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Ohio's 8th congressional district

Coordinates: 40°0′N 84°30′W / 40.000°N 84.500°W / 40.000; -84.500
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Ohio's 8th congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Distribution
  • 77.95% urban
  • 22.05% rural
Population (2023)786,259[1]
Median household
income
$77,023[2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+14[3]

Ohio's 8th congressional district sits on the west side of Ohio, bordering Indiana. The cities of Hamilton, Fairfield, Middletown, Eaton, and Greenville are part of the district.[4] The district was represented by Republican John Boehner, the 53rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. On September 25, 2015, Boehner announced his resignation from the speakership and retirement from Congress, which became effective on October 31, 2015.[5]

The current representative for this district is Republican Warren Davidson, who defeated Democrat Corey Foister and Green Party candidate James J. Condit Jr. in the 2016 special election to fill Boehner's seat.[6][7]

Election results from statewide races

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Year Office Result
2000 President George W. Bush 61% – Al Gore 36%
2004 President George W. Bush 64% – John Kerry 35%
2008 President John McCain 60.3% – Barack Obama 38.1%
2012 President Mitt Romney 61.9% – Barack Obama 36.4%
2016 President Donald Trump 60.9% – Hillary Clinton 34.9%
2020 President Donald Trump 60.3% – Joe Biden 38.3%

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List of members representing the district

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Member Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history
District established March 4, 1823
William Wilson
(Newark)
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825
18th
19th
20th
Elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826.
Died.
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
June 6, 1827
Vacant June 6, 1827 –
October 9, 1827
20th

William Stanbery
(Newark)
Jacksonian October 9, 1827 –
March 3, 1831
20th
21st
22nd
Elected to finish Wilson's term.
Re-elected in 1828.
Re-elected in 1830.
Lost renomination.
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833
Jeremiah McLene
(Columbus)
Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837
23rd
24th
Elected in 1832.
Re-elected in 1834.
Lost re-election.
Joseph Ridgway
(Columbus)
Whig March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1843
25th
26th
27th
Elected in 1836.
Re-elected in 1838.
Re-elected in 1840.
[data missing]

John I. Vanmeter
(Piketon)
Whig March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845
28th Elected in 1843.
[data missing]

Allen G. Thurman
(Chillicothe)
Democratic March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847
29th Elected in 1844.
[data missing]
John L. Taylor
(Chillicothe)
Whig March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1853
30th
31st
32nd
Elected in 1846.
Re-elected in 1848.
Re-elected in 1850.
Redistricted to the 10th district.

Moses Bledso Corwin
(Urbana)
Whig March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855
33rd Elected in 1852.
[data missing]

Benjamin Stanton
(Bellefontaine)
Opposition March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857
34th
35th
36th
Elected in 1854.
Re-elected in 1856.
Re-elected in 1858.
[data missing]
Republican March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1861

Samuel Shellabarger
(Springfield)
Republican March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863
37th Elected in 1860.
[data missing]

William Johnston
(Mansfield)
Democratic March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865
38th Elected in 1862.
[data missing]

James Randolph Hubbell
(Delaware)
Republican March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1867
39th Elected in 1864.
[data missing]

Cornelius S. Hamilton
(Marysville)
Republican March 4, 1867 –
December 22, 1867
40th Elected in 1866.
Died.
Vacant December 22, 1867 –
February 5, 1868

John Beatty
(Cardington)
Republican February 5, 1868 –
March 3, 1873
40th
41st
42nd
Elected to finish Hamilton's term.
Re-elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
[data missing]

William Lawrence
(Bellefontaine)
Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1877
43rd
44th
Elected in 1872.
Re-elected in 1874.
[data missing]

J. Warren Keifer
(Springfield)
Republican March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879
45th Elected in 1876.
Redistricted to the 4th district.

Ebenezer B. Finley
(Bucyrus)
Democratic March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881
46th Redistricted from the 14th district and re-elected in 1878.
[data missing]

J. Warren Keifer
(Springfield)
Republican March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1885
47th
48th
Redistricting from the 4th district and re-elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
[data missing]

John Little
(Xenia)
Republican March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887
49th Elected in 1884.
Redistricted to the 7th district and lost re-election.

Robert P. Kennedy
(Bellefontaine)
Republican March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891
50th
51st
Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
[data missing]

Darius D. Hare
(Upper Sandusky)
Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893
52nd Elected in 1890.
Redistricted to the 13th district.

Luther M. Strong
(Kenton)
Republican March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1897
53rd
54th
Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
[data missing]

Archibald Lybrand
(Delaware)
Republican March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1901
55th
56th
Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Lost re-election

William R. Warnock
(Urbana)
Republican March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1905
57th
58th
Elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Retired.

Ralph D. Cole
(Findlay)
Republican March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1911
59th
60th
61st
Elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Lost re-election.

Frank B. Willis
(Ada)
Republican March 4, 1911 –
January 9, 1915
62nd
63rd
Elected in 1910
Re-elected in 1912.
Retired then resigned early when elected Governor of Ohio.
Vacant January 9, 1915 –
March 3, 1915
63rd

John A. Key
(Marion)
Democratic March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1919
64th
65th
Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Lost re-election.

R. Clint Cole
(Findlay)
Republican March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1925
66th
67th
68th
Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Lost re-election.

Thomas B. Fletcher
(Marion)
Democratic March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1929
69th
70th
Elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Lost re-election.

Grant E. Mouser Jr.
(Marion)
Republican March 4, 1929 –
March 3, 1933
71st
72nd
Elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Lost re-election.

Thomas B. Fletcher
(Marion)
Democratic March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1939
73rd
74th
75th
Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Lost re-election.

Frederick Cleveland Smith
(Marion)
Republican January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1951
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st
Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Retired.

Jackson Edward Betts
(Findlay)
Republican January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1973
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
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.
Re-elected in 1970.
Retired.

Walter E. Powell
(Fairfield)
Republican January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975
93rd Redistricted from the 24th district and re-elected in 1972.
Retired.

Tom Kindness
(Hamilton)
Republican January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1987
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

Buz Lukens
(Middletown)
Republican January 3, 1987 –
October 24, 1990
100th
101st
Elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Lost renomination and resigned.
Vacant October 24, 1990 –
January 3, 1991
101st

John Boehner
(West Chester)
Republican January 3, 1991 –
October 31, 2015
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
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.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Resigned.
Vacant October 31, 2015 –
June 7, 2016
114th

Warren Davidson
(Troy)
Republican June 7, 2016 –
present
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th
Elected to finish Boehner's term.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.

Recent election results

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Year Democratic Republican Other
1920 Fred H. Guthery: 36,665 Clint Cole (incumbent): 43,473  
1922 H. H. Hartmann: 34,105 Clint Cole (incumbent): 37,065  
1924 Thomas B. Fletcher: 38,439 Clint Cole (incumbent): 33,258 Charles E. Lukens: 555
1926 Thomas B. Fletcher (incumbent): 30,167 James R. Hopley: 23,247  
1928 Thomas B. Fletcher (incumbent): 38,651 Grant E. Mouser Jr.: 42,199  
1930 Carl W. Smith: 33,906 Grant E. Mouser Jr. (incumbent): 35,663  
1932 Thomas B. Fletcher: 45,930 Grant E. Mouser Jr.: 41,234  
1934 Thomas B. Fletcher (incumbent): 39,466 Gertrude Jones: 36,112  
1936 Thomas B. Fletcher (incumbent): 49,668 Grant E. Mouser Jr.: 42,565  
1938 Thomas B. Fletcher (incumbent): 33,972 Frederick C. Smith: 40,772  
1940 Kenneth M. Petri: 44,605 Frederick C. Smith (incumbent): 49,218  
1942 Thomas B. Fletcher: 22,753 Frederick C. Smith (incumbent): 33,797  
1944 Roy Warren Roof: 34,494 Frederick C. Smith (incumbent): 51,253  
1946 John T. Siemon: 22,945 Frederick C. Smith (incumbent): 40,755  
1948 Andrew T. Durbin: 36,685 Frederick C. Smith (incumbent): 43,929  
1950 W. Dexter Hazen: 28,379 Jackson E. Betts: 47,761  
1952 Henry P. Drake: 34,474 Jackson E. Betts (incumbent): 75,768  
1954 Thomas M. Dowd: 30,592 Jackson E. Betts (incumbent): 52,196  
1956 Robert M. Corry: 40,716 Jackson E. Betts (incumbent): 70,690  
1958 Virgil M. Gase: 39,343 Jackson E. Betts (incumbent): 62,232  
1960 Virgil M. Gase: 38,871 Jackson E. Betts (incumbent): 81,373  
1962 Morris Laderman: 28,400 Jackson E. Betts (incumbent): 66,458  
1964 Frank B. Bennett: 45,445 Jackson E. Betts (incumbent): 73,395  
1966 Frank B. Bennett: 38,787 Jackson E. Betts (incumbent): 78,933  
1968 Marie Baker: 40,898 Jackson E. Betts (incumbent): 101,974  
1970   Jackson E. Betts (incumbent): 90,916  
1972 James D. Ruppert: 73,344 Walter E. Powell*: 80,050  
1974 T. Edward Strinko: 45,701 Tom Kindness: 51,097 Don Gingerich: 23,616
1976 John W. Griffin: 46,424 Tom Kindness (incumbent): 110,775 Joseph F. Payton: 4,158
1978 Luella R. Schroeder: 32,493 Tom Kindness (incumbent): 81,156 George Hahn: 3
1980 John W. Griffin: 44,162 Tom Kindness (incumbent): 139,590  
1982 John W. Griffin: 49,877 Tom Kindness (incumbent): 98,527  
1984 John T. Francis: 46,673 Tom Kindness (incumbent): 155,200  
1986 John W. Griffin: 46,195 Donald "Buz" Lukens: 98,475  
1988 John W. Griffin: 49,084 Donald "Buz" Lukens (incumbent): 154,164  
1990 Gregory V. Jolivette: 63,584 John Boehner*: 99,955  
1992 Fred Sennet: 62,033 John Boehner (incumbent): 176,362  
1994   John Boehner (incumbent): 148,338  
1996 Jeffrey D. Kitchen: 61,515 John Boehner (incumbent): 165,815 William Baker (N): 8,613
1998 John W. Griffin: 52,912 John Boehner (incumbent): 127,979  
2000 John G. Parks: 66,293 John Boehner (incumbent): 179,756 David R. Shock (L): 3,802
2002 Jeff Hardenbrook: 49,444 John Boehner (incumbent): 119,947  
2004 Jeff Hardenbrook: 87,769 John Boehner (incumbent): 195,923  
2006 Mort Meier: 74,641 John Boehner (incumbent): 132,743  
2008 Nicholas von Stein: 74,848 John Boehner (incumbent): 163,586  
2010 Justin Coussoule: 65,883 John Boehner (incumbent): 142,731 David Harlow (L): 5,121
James Condit (C): 3,701
2012[9] John Boehner (incumbent): 246,380 James Condit (C) : 1,938
2014 Tom Poetter: 51,534 John Boehner (incumbent): 126,539 James Condit (C): 10,257
2016 (special)[10] Corey Foister: 5,937 Warren Davidson: 21,618 James Condit (G): 607
2016 Steve Fought: 87,794 Warren Davidson (incumbent): 223,833 Derrick Hendricks (G): 13,879
2018 Vanessa Enoch: 89,451 Warren Davidson (incumbent): 177,892
2020 Vanessa Enoch: 110,766 Warren Davidson (incumbent): 246,276
2022 Vanessa Enoch: 98,629 Warren Davidson (incumbent): 180,287

Historical district boundaries

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2003–2013
2013–2023

See also

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References

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Specific
  1. ^ US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
  2. ^ US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
  3. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "Representative Warren Davidson". Congress.gov.
  5. ^ Steinhauer, Jennifer (September 25, 2015). "John Boehner, House Speaker, Will Resign From Congress (Published 2015)". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  6. ^ "2016 Official Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
  7. ^ "Statement on the US House OH-8 District race | Ohio Green Party". ohiogreens.org. March 5, 2016.
  8. ^ "2022 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List". July 12, 2022.
  9. ^ "2012 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
  10. ^ "June 7, 2016 Special Congressional General Election Official Canvass". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
General

40°0′N 84°30′W / 40.000°N 84.500°W / 40.000; -84.500

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Home district of the speaker
December 5, 1881 – March 4, 1883
Succeeded by
Preceded by Home district of the speaker
January 5, 2011 – October 29, 2015
Succeeded by