vacant January 9, 1904 –
November 8, 1904
58th

Amos R. Webber
(Elyria)
Republican November 8, 1904 –
March 3, 1907
58th
59th
Elected to finish Skiles's term.
Re-elected in 1904.
[data missing]

J. Ford Laning
(Norwalk)
Republican March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1909
60th Elected in 1906.
[data missing]

William Graves Sharp
(Elyria)
Democratic March 4, 1909 –
July 23, 1914
61st
62nd
63rd
Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to France.
Vacant July 23, 1914 –
March 3, 1915
63rd

Seward H. Williams
(Lorain)
Republican March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1917
64th Elected in 1914.
[data missing]

Elsworth R. Bathrick
(Akron)
Democratic March 4, 1917 –
December 23, 1917
65th Elected in 1916.
Died.
Vacant December 23, 1917 –
November 5, 1918

Martin L. Davey
(Kent)
Democratic November 5, 1918 –
March 3, 1921
65th
66th
Elected to finish Bathrick's term.
Re-elected in 1918.
Lost re-election.

Charles Landon Knight
(Akron)
Republican March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1923
67th Elected in 1920.
Retired to run for Governor of Ohio.

Martin L. Davey
(Kent)
Democratic March 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1929
68th
69th
70th
Elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Retired to run for Governor of Ohio.

Francis Seiberling
(Akron)
Republican March 4, 1929 –
March 3, 1933
71st
72nd
Elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Lost re-election.

Dow W. Harter
(Akron)
Democratic March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1943
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Lost re-election.
Edmund Rowe
(Akron)
Republican January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945
78th Elected in 1942.
Lost re-election.

Walter B. Huber
(Akron)
Democratic January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1951
79th
80th
81st
Elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Lost re-election.

William Hanes Ayres
(Akron)
Republican January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1971
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
Elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Lost re-election.

John F. Seiberling
(Akron)
Democratic January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1987
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
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.
Retired.

Tom Sawyer
(Akron)
Democratic January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 2003
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
Elected in 1986.
Re-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.
Redistricted to the 17th district and lost renomination.

Steve LaTourette
(Madison)
Republican January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2013
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
Redistricted from the 19th district and re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Retired.

Dave Joyce
(South Russell)
Republican January 3, 2013 –
present
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th
Elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.

Recent election results

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The following chart shows historic election results.

  • "" indicates victor
  • "(inc.)" indicates incumbent
Year Democratic Republican Other
1920 Martin L. Davey (inc.): 56,507 Charles L. Knight: 62,010 John C. Chase: 327
1922 Martin L. Davey: 49,935 Frank E. Whittemore: 46,087  
1924 Martin L. Davey (inc.): 62,314 Arthur W. Doyle: 60,251  
1926 Martin L. Davey (inc.): 53,659 Arthur W. Sweeney: 28,446  
1928 A. F. O'Neil: 58,848 Francis Seiberling: 106,253  
1930 Dow W. Harter: 60,951 Francis Seiberling (inc.): 61,628  
1932 Dow W. Harter: 93,057 Francis Seiberling: 78,852 I. B. Hinman (C): 708
1934 Dow W. Harter (inc.): 65,152 Carl D. Sheppard: 63,274 James McCarten: 2,089
Park Sumner (S): 1,194
Frederick W. Seibert (C): 1,066
1936 Dow W. Harter (inc.): 118,659 Carl D. Sheppard: 77,039 Park Sumner: 8,698
1938 Dow W. Harter (inc.): 87,303 Edward S. Sheck: 76,346  
1940 Dow W. Harter (inc.): 121,037 Walter B. Wanamaker: 108,016 Cornelius Kohlmyer: 2,527
1942 Dow W. Harter (inc.): 57,759 Edmund Rowe: 60,868  
1944 Walter B. Huber: 117,770 Edmund Rowe (inc.): 115,145  
1946 Walter B. Huber (inc.): 88,178 Fred W. Danner: 77,674 Harry Hurtt Jr.: 1,676
1948 Walter B. Huber (inc.): 125,346 Edmund Rowe: 92,535 Harry Hurtt Jr.: 1,273
1950 Walter B. Huber (inc.): 100,947 William H. Ayres: 102,868 Robert G. Brenneman: 7,246
1952 Walter B. Huber: 83,463 William H. Ayres (inc.): 117,475  
1954 John L. Smith: 68,204 William H. Ayres (inc.): 82,086  
1956 Bernard Rosen: 85,946 William H. Ayres (inc.): 123,105  
1958 Jack B. Arnold: 76,138 William H. Ayres (inc.): 114,827  
1960 John H. Mihaly: 91,103 William H. Ayres (inc.): 145,526  
1962 Oliver Ocasek: 86,947 William H. Ayres (inc.): 100,909  
1964 Frances McGovern: 104,547 William H. Ayres (inc.): 126,088  
1966 Charles F. Madden Jr.: 52,646 William H. Ayres (inc.): 77,819  
1968 Oliver Ocasek: 68,889 William H. Ayres (inc.): 84,561  
1970 John F. Seiberling Jr.: 71,282 William H. Ayres (inc.): 55,038  
1972 John F. Seiberling Jr. (inc.): 135,068 Norman W. Holt: 46,490  
1974 John F. Seiberling Jr. (inc.): 93,931 Mark Figetakis: 30,603  
1976 John F. Seiberling Jr. (inc.): 121,652 James E. Houston: 39,917 Steven P. Meyer: 2,619
1978 John F. Seiberling Jr. (inc.): 82,356 Walter J. Vogel: 31,311  
1980 John F. Seiberling Jr. (inc.): 103,336 Louis A. Mangels: 55,962  
1982 John F. Seiberling Jr. (inc.): 115,629 Louis A. Mangels: 48,421  
1984 John F. Seiberling Jr. (inc.): 155,729 Jean E. Bender: 62,366  
1986 Tom Sawyer: 83,257 Lynn Slaby: 71,713  
1988 Tom Sawyer (inc.): 148,951 Loretta Lang: 50,356  
1990 Tom Sawyer (inc.): 97,875 Jean E. Bender: 66,460  
1992 Tom Sawyer (inc.): 165,335 Robert Morgan: 78,659  
1994 Tom Sawyer (inc.): 96,274 Lynn Slaby: 89,106  
1996 Tom Sawyer (inc.): 124,136 Joyce George: 95,307 Terry E. Wilkinson (N): 8,976
1998 Tom Sawyer (inc.): 106,046 Tom Watkins: 63,027  
2000 Tom Sawyer*: 149,184 Rick Wood: 71,432 William C. McDaniel Jr. (L): 5,603
Walter P. Keith (N): 3,869
2002 Dale Virgil Blanchard: 51,846 Steve LaTourette*: 134,413 Sid Stone: 113
2004 Capri S. Cafaro: 117,197 Steve LaTourette (inc.): 197,779  
2006 Lewis R. Katz: 92,600 Steve LaTourette (inc.): 136,375 Werner J. Lange (Nonpartisan): 8,500
2008[4] Bill O'Neill: 125,214 Steve LaTourette (inc.): 188,488 David Macko (L): 9,511
2010 Bill O'Neill: 72,604 Steve LaTourette (inc.): 149,878 John Jelenic (L): 8,383
2012[5] Dale Virgil Blanchard: 131,638 Dave Joyce:183,660 David Macko (L): 11,536
Elaine Mastromatteo (G): 13,038
Write Ins: 6
2014[6] Michael Wager: 70,856 Dave Joyce: 135,736 David Macko (L): 7,988
2016[7] Michael Wager: 130,907 Dave Joyce: 219,191
2018 Betsy Rader: 137,549 Dave Joyce: 169,809
2020 Hillary "Toro" O'Connor Mueri: 158,586 Dave Joyce: 238,864
2022 Matt Kilboy: 113,639 Dave Joyce: 183,389

Historical district boundaries

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2003–2013
2013–2023

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "My Congressional District".
  2. ^ "My Congressional District".
  3. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  4. ^ Federal Elections 2008. Federal Elections Commission, Washington DC, July 2009
  5. ^ "2012 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
  6. ^ "2014 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
  7. ^ "2016 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.

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