Ohio's 3rd congressional district

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Ohio's 3rd congressional district
Current Representative		Mike Turner (R–Dayton)
Distribution	84.76% urban, 15.24% rural
Population (2000)	630,730
Median income	$41,591
Ethnicity	80.1% White, 17.0% Black, 1.1% Asian, 1.1% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI	R+5

Ohio's 3rd congressional district includes most of the city of Dayton and its surrounding suburbs and exurbs. It is currently represented by Representative Mike Turner.

Due to redistricting following the 2010 United States Census, this district's lines will change drastically after the 2012 elections. The new 3rd district will be located entirely in Franklin County and include most of the city of Columbus. Most of the territory within the current 3rd district, including all of Dayton and Montgomery County will become part of the new 10th district.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Congress(es)	Year(s)	Notes
District created March 4, 1813
William Creighton, Jr.	Democratic-Republican	13th – 14th	May 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817	Seated to replace Duncan McArthur who resigned having never qualified
Levi Barber		15th	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819
Henry Brush		16th	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821
Levi Barber		17th	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823
William McLean	Adams-Clay DR	18th	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
	Adams	19th – 20th	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829
Joseph Halsey Crane	Anti-Jacksonian	21st – 24th	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1837
Patrick Gaines Goode	Whig	25th – 27th	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843
Robert C. Schenck		28th – 31st	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1851
Hiram Bell		32nd	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
Lewis D. Campbell		33rd	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	Redistricted from the 2nd district
	Opposition	34th	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
	Republican	35th	March 4, 1857 – May 25, 1858	Lost contested election
Clement Vallandigham	Democratic	35th – 37th	May 25, 1858 – March 3, 1863	Won contested election
Robert C. Schenck	Republican	38th – 41st	March 4, 1863 – January 5, 1871	Resigned to become Minister to Great Britain
Lewis D. Campbell	Democratic	42nd	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873
John Quincy Smith	Republican	43rd	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
John S. Savage	Democratic	44th	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
Mills Gardner	Republican	45th	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879
John A. McMahon	Democratic	46th	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881	Redistricted from the 4th district
Henry Lee Morey	Republican	47th	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883
Robert Maynard Murray	Democratic	48th	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
James E. Campbell		49th	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	Redistricted from the 7th district; Redistricted to the 7th district
Elihu S. Williams	Republican	50th – 51st	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891
George W. Houk	Democratic	52nd – 53rd	March 4, 1891 – February 9, 1894	Died
Paul J. Sorg		53rd – 54th	May 21, 1894 – March 3, 1897
John Lewis Brenner		55th – 56th	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901
Robert M. Nevin	Republican	57th – 59th	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907
J. Eugene Harding		60th	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909
James M. Cox	Democratic	61st – 62nd	March 4, 1909 – January 12, 1913	Resigned after being elected Governor
Warren Gard		63rd – 66th	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1921
Roy G. Fitzgerald	Republican	67th – 71st	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1931
Byron B. Harlan	Democratic	72nd – 75th	March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1939
Harry N. Routzohn	Republican	76th	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941
Greg J. Holbrock	Democratic	77th	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943
Harry P. Jeffrey	Republican	78th	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945
Edward J. Gardner	Democratic	79th	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947
Raymond H. Burke	Republican	80th	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949
Edward G. Breen	Democratic	81st – 82nd	January 3, 1949 – October 1, 1951	Resigned
Paul F. Schenck	Republican	82nd – 88th	November 6, 1951 – January 3, 1965
Rodney M. Love	Democratic	89th	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967
Charles W. Whalen, Jr.	Republican	90th – 95th	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1979
Tony P. Hall	Democratic	96th – 107th	January 3, 1979 – September 9, 2002	Resigned after being appointed Ambassador to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Mike Turner	Republican	108th–present	January 3, 2003 – Present

Selected election results

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

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
1920	William G. Pickrel: 59,214	Roy G. Fitzgerald: 59,214	Clarence M. Gauger: 6,441
1922	Warren Gard: 46,127	Roy G. Fitzgerald: 52,111	Joseph Woodward (S): 2,280
1924	John P. Rogers: 43,426	Roy G. Fitzgerald: 73,513	Joseph Woodward (S): 1,021
1926	T. A. McCann: 33,253	Roy G. Fitzgerald
1928	Frank L. Humphrey: 55,767	Roy G. Fitzgerald: 101,050
1930	Byron B. Harlan: 62,107	Roy G. Fitzgerald: 60,249
1932	Byron B. Harlan: 85,069	Edith McClure Patterson: 66,107	Jere F. Mincher (S): 4,178
1934	Byron B. Harlan: 67,695	Howard F. Heald: 56,480	Jere F. Mincher (S): 1,293 Walter Jones (C): 724
1936	Byron B. Harlan: 101,115	Robert N. Brumbaugh: 70,023	Leonidas E. Speer: 9,886
1938	Byron B. Harlan: 58,139	Harry N. Routzohn: 73,534
1940	Greg J. Holbrock: 103,291	Harry N. Routzohn: 93,002
1942	Greg J. Holbrock: 48,338	Harry P. Jeffrey: 51,477
1944	Edward J. Gardner: 104,247	Harry P. Jeffrey: 94,064
1946	Edward J. Gardner: 65,749	Raymond H. Burke: 71,171
1948	Edward G. Breen: 110,204	Raymond H. Burke: 79,162
1950	Edward G. Breen: 92,840	Paul F. Schenck: 77,634
1951*		Paul F. Schenck
1952	Thomas B. Talbot: 107,551	Paul F. Schenck*: 112,325
1954	Thomas B. Talbot: 74,585	Paul F. Schenck: 82,701
1956	R. William Patterson: 93,782	Paul F. Schenck: 135,152
1958	Thomas B. Talbot: 93,401	Paul F. Schenck: 102,806
1960	R. William Patterson: 102,237	Paul F. Schenck: 167,117
1962	Martin A. Evers: 85,573	Paul F. Schenck: 113,584
1964	Rodney M. Love: 129,469	Paul F. Schenck: 119,400
1966	Rodney M. Love: 53,658	Charles W. Whalen, Jr.: 62,471
1968	Paul Tipps: 32,012	Charles W. Whalen, Jr.: 114,549
1970	Dempsey A. Kerr: 26,735	Charles W. Whalen, Jr.: 86,973	Russell G. Butcke (AI): 3,545
1972	John W. Lelak Jr.: 34,819	Charles W. Whalen, Jr.: 111,253
1974		Charles W. Whalen, Jr.: 82,159
1976	Leonard E. Stubbs Jr.: 33,873	Charles W. Whalen, Jr.: 100,871	Wilmer M. Hurst: 5,758 John R. Austin: 4,872
1978	Tony P. Hall: 62,849	Dudley P. Kircher: 51,833	Alfred R. Deptula: 2,122
1980	Tony P. Hall: 95,558	Albert H. Sealy: 66,698	Richard L. Righter: 2,903 Robert E. Tharpe: 1,710
1982	Tony P. Hall: 119,926		Kathryn E. Brown (L): 16,828
1984	Tony P. Hall: 151,398
1986	Tony P. Hall: 98,311	Ron Crutcher: 35,167
1988	Tony P. Hall: 141,953	Ron Crutcher: 42,664
1990	Tony P. Hall: 116,797
1992	Tony P. Hall: 146,072	Peter W. Davis: 98,733
1994	Tony P. Hall: 105,342	David A. Westbrock: 72,314
1996	Tony P. Hall: 144,583	David A. Westbrock: 75,732	Dorothy H. Mackey (N): 13,905
1998	Tony P. Hall: 114,198	John S. Shondel: 50,544
2000	Tony P. Hall: 177,731		Regina Burch (N): 36,516
2002	Rick Carne: 78,307	Mike Turner: 111,630	Ronald Williamitis: 14
2004	Jane Mitakides: 116,082	Mike Turner: 192,150
2006	Rick Chema: 86,389	Mike Turner: 121,885
2008	Jane Mitakides: 115,976	Mike Turner: 200,204
2010	Joe Roberts : 71,455	Mike Turner: 152,629

1951 special election

*In 1951, after Breen's resignation for ill health, Schenck was elected in a special election to complete Breen's term.

2006 election

Main article: United States House elections, 2006

On August 13, 2006, Democratic candidate Stephanie Studebaker— who was the party's nominee to run against the incumbent Republican— was arrested, alongside her husband, on charges of domestic violence. Two days later, she withdrew from the race, leaving the Ohio Democratic Party without a candidate in the district. A Special primary election to select a new democratic candidate was held on 15 September 2006. Richard Chema won that election with nearly 75% of the vote, but lost to Republican Mike Turner in the general election.

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