Ohio's 15th congressional district

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Ohio's 15th congressional district
Current Representative		Steve Stivers (R–Columbus)
Distribution	91.26% urban, 8.74% rural
Population (2000)	630,730
Median income	$43,885
Ethnicity	84.1% White, 8.7% Black, 3.8% Asian, 3.7% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 1.3% other
Cook PVI	D+1

The 15th congressional district of Ohio is currently represented by Republican Steve Stivers.

Union County and Madison County are entirely within the district's boundaries as is approximately half of Franklin County. The 15th district includes the cities of Upper Arlington, Hilliard, Grove City, Grandview Heights, Marysville, Plain City and London as well as the downtown and western portions of Columbus.

List of representatives

Congress	Year(s)	Notes	Representative	Party
District created March 4, 1833
23rd–24th	March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1837		Jonathan Sloane	Anti-Masonic
25th–26th	March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1841		John William Allen	Whig
27th	March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1843		Sherlock J. Andrews
28th–29th	March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1847		Joseph Morris	Democratic
30th	March 4, 1847 – March 4, 1849		William Kennon, Jr.
31st–32nd	March 4, 1849 – March 4, 1853		William F. Hunter	Whig
33rd	March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855		William R. Sapp
34th	March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1857			Opposition
35th	March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1859		Joseph Burns	Democratic
36th	March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1861		William Helmick	Republican
37th	March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1863		Robert H. Nugen	Democratic
38th	March 4, 1863 – March 4, 1865	Redistricted from the 17th district	James R. Morris
39th–40th	March 4, 1865 – March 4, 1869		Tobias A. Plants	Republican
41st	March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1871		Eliakim H. Moore
42nd–43rd	March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1875		William P. Sprague
44th–45th	March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1879		Nelson H. Van Vorhes
46th	March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1881	Redistricted to the 14th district	George W. Geddes	Democratic
47th	March 4, 1881 – March 4, 1883		Rufus Dawes	Republican
48th	March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885	Redistricted to the 17th district	Adoniram J. Warner	Democratic
49th	March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1887	Redistricted from the 16th district, Redistricted to the 16th district	Beriah Wilkins
50th–51st	March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1891	Redistricted from the 14th district	Charles H. Grosvenor	Republican
52nd	March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1893	Redistricted to the 14th district	Michael D. Harter	Democratic
53rd–58th	March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1905		H. Clay Van Voorhis	Republican
59th–60th	March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1909		Beman G. Dawes
61st	March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1911		James Joyce
62nd–63rd	March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1915		George White	Democratic
64th	March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1917		William C. Mooney	Republican
65th	March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1919		George White	Democratic
66th–72nd	March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1933		C. Ellis Moore	Republican
73rd–77th	March 4, 1933 – August 3, 1942	Resigned to enter the United States Navy	Robert T. Secrest	Democratic
78th–80th	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949		Percy W. Griffiths	Republican
81st–83rd	January 3, 1949 – September 26, 1954	Resigned to become a member of the Federal Trade Commission	Robert T. Secrest	Democratic
84th–86th	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1961		John E. Henderson	Republican
87th	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963		Tom V. Moorehead
88th–89th	January 3, 1963 – December 30, 1966	Resigned	Robert T. Secrest	Democratic
90th–102nd	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1993		Chalmers P. Wylie	Republican
103rd–110th	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2009		Deborah Pryce
111th	January 3, 2009 - January 3, 2011		Mary Jo Kilroy	Democratic
112th	January 3, 2011 - present	Incumbent	Steve Stivers	Republican

Election results

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

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
2010	Mary Jo Kilroy: 86,815	Steve Stivers: 116,290	William Kammerer (L): 5,831 David Ryon (Constitution): 3,728 Bill Buckel (Write-In): 240
2008	Mary Jo Kilroy: 139,584	Steve Stivers: 137,272	Mark M. Noble (L): 14,061 Don Eckhart: 12,915 Travis Casper: 6
2006	Mary Jo Kilroy: 109,677	Deborah D. Pryce: 110,739
2004	Mark P. Brown: 117,324	Deborah D. Pryce: 189,024
2002	Mark P. Brown: 54,286	Deborah D. Pryce: 108,193
2000	William L. Buckel: 64,805	Deborah D. Pryce: 156,792	Scott T. Smith (L): 10,700
1998	Adam Clay Miller: 49,334	Deborah D. Pryce: 113,846	Kevin Nestor: 9,996
1996	Cliff Arnebeck Jr.: 64,665	Deborah D. Pryce: 156,776
1994	William L. Buckel: 46,480	Deborah D. Pryce: 112,912
1992	Richard Cordray: 94,907	Deborah D. Pryce: 110,390	Linda Reidelbach: 44,906
1990	Thomas V. Erney: 68,510	Chalmers P. Wylie: 99,251	William L. Buckel (WI): 158
1988	Mark S. Froehlich: 51,172	Chalmers P. Wylie: 154,694
1986	David L. Jackson: 55,750	Chalmers P. Wylie: 97,745
1984	Duane Jager: 58,870	Chalmers P. Wylie: 148,311
1982	Greg Kostelac: 47,070	Chalmers P. Wylie: 104,678	Steve Kender (L): 6,139
1980	Terry Freeman: 48,708	Chalmers P. Wylie: 129,025
1978	Henry W. Eckhart: 37,000	Chalmers P. Wylie: 91,023
1976	Manley L. "Mike" McGee: 57,741	Chalmers P. Wylie: 109,630
1974	Manley L. "Mike" McGee: 49,683	Chalmers P. Wylie: 79,376
1972	Manley L. "Mike" McGee: 55,314	Chalmers P. Wylie: 115,779	Edward Price (AI): 4,820
1970	Manley L. "Mike" McGee: 34,018	Chalmers P. Wylie: 81,536
1968	Russell H. Volkema: 35,861	Chalmers P. Wylie: 98,499
1966	Robert L. Van Heyde: 38,805	Chalmers P. Wylie: 57,993
1964	Robert T. Secrest: 62,438	Randall Metcalf: 31,803
1962	Robert T. Secrest: 41,856	Tom Van Horn Moorehead: 38,095
1960	Herbert U. Smith: 47,366	Tom Van Horn Moorehead: 49,742
1958	Herbert U. Smith: 36,026	John E. Henderson: 48,316
1956	Herbert U. Smith: 35,954	John E. Henderson: 55,126
1954	Max L. Underwood: 32,795	John E. Henderson: 38,524
1952	Robert T. Secrest: 62,913	Percy W. Griffiths: 34,966
1950	Robert T. Secrest: 47,448	Holland M. Gary: 29,573
1948	Robert T. Secrest: 45,575	Percy W. Griffiths: 35,294
1946	Robert T. Secrest: 32,159	Percy W. Griffiths: 36,564
1944	Olney R. Gillogly: 31,756	Percy W. Griffiths: 47,710
1942	Charles W. Lynch: 23,213	Percy W. Griffiths: 35,137
1940	Robert T. Secrest: 57,359	Clair A. Young: 40,233
1938	Robert T. Secrest: 42,573	Percy W. Griffiths: 38,903
1936	Robert T. Secrest: 53,263	Kenneth C. Ray: 42,053	Joe I. Clarke: 333
1934	Robert T. Secrest: 42,722	Kenneth C. Ray: 33,950
1932	Robert T. Secrest: 50,313	C. Ellis Moore: 38,113	Joseph H. Ewing: 444
1930	H. R. McClintock: 33,968	C. Ellis Moore: 35,611
1928	Frank H. Ward: 26,441	C. Ellis Moore: 50,941
1926	E. B. Schneider: 23,703	C. Ellis Moore: 28,519
1924	James R. Alexander: 30,608	C. Ellis Moore: 39,155
1922	James R. Alexander: 30,120	C. Ellis Moore: 32,894	F. J. Ash: 1,003
1920	John S. Talbott: 30,326	C. Ellis Moore: 42,419

Sources

• 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