Ohio's 13th congressional district explained

State:	Ohio
District Number:	13
Image Caption:	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative:	Emilia Sykes
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Akron
Population:	778,868^[1]
Population Year:	2022
Median Income:	$65,001^[2]
Percent White:	75.7
Percent Hispanic:	2.7
Percent Black:	13.0
Percent Asian:	3.2
Percent More Than One Race:	4.9
Percent Other Race:	0.6
Cpvi:	R+1^[3]

The 13th congressional district of Ohio is represented by Representative Emilia Sykes. Due to reapportionment following the 2010 United States census, Ohio lost its 17th and 18th congressional districts, necessitating redrawing of district lines. Following the 2012 elections, the 13th district changed to take in much of the territory in the former 17th district, including the city of Youngstown and areas east of Akron.

It was one of several districts challenged in a 2018 lawsuit seeking to overturn Ohio's congressional map as an unconstitutional gerrymander.^[4] According to the lawsuit, the 13th resembles a "jigsaw puzzle piece" that reaches out to grab the portion of Akron not taken in by the Cleveland-based 11th district.^[5]

From 2003 to 2013, the district ran from Lorain to include part of Akron, also taking in the suburban areas in between.

In the 2020 redistricting cycle, Ohio lost its 16th congressional district and this district was redrawn to include all of Summit County and parts of Stark and Portage County including Canton, North Canton and parts of Massillon, while Youngstown was removed from the district.

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Year(s)	Cong ress	Electoral history
District established March 4, 1823
Elisha Whittlesey		Democratic-Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825		Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. Redistricted to the .
	Anti-Jacksonian	nowrap	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833
align=left	David Spangler		Anti-Jacksonian	nowrap	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837		Elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834.
align=left	Daniel Parkhurst Leadbetter		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841		Elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838.
align=left	James Mathews		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843		Elected in 1840. Redistricted to the .
align=left	Perley B. Johnson		Whig	nowrap	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845		Elected in 1843.
align=left	Isaac Parrish		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847		Elected in 1844.
align=left	Thomas Ritchey		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849		Elected in 1846.
align=left	William A. Whittlesey		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851		Elected in 1848.
align=left	James M. Gaylord		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853		Elected in 1850.
align=left	William D. Lindsley		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855		Elected in 1852.
John Sherman		Opposition	nowrap	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857		Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
	Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1857 – March 21, 1861
Vacant		nowrap	March 21, 1861 – July 4, 1861
align=left	Samuel T. Worcester		Republican		nowrap	July 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	Elected to finish Sherman's term.
align=left	John O'Neill		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865		Elected in 1862.
align=left	Columbus Delano		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867		Elected in 1864.
align=left	George W. Morgan		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1867 – June 3, 1868		Lost contested election.
align=left	Columbus Delano		Republican	nowrap	June 3, 1868 – March 3, 1869		Won contested election.
align=left	George W. Morgan		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873		Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Redistricted to the and lost re-election there.
align=left	Milton I. Southard		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879		Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876.
align=left	Adoniram J. Warner		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881		Elected in 1878.
align=left	Gibson Atherton		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1880.
align=left	George L. Converse		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1882.
align=left	Joseph H. Outhwaite		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891		Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Redistricted to the .
align=left	James I. Dungan		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893		Elected in 1890.
align=left	Darius D. Hare		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1892.
align=left	Stephen Ross Harris		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897		Elected in 1894.
align=left	James A. Norton		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903		Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900.
align=left	Amos H. Jackson		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905		Elected in 1902.
align=left	Grant E. Mouser		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1909		Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906.
align=left	Carl C. Anderson		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1909 – October 1, 1912		Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Died.
Vacant		nowrap	October 1, 1912 – March 3, 1913
align=left	John A. Key		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915		Elected in 1912. Redistricted to the .
align=left	Arthur W. Overmyer		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919		Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916.
align=left	James T. Begg		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1929		Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926.
align=left	Joseph E. Baird		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931		Elected in 1928.
align=left	William L. Fiesinger		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1937		Elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934.
align=left	Dudley A. White		Republican	nowrap	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1941		Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938.
align=left	Albert David Baumhart Jr.		Republican	nowrap	January 3, 1941 – September 2, 1942		Elected in 1940. Resigned after receiving a commission in the United States Navy
Vacant		nowrap	September 2, 1942 – January 3, 1943
align=left	Alvin F. Weichel		Republican	nowrap	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1955		Elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Retired.
align=left	Albert David Baumhart Jr.		Republican	nowrap	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1961		Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Retired.
align=left	Charles Adams Mosher		Republican	nowrap	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1977		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. Retired.
align=left	Don Pease		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1993		Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired.
align=left	Sherrod Brown		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2007		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. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
align=left	Betty Sutton		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2013		Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the and lost re-election there.
align=left	Tim Ryan		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
align=left	Emilia Sykes		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 2023 – present		Elected in 2022.

Recent election results

The following chart shows historic election results since 1920.

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
1920	Alfred Waggoner: 26,646	James T. Begg (Incumbent): 48,416
1922	Arthur W. Overmyer 30,199	James T. Begg (Incumbent): 38,994
1924	John Dreitzler: 27,623	James T. Begg (Incumbent): 45,307
1926	G. C. Steineman: 19,571	James T. Begg (Incumbent): 36,444
1928	William C. Martin 34,015	Joe E. Baird: 54,174
1930	William L. Fiesinger: 35,199	Joe E. Baird (Incumbent): 35,199
1932	William L. Fiesinger (Incumbent): 56,070	Walter E. Kruger: 39,122
1934	William L. Fiesinger (Incumbent): 43,617	Walter E. Kruger: 35,889	Charles C. Few: 764
1936	Forrest R. Black: 39,042	Dudley A. White: 46,623	Merrell E. Martin: 12,959
1938	William L. Fiesinger 24,749	Dudley A. White (Incumbent): 56,204
1940	Werner S. Haslinger: 40,274	A. David Baumhart Jr.: 62,442
1942	E. C. Alexander: 23,618	Alvin F. Weichel: 37,923
1944		Alvin F. Weichel (Incumbent): 67,298
1946	Frank W. Thomas: 19,237	Alvin F. Weichel (Incumbent): 49,725
1948	Dwight A. Blackmore: 38,264	Alvin F. Weichel (Incumbent): 55,408
1950	Dwight A. Blackmore: 24,042	Alvin F. Weichel (Incumbent): 58,484
1952	George C. Steinemann: 44,467	Alvin F. Weichel (Incumbent): 63,344
1954	George C. Steinemann: 32,177	A. David Baumhart Jr.: 56,524
1956	J. P. Henderson 32,900	A. David Baumhart Jr. (Incumbent): 79,324
1958	J. William McCray 45,390	A. David Baumhart Jr. (Incumbent): 65,169
1960	J. William McCray 69,033	Charles A. Mosher: 73,100
1962	J. Grant Keys 52,030	Charles A. Mosher (Incumbent): 63,858
1964	Louis Frey 62,780	Charles A. Mosher (Incumbent): 75,945
1966	Thomas E. Wolfe 36,751	Charles A. Mosher (Incumbent): 69,862
1968	Adrian F. Betleski 59,864	Charles A. Mosher (Incumbent): 97,158
1970	Joseph J. Bartolomeo 53,271	Charles A. Mosher (Incumbent): 85,858
1972	John M. Ryan 51,991	Charles A. Mosher (Incumbent): 111,242
1974	Fred M. Ritenauer 53,766	Charles A. Mosher (Incumbent): 72,881
1976	Don Pease: 108,061	Woodrow W. Mathna 49,828	Patricia A. Cortez: 5,794
1978	Don Pease (Incumbent): 80,875	Mark W. Whitfield 43,269
1980	Don Pease (Incumbent): 113,439	David Earl Armstrong 64,296
1982	Don Pease (Incumbent): 92,296	Timothy Paul Martin 53,376	James S. Patton: 5,053
1984	Don Pease (Incumbent): 131,923	William G. Schaffner 59,610	Other: 7,223
1986	Don Pease (Incumbent): 88,612	William D. Nielsen Jr. 52,452
1988	Don Pease (Incumbent): 137,074	Dwight Brown 59,287
1990	Don Pease (Incumbent): 93,431	William D. Nielsen Jr. 60,925	John Michael Ryan: 10,506
1992	Sherrod Brown: 134,486	Margaret R. Mueller 88,889	Mark Miller 20,320 Tom Lawson: 4,719 Werner J. Lange: 3,844
1994	Sherrod Brown (Incumbent): 93,147	Gregory A. White 86,422	Howard Mason: 7,777 John Michael Ryan: 2,430
1996	Sherrod Brown (Incumbent): 148,690	Kenneth C. Blair Jr. 87,108	David C. Kluter (N): 8,707
1998	Sherrod Brown (Incumbent): 116,309	Grace L. Drake 72,666
2000	Sherrod Brown (Incumbent): 170,058	Rick H. Jeric 84,295	Michael A. Chmura (L): 5,837 David C. Kluter (N): 3,108
2002	Sherrod Brown (Incumbent): 123,025	Ed Oliveros 55,357
2004	Sherrod Brown (Incumbent): 196,139	Robert Lucas 95,025
2006	Betty Sutton: 135,639	Craig L. Foltin 85,922
2008	Betty Sutton (Incumbent): 189,542	David Potter: 104,066	Robert Crow: 37
2010	Betty Sutton (Incumbent): 118,806	Tom Ganley 94,367
2012^[6]	Tim Ryan : 235,492	Marisha Agana : 88,120
2014^[7]	Tim Ryan (Incumbent): 120,230	Thomas Pekarek 55,233	David Allen Pastorius (write-in): 86
2016^[8]	Tim Ryan (Incumbent): 208,610	Richard A. Morckel 99,377	Calvin Hill Sr. (write-in): 17
2018	Tim Ryan (Incumbent): 153,323	Chris DePizzo: 98,047
2020	Tim Ryan (Incumbent): 173,631	Christina Hagan 148,648	Michael Fricke: 8,522
2022	Emilia Sykes: 149,816	Madison Gesiotto Gilbert 134,593

Recent election results from statewide races

Results under current lines (since 2023)^[9]

Year	Office	Results
Rowspan=2	2016	President	Hillary Clinton 48.9% - Donald Trump 46.8%
Senate	Rob Portman 52.4% - Ted Strickland 42.1%
Rowspan=2	2018	Senate	Sherrod Brown 57.8% - Jim Renacci 42.2%
Governor	Richard Cordray 52.2% - Mike DeWine 44.8%
2020	President	Joe Biden 50.7 - Donald Trump 47.9%

Historical district boundaries

References

Book: Martis, Kenneth C.. The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. 1989. Macmillan Publishing Company. New York.
Book: Martis, Kenneth C.. The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. 1982. Macmillan Publishing Company. New York.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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Notes and References

Web site: My Congressional District.
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Web site: 2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List. 2023-01-10. Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022 . en.
Todd Ruger, "Voters Challenge Ohio Congressional Map as Partisan Gerrymander", Roll Call, May 23, 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/field_document/complaint_timestamped.pdf Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute et al., v. John Kasich
Web site: 2012 Election Results . Ohio Secretary of State .
Web site: 2014 Election Results . Ohio Secretary of State .
Web site: 2016 Election Results . Ohio Secretary of State .
Web site: 2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List . 2023-01-22 . Cook Political Report . July 12, 2022 . en.