Ohio's 16th congressional district

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Ohio's 16th congressional district
Current Representative		Jim Renacci (R–Wadsworth)
Cook PVI	R+5

The 16th congressional district of Ohio is represented by Representative Jim Renacci (R). The district stretches from Lake Erie to Wooster. It also includes some rural communities east of Akron.

From 2003 to 2013 the district was based in Stark County and the Canton area and also included Wayne County and most of Medina and Ashland counties.

On Nov. 2, 2010, John Boccieri lost his bid for a second term to Republican Jim Renacci, who was seated in January 2011.

The district from 2003 to 2013

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Congress(es)	Year(s)	Notes
District created March 4, 1833
Elisha Whittlesey	Anti-Masonic	23rd	March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1835	Redistricted from the 13th district Resigned
	Whig	24th–25th	March 4, 1835 – July 9, 1838
Joshua Reed Giddings		25th–27th	December 3, 1838 – March 22, 1842	Resigned
Vacant		27th	March 22, 1842 – December 5, 1842
Joshua Reed Giddings	Whig	27th	December 5, 1842 – March 4, 1843	Re-elected after resignation, Redistricted to the 20th district
James Mathews	Democratic	28th	March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845	Redistricted from the 13th district
John D. Cummins		29th–30th	March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849
Moses Hoagland		31st	March 4, 1849 – March 4, 1851
John Johnson	Independent Democrat	32nd	March 4, 1851 – March 4, 1853
Edward Ball	Whig	33rd	March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855
	Opposition	34th	March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1857
Cydnor B. Tompkins	Republican	35th–36th	March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861
William P. Cutler		37th	March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1863
Joseph W. White	Democratic	38th	March 4, 1863 – March 4, 1865
John Bingham	Republican	39th–42nd	March 4, 1865 – March 4, 1873
Lorenzo Danford		43rd–45th	March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1879
William McKinley		46th	March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1881	Redistricted from the 17th district, Redistricted to the 17th district
Jonathan T. Updegraff		47th	March 4, 1881 – November 30, 1882	Redistricted from the 18th district, Died
Joseph D. Taylor		47th	January 2, 1883 – March 4, 1883	Redistricted to the 17th district
Beriah Wilkins	Democratic	48th	March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885	Redistricted to the 15th district
George W. Geddes		49th	March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1887	Redistricted from the 14th district
Beriah Wilkins		50th	March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1889	Redistricted from the 15th district
James W. Owens		51st	March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1891	Redistricted to the 14th district
John G. Warwick		52nd	March 4, 1891 – August 14, 1892	Died
Lewis P. Ohliger		52nd	December 5, 1892 – March 4, 1893
Albert J. Pearson		53rd	March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895	Redistricted from the 17th district
Lorenzo Danford	Republican	54th–56th	March 4, 1895 – June 19, 1899	Died
Joseph J. Gill		56th–58th	December 4, 1899 – October 31, 1903	Resigned
Capell L. Weems		58th–60th	November 3, 1903 – March 4, 1909
David Hollingsworth		61st	March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1911
William B. Francis	Democratic	62nd–63rd	March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1915
Roscoe C. McCulloch	Republican	64th–66th	March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1921
Joseph H. Himes		67th	March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1923
John McSweeney	Democratic	68th–70th	March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1929
Charles B. McClintock	Republican	71st–72nd	March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933
William R. Thom	Democratic	73rd–75th	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939
James Seccombe	Republican	76th	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941
William R. Thom	Democratic	77th	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943
Henderson H. Carson	Republican	78th	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945
William R. Thom	Democratic	79th	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947
Henderson H. Carson	Republican	80th	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949
John McSweeney	Democratic	81st	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951
Frank T. Bow	Republican	82nd–92nd	January 3, 1951 – November 13, 1972	Died
Ralph Regula		93rd–110th	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 2009
John Boccieri	Democratic	111th	January 3, 2009 - January 3, 2011
Jim Renacci	Republican	112th–113th	January 3, 2011 - Present	Incumbent

Election results

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

2010

United States House of Representatives elections, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Jim Renacci	112,902	52.1%
	Democratic	John Boccieri (incumbent)	89,008	41.1%
	Libertarian	Jeffery Blevins	14,342	6.6%
	Independent	Robert Ross	128	0%
Totals			216,380	%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican gain from Democratic

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
2012	Betty S. Sutton:	James B. Renacci:
2010	John Boccieri: 89,008	James B. Renacci: 112,902
2008	John Boccieri: 123,849	Kirk Schuring: 105,399
2006	Thomas Shaw: 88,089	Ralph S. Regula: 124,886
2004	Jeff Seemann: 99,210	Ralph S. Regula: 197,990
2002	Jim Rice: 58,644	Ralph S. Regula: 129,734
2000	William Smith: 62,709	Ralph S. Regula: 162,294	Richard L. Shetler (L): 6,166 Brad Graef (N): 3,231
1998	Peter D. Ferguson: 66,047	Ralph S. Regula: 117,426
1996	Thomas E. Burkhart: 64,902	Ralph S. Regula: 159,314	Brad Graef (N): 7,611
1994	J. Michael Finn: 45,781	Ralph S. Regula: 137,322
1992	Warner D. Mendenhall: 90,224	Ralph S. Regula: 158,489
1990	Warner D. Mendenhall: 70,516	Ralph S. Regula: 101,097
1988	Melvin J. Gravely: 43,356	Ralph S. Regula: 158,824
1986	William J. Kennick: 36,639	Ralph S. Regula: 118,206
1984	James Gwin: 58,048	Ralph S. Regula: 152,399
1982	Jeffrey R. Orenstein: 57,386	Ralph S. Regula: 110,485
1980	Larry V. Slagle: 39,219	Ralph S. Regula: 149,960
1978	Owen S. Hand Jr.: 29,640	Ralph S. Regula: 105,152
1976	John G. Freedom: 55,671	Ralph S. Regula: 116,374	Harold B. Festerly (A): 1,969 Mark F. Vanvoorhis (W): 77
1974	John G. Freedom: 48,754	Ralph S. Regula: 92,986
1972	Virgil L. Musser: 75,929	Ralph S. Regula: 102,013
1970	Virgil L. Musser: 63,187	Frank T. Bow: 81,208
1968	Virgil L. Musser: 68,916	Frank T. Bow: 101,495
1966	Robert D. Freeman: 55,775	Frank T. Bow: 87,597
1964	Robert D. Freeman: 93,255	Frank T. Bow: 101,808
1962	Ed Witmer: 64,213	Frank T. Bow: 96,512
1960	John G. Freedom: 78,257	Frank T. Bow: 130,542
1958	John G. Freedom: 74,660	Frank T. Bow: 100,678
1956	John McSweeney: 82,206	Frank T. Bow: 101,324
1954	Thomas H. Nichols: 56,787	Frank T. Bow: 79,371
1952	John McSweeney: 82,522	Frank T. Bow: 98,447
1950	John McSweeney: 75,255	Frank T. Bow: 77,306
1948	John McSweeney: 79,859	Henderson H. Carson: 71,871
1946	William R. Thom: 51,934	Henderson H. Carson: 65,639
1944	William R. Thom: 85,755	Henderson H. Carson: 75,921	Harry T. Whiteleather: 1,149
1942	William R. Thom: 45,531	Henderson H. Carson: 50,657
1940	William R. Thom: 92,469	James Seccombe: 71,629
1938	William R. Thom: 60,382	James Seccombe: 62,176
1936	William R. Thom: 89,911	H. Ross Ake: 54,979	A. M. Hickey: 4,552 Jacob S. Coxey Sr. (U): 2,384
1934	William R. Thom: 59,354	Charles B. McClintock: 45,390
1932	William R. Thom: 67,670	Charles B. McClintock: 63,609
1930	William R. Thom: 47,237	Charles B. McClintock: 51,113
1928	John McSweeney: 55,778	Charles B. McClintock: 73,966	Jacob S. Coxey Sr.: 1,428 Carl Guillod (W): 92
1926	John McSweeney: 40,283	Charles B. McClintock: 27,116
1924	John McSweeney: 51,491	Thomas C. Hunsicker: 45,559	Jacob S. Coxey Sr.: 2,901
1922	John McSweeney: 43,590	Joseph H. Himes: 39,881
1920	John McSweeney: 42,799	Joseph H. Himes: 56,584

References

• 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