| State: | Ohio |
| District Number: | 11 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| Representative: | Shontel Brown |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Warrensville Heights |
| Percent Urban: | 100.00 |
| Percent Rural: | 0.00 |
| Population: | 772,345[1] |
| Population Year: | 2023 |
| Median Income: | $52,226 |
| Percent White: | 40.7 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 7.9 |
| Percent Black: | 44.0 |
| Percent Asian: | 2.9 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 3.7 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.7 |
| Cpvi: | D+28[2] |
Ohio's 11th congressional district encompasses portions of Cuyahoga County in the Northeast part of the state—including all of Cleveland. It has been represented by Shontel Brown since 2021.
Ohio has had at least 11 congressional districts since the 1820 census. The district's current configuration dates from the 1990 census, when most of the old 21st District was combined with portions of the old 20th District to form the new 11th District. Much of Akron was added to the district when the congressional map was redrawn after the 2010 census, when Ohio lost two seats in the House of Representatives. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D+28, it is the most Democratic district in Ohio[2] and the most Democratic district in the Midwest outside of Chicago, Illinois.
It was one of several districts challenged in a 2018 lawsuit seeking to overturn Ohio's congressional map due to alleged unconstitutional gerrymandering.[3] The lawsuit describes the 11th as "a detached shoulder blade with a robotic arm" extending from Cleveland to Akron.[4]
Following Marcia L. Fudge's resignation on March 10, 2021, a special election was held, with a primary on August 3 and the general election on November 2, as mandated by Ohio law. Shontel Brown won the election, and was sworn in on November 4.
The modern-era 11th district came to be as a result of redistricting following the 1990 census, and taking effect for the 1992 election. From then until 2023, it covered eastern Cleveland, including most of that city's majority-black precincts. From 2013 to 2023, it covered portions of Akron.
Following the retirement of Louis Stokes—who was redistricted from the now defunct 21st district to the redrawn 11th, and served three terms there—Stephanie Tubbs Jones served from 1999 through August 20, 2008, when she died in office. Ohio Governor Ted Strickland ordered a special election on November 18, 2008, to fill the remaining month of Jones's term. In addition, the seat was up for election during the November 4, 2008 general election, with the winner of that election to serve a full term beginning on January 3, 2009. Marcia Fudge—the mayor of Warrensville Heights (a Cleveland suburb)—won both the general and special elections and was sworn in on November 19, 2008.
Fudge served eight terms (the last month of Jones's fifth term, followed by six full terms, then three months of another) when she resigned on March 10, 2021, to join President Joe Biden's cabinet as HUD Secretary. In 2021 a special election was held to fill the vacancy, which Cuyahoga County Council member and Cuyahoga County Democratic Party chair Shontel Brown won.
| Year | Office | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | Al Gore 79% - George W. Bush 18% | |
| 2004 | President | John Kerry 81% - George W. Bush 18% | |
| 2008 | President | Barack Obama 82% - John McCain 17.2% | |
| 2012 | President | Barack Obama 82.7% - Mitt Romney 16.5% | |
| 2016 | President | Hillary Clinton 80.5% - Donald Trump 17.0% | |
| 2020 | President | Joe Biden 79.8% - Donald Trump 19.2% |
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established March 4, 1823 | ||||||||
John C. Wright | Democratic-Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | Elected in 1822. Reelected in 1824. Reelected in 1826. Lost reelection. | ||||
| Anti-Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 | ||||||
| align=left | John M. Goodenow | Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1829 – April 9, 1830 | Elected in 1828. Resigned to become Judge the Supreme Court of Ohio. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | April 9, 1830 – December 6, 1830 | ||||||
| align=left | Humphrey H. Leavitt | Jacksonian | nowrap | December 6, 1830 – March 3, 1833 | Elected to finish Goodenow's term. Reelected in 1830. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | James M. Bell | Anti-Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | Elected in 1832. | |||
| align=left | William Kennon Sr. | Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | Elected in 1834. | |||
| align=left | James Alexander Jr. | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | Elected in 1836. | |||
| align=left | Isaac Parrish | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 | Elected in 1838. | |||
| align=left | Benjamin S. Cowen | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | Elected in 1840. | |||
| align=left | Jacob Brinkerhoff | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | Elected in 1843. Reelected in 1844. | |||
| align=left | John K. Miller | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 | Elected in 1846. Reelected in 1848. | |||
| align=left | George H. Busby | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | Elected in 1850. | |||
| align=left | Thomas Ritchey | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Elected in 1852. | |||
Valentine B. Horton | Opposition | nowrap | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | Elected in 1854. Reelected in 1856. | ||||
| Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | ||||||
| align=left | Charles D. Martin | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | Elected in 1858. | |||
| align=left | Valentine B. Horton | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | Elected in 1860. | |||
| align=left | Wells A. Hutchins | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | Elected in 1862. | |||
| align=left | Hezekiah S. Bundy | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 | Elected in 1864. | |||
| align=left | John Thomas Wilson | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873 | Elected in 1866. Reelected in 1868. Reelected in 1870. | |||
| align=left | Hezekiah S. Bundy | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | Elected in 1872. | |||
| align=left | John L. Vance | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | Elected in 1874. | |||
| align=left | Henry S. Neal | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | Elected in 1876. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | Henry L. Dickey | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | Redistricted from the and reelected in 1878. | |||
| align=left | Henry S. Neal | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | Redistricted from the and reelected in 1880. | |||
| align=left | John W. McCormick | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | Elected in 1882. | |||
| align=left | William W. Ellsberry | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 | Elected in 1884. | |||
| align=left | Albert C. Thompson | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | Redistricted from the and reelected in 1886. Reelected in 1888. | |||
| align=left | John M. Pattison | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | Elected in 1890. Lost reelection. | |||
| align=left | Charles H. Grosvenor | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1907 | Elected in 1892. Reelected in 1894. Reelected in 1896. Reelected in 1898. Reelected in 1900. Reelected in 1902. Reelected in 1904. | |||
| align=left | Albert Douglas | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1911 | Elected in 1906. Reelected in 1908. | |||
| align=left | Horatio C. Claypool | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915 | Elected in 1910 Reelected in 1912. | |||
| align=left | Edwin D. Ricketts | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917 | Elected in 1914. | |||
| align=left | Horatio C. Claypool | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919 | Elected in 1916. | |||
| align=left | Edwin D. Ricketts | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923 | Elected in 1918. Reelected in 1920. | |||
| align=left | Mell G. Underwood | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1923 – April 10, 1936 | Elected in 1922. Reelected in 1924. Reelected in 1926. Reelected in 1928. Reelected in 1930. Reelected in 1932. Reelected in 1934. Resigned to become Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | April 10, 1936 – November 3, 1936 | ||||||
| align=left | Peter F. Hammond | Democratic | nowrap | November 3, 1936 – January 3, 1937 | Elected to finish Underwood's term. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Harold K. Claypool | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943 | Elected in 1936. Reelected in 1938. Reelected in 1940. Lost reelection. | |||
| align=left | Walter E. Brehm | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1953 | Elected in 1942. Reelected in 1944. Reelected in 1946. Reelected in 1948. Reelected in 1950. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Oliver P. Bolton | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1957 | Elected in 1952. Reelected in 1954. Retired. | |||
| align=left | David S. Dennison | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959 | Elected in 1956. Lost reelection. | |||
| align=left | Robert E. Cook | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963 | Elected in 1958. Reelected in 1960. Lost reelection. | |||
| align=left | Oliver P. Bolton | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | Elected in 1962. Redistricted to the and lost reelection. | |||
| align=left | J. William Stanton | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1983 | Elected in 1964. Reelected in 1966. Reelected in 1968. Reelected in 1970. Reelected in 1972. Reelected in 1974. Reelected in 1976. Reelected in 1978. Reelected in 1980. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Dennis E. Eckart | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | Redistricted from the and reelected in 1982. Reelected in 1984. Reelected in 1986. Reelected in 1988. Reelected in 1990. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Louis Stokes | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999 | Redistricted from the and reelected in 1992. Reelected in 1994. Reelected in 1996. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1999 – August 20, 2008 | Elected in 1998. Reelected in 2000. Reelected in 2002. Reelected in 2004. Reelected in 2006. Died. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | August 20, 2008 – November 18, 2008 | ||||||
| align=left | Marcia Fudge | Democratic | nowrap | November 18, 2008 – March 10, 2021 | Elected to finish Jones's term. Elected in 2008. Reelected in 2010. Reelected in 2012. Reelected in 2014. Reelected in 2016. Reelected in 2018. Reelected in 2020. Resigned to become HUD Secretary. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 10, 2021 – November 4, 2021 | ||||||
| align=left | Shontel Brown | Democratic | nowrap | November 4, 2021 – present | Elected to finish Fudge's term. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | |||
This is an incomplete list of historic election results.
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Mell G. Underwood Sr. 31,359 | √ Edwin D. Ricketts (incumbent): 33,524 | ||
| 1922 | √ Mell G. Underwood Sr.: 29,058 | Edwin D. Ricketts (incumbent): 27,162 | ||
| 1924 | √ Mell G. Underwood Sr. (incumbent): 35,696 | Edwin D. Ricketts 24,270 | ||
| 1926 | √ Mell G. Underwood Sr. (incumbent): 29,950 | Walter S. Barrett: 18,300 | ||
| 1928 | √ Mell G. Underwood Sr. (incumbent): 34,257 | Edwin D. Ricketts 30,574 | ||
| 1930 | √ Mell G. Underwood Sr. (incumbent): 37,887 | Ned Thacher: 21,339 | ||
| 1932 | √ Mell G. Underwood Sr. (incumbent): 44,380 | David J. Lewis: 26,075 | ||
| 1934 | √ Mell G. Underwood Sr. (incumbent): 36,020 | Renick W. Dunlap 26,723 | ||
| 1936 | √ Harold K. Claypool (incumbent): 41,773 | L. P. Mooney: 33,249 | ||
| 1938 | √ Harold K. Claypool (incumbent): 33,764 | Tom P. White: 31,004 | ||
| 1940 | √ Harold K. Claypool (incumbent): 43,548 | Ray W. Davis: 37,398 | ||
| 1942 | Harold K. Claypool (incumbent): 19,817 | √ Walter E. Brehm: 31,385 | ||
| 1944 | Mell G. Underwood Jr. 33,098 | √ Walter E. Brehm (incumbent): 28,263 | ||
| 1946 | Lester S. Reid 20,543 | √ Walter E. Brehm (incumbent): 31,576 | ||
| 1948 | Joseph C. Allen 32,667 | √ Walter E. Brehm (incumbent): 33,796 | ||
| 1950 | Mell G. Underwood Jr. 29,687 | √ Walter E. Brehm (incumbent): 33,648 | ||
| 1952 | Robert J. Kilpatrick 63,930 | √ Oliver P. Bolton: 91,204 | ||
| 1954 | Edward C. Kaley 39,404 | √ Oliver P. Bolton (incumbent): 74,065 | ||
| 1956 | James P. Bennett 68,831 | √ David S. Dennison Jr.: 96,707 | ||
| 1958 | √ Robert E. Cook: 79,468 | David S. Dennison Jr. (incumbent): 78,501 | ||
| 1960 | √ Robert E. Cook (incumbent): 104,183 | David S. Dennison Jr. 99,991 | ||
| 1962 | Robert E. Cook (incumbent): 72,936 | √ Oliver P. Bolton: 74,573 | ||
| 1964 | C. D. Lambros 82,728 | √ J. William Stanton (incumbent): 102,619 | ||
| 1966 | James F. Henderson 38,206 | √ J. William Stanton (incumbent): 86,273 | ||
| 1968 | Alan D. Wright 38,063 | √ J. William Stanton (incumbent): 116,323 | ||
| 1970 | Ralph Rudd 42,542 | √ J. William Stanton (incumbent): 91,437 | ||
| 1972 | Dennis M. Callahan 49,891 | √ J. William Stanton (incumbent): 106,841 | ||
| 1974 | Michael D. Coffey 52,017 | √ J. William Stanton (incumbent): 79,756 | ||
| 1976 | Thomas R. West Jr. 47,548 | √ J. William Stanton (incumbent): 120,716 | ||
| 1978 | Patrick James Donlin 37,131 | √ J. William Stanton (incumbent): 89,327 | Robert Dean Penny 4,723 | |
| 1980 | Patrick James Donlin 51,224 | √ J. William Stanton (incumbent): 128,507 | Harold V. Richard Jr. 5,742 | |
| 1982 | √ Dennis E. Eckart (incumbent): 93,302 | Glen W. Warner 56,616 | Jim Russell (L): 3,324 | |
| 1984 | √ Dennis E. Eckart (incumbent): 133,096 | Dean Beagle 66,278 | ||
| 1986 | √ Dennis E. Eckart (incumbent): 104,740 | Margaret R. Mueller 35,944 | Werner J. Lange 3,884 | |
| 1988 | √ Dennis E. Eckart (incumbent): 124,600 | Margaret R. Mueller 78,028 | ||
| 1990 | √ Dennis E. Eckart (incumbent): 111,923 | Margaret R. Mueller 58,372 | ||
| 1992 | √ Louis Stokes (incumbent): 154,718 | Beryl E. Rothschild 43,866 | Edward Gudenas 19,773; Gerald Henley: 5,267 | |
| 1994 | √ Louis Stokes (incumbent): 114,220 | James J. Sykora 33,705 | ||
| 1996 | √ Louis Stokes (incumbent): 153,546 | James J. Sykora 28,821 | Sonja K. Glavina (N): 6,665 | |
| 1998 | √ Stephanie Tubbs Jones: 115,226 | James D. Hereford 18,592 | Jean Murrell Capers 9,477 | |
| 2000 | √ Stephanie Tubbs Jones (incumbent): 164,134 | James J. Sykora 21,630 | Joel C. Turner (L): 4,230; Sonja K. Glavina (N): 3,525 | |
| 2002 | √ Stephanie Tubbs Jones (incumbent): 116,590 | Patrick A. Pappano: 36,146 | ||
| 2004 | √ Stephanie Tubbs Jones (incumbent): 222,371 | (Unopposed) | ||
| 2006 | √ Stephanie Tubbs Jones (incumbent): 146,799 | Lindsey N. String: 29,125 | ||
| 2008[5] | √ Marcia Fudge: 8,597 | (Unopposed) | ||
| 2008 | √ Marcia Fudge: 212,485 | Thomas Pekarek 36,705 | Eric Johnson 23; Craig Willis: 144 | |
| 2010 | √ Marcia Fudge (incumbent): 130,962 | Thomas Pekarek 27,872 | ||
| 2012 | √ Marcia Fudge (incumbent): 258,378[6] | (Unopposed) | ||
| 2014 | √ Marcia Fudge (incumbent): 132,396 | Mark Zetzer 34,769 | ||
| 2016 | √ Marcia Fudge (incumbent): 242,917 | Beverly Goldstein 59,769 | ||
| 2018 | √ Marcia Fudge (incumbent): 206,138 | Beverly Goldstein 44,486 | ||
| 2020 | √ Marcia Fudge (incumbent): 242,098 | Laverne Gore: 60,323 | ||
| 2021 (special) | √ Shontel Brown (incumbent): 81,636 | Laverne Gore: 21,929 | ||
| 2022 | √ Shontel Brown (incumbent): 167,722 | Eric Brewer: 47,988 |