Ohio's 21st congressional district

"OH-21" redirects here. OH-21 may also refer to Ohio State Route 21.

The 21st congressional district of Ohio was eliminated in the redistricting following the 1990 census.

List of representatives

Congress(es)	Year(s)	Notes	Representative	Party
District created March 4, 1843
28th	March 4, 1843 – April 30, 1844	Died	Henry R. Brinkerhoff	Democratic
28th	October 8, 1844 – March 3, 1845		Edward S. Hamlin	Whig
29th–30th	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849		Joseph M. Root
31st	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851			Free Soil
32nd	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853		Norton Strange Townshend	Democratic
33rd	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855		Andrew Stuart
34th	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857		John Bingham	Opposition
35th–37th	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1863			Republican
38th–47th	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1883		District inactive
48th–50th	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889		Martin A. Foran	Democratic
51st	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891		Theodore E. Burton	Republican
52nd–53rd	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895		Tom L. Johnson	Democratic
54th–60th	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1909	Resigned March 3, 1909 after being elected US Senator	Theodore E. Burton	Republican
61st	April 20, 1909 – March 3, 1911		James H. Cassidy
62nd–63rd	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915		Robert J. Bulkley	Democratic
64th–65th	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919	Redistricted from the At-large district	Robert Crosser
66th	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921		John J. Babka
67th	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923		Harry C. Gahn	Republican
68th–83rd	March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1955		Robert Crosser	Democratic
84th–90th	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1969	Redistricted to the 22nd district	Charles Vanik
91st–102nd	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1993	Redistricted to the 11th district	Louis Stokes
103rd–present	January 3, 1993 – Present		District inactive

Election results

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

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
1990	Louis Stokes*: 103,338	Franklin H. Roski: 25,906
1988	Louis Stokes: 148,388	Franklin H. Roski: 24,804
1986	Louis Stokes: 99,878	Franklin H. Roski: 22,594
1984	Louis Stokes: 165,247	Robert L. Woodall: 29,500
1982	Louis Stokes: 132,544	Alan G. Shatteen: 21,332
1980	Louis Stokes: 83,188	Robert L. Woodall: 11,103
1978	Louis Stokes: 58,934	Bill Mack: 9,533
1976	Louis Stokes: 91,903	Barbara Sparks: 12,434	Anthony R. Curry: 5,289
1974	Louis Stokes: 58,969	Bill Mack: 12,986
1972	Louis Stokes: 99,190	James D. Johnson: 13,861	Joseph Piriacin (SL): 5,779 Cecil Lampkins: 3,509
1970	Louis Stokes: 74,340	Bill Mack: 21,440
1968	Louis Stokes: 85,509	Charles P. Lucas: 28,931
1966	Charles A. Vanik*: 81,210	Frederick M. Coleman: 18,205
1964	Charles A. Vanik: 113,157	Eugene E. Smith: 12,416
1962	Charles A. Vanik: 79,514	Leodis Harris: 20,027
1960	Charles A. Vanik: 103,460	William O. Walker: 88,389
1958	Charles A. Vanik: 93,987	Elmer L. Watson: 22,956
1956	Charles A. Vanik: 96,106	Chales H. Loeb: 38,060
1954	Charles A. Vanik: 76,201	Francis E. Young: 24,076
1952	Robert W. Crosser: 100,340	Lawrence O. Payne: 45,896
1950	Robert W. Crosser: 66,341	William Hodge: 21,588
1948	Robert W. Crosser: 72,417	Harry W. Mitchell: 22,932
1946	Robert W. Crosser: 49,111	James S. Hudee: 27,657
1944	Robert W. Crosser: 77,525	Harry C. Gahn: 22,288
1942	Robert W. Crosser: 35,109	William J. Rogers: 19,137	Arnold S. Johnson: 744
1940	Robert W. Crosser: 79,602	J. E. Chizek: 23,658
1938	Robert W. Crosser: 53,180	J. E. Chizek: 24,240
1936	Robert W. Crosser: 70,596	Harry C. Gahn: 23,811
1934	Robert W. Crosser: 47,540	Frank W. Sotak: 25,253	E. C. Greenfield (C): 1,684
1932	Robert W. Crosser: 49,436	Gerard Pilliod: 25,527	Joseph Schiffer (C): 672 Eugene F. Cheeks: 204
1930	Robert W. Crosser: 30,722	George H. Bender: 29,081	Gustave F. Ebding: 96
1928	Robert W. Crosser: 39,090	Joseph F. Lange: 26,267
1926	Robert W. Crosser: 17,819	Harry C. Gahn: 10,733
1924	Robert W. Crosser: 24,889	Harry C. Gahn: 21,629	John Brahtin (W): 272
1922	Robert W. Crosser: 18,645	Harry C. Gahn: 14,024	Henry Kuhlman (S): 997 Frank Kalcec (SL): 185
1920	John J. Babka: 18,252	Harry C. Gahn: 27,127	Henry Skinner: 558

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