Ohio's 1st congressional district

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Ohio's 1st congressional district
Current Representative		Steve Chabot (R–Cincinnati)
Distribution	94.88% urban, 5.12% rural
Population (2000)	630,730
Median income	$37,414
Ethnicity	60.1% White, 36.5% Black, 1.3% Asian, 1.1% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI	R+6

Ohio's 1st congressional district is represented by Republican Steve Chabot. This district includes parts of Cincinnati, and borders both Kentucky and Indiana.

The district from 2003 to 2013

Cities

Cincinnati (partial)
Cheviot
Forest Park
Harrison
Indian Hill
Springdale
St. Bernard
Mason
Lebanon
Sharonville

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2012

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Congress(es)	Years	Notes
District created			March 4, 1813
John McLean	Democratic- Republican	13th – 14th	March 4, 1813 – 1816	Resigned after becoming Associate judge of Ohio Supreme Court
Vacant			1816 – October 8, 1816
William Henry Harrison	Democratic- Republican	14th – 15th	October 8, 1816 – March 3, 1819	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Thomas R. Ross		16th – 17th	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James W. Gazlay		18th	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James Findlay	Jacksonian	19th – 22nd	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Robert Todd Lytle		23rd	March 4, 1833 – March 10, 1834	Resigned
Vacant			March 10, 1834 – December 27, 1834
Robert Todd Lytle	Jacksonian	23rd	December 27, 1834 – March 3, 1835	Re-elected to fill vacancy
Bellamy Storer	Anti-Jacksonian	24th	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Alexander Duncan	Democratic	25th – 26th	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Nathanael G. Pendleton	Whig	27th	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Alexander Duncan	Democratic	28th	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James J. Faran		29th – 30th	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
David T. Disney		31st – 33rd	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1855	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Timothy C. Day	Opposition	34th	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
George H. Pendleton	Democratic	35th – 38th	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1865	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Benjamin Eggleston	Republican	39th – 40th	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869	lost re-election
Peter W. Strader	Democratic	41st	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Aaron F. Perry	Republican	42nd	March 4, 1871 – 1872	Resigned
Vacant			1872 – October 8, 1872
Ozro J. Dodds	Democratic	42nd	October 8, 1872 – March 3, 1873	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Milton Sayler		43rd – 45th	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Benjamin Butterworth	Republican	46th – 47th	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John F. Follett	Democratic	48th	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Benjamin Butterworth	Republican	49th – 51st	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Bellamy Storer		52nd – 53rd	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Charles Phelps Taft		54th	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William B. Shattuc		55th – 57th	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Nicholas Longworth		58th – 62nd	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Stanley E. Bowdle	Democratic	63rd	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Nicholas Longworth	Republican	64th – 72nd	March 4, 1915 – April 9, 1931	Elected in 1914 Died
Vacant			April 9, 1931 – November 3, 1931
John B. Hollister	Republican	72nd – 74th	November 3, 1931 – January 3, 1937	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Joseph A. Dixon	Democratic	75th	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Charles H. Elston	Republican	76th – 82nd	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1953	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Gordon H. Scherer		83rd – 87th	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Carl West Rich		88th	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John J. Gilligan	Democratic	89th	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Robert Taft, Jr.	Republican	90th – 91st	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William J. Keating		92nd – 93rd	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1974	Resigned
Vacant			January 3, 1974 – March 5, 1974
Tom Luken	Democratic	93rd	March 5, 1974 – January 3, 1975	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Bill Gradison	Republican	94th – 97th	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983	Redistricted to the 2nd district
Tom Luken	Democratic	98th – 101st	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991	Redistricted from the 2nd district
Charlie Luken		102nd	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
David S. Mann		103rd	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Steve Chabot	Republican	104th – 110th	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2009	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Steve Driehaus	Democratic	111th	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Steve Chabot	Republican	112th – 113th	January 3, 2011 – Present	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]

Recent election results

The following chart shows recent election results. Bold name indicates winner. Italic name indicates incumbent.

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
1920	John H. Allen: 40,195	Nicholas Longworth: 57,328	Edward L. Hutchins (FL): 926 Eli G. Frankenstein: 1,134
1922	Sidney G. Stricker: 30,945	Nicholas Longworth: 45,253	Edward L. Hutchins (FL): 3,094
1924	Thomas B. Paxton: 36,065	Nicholas Longworth: 58,125
1926	John C. Rogers: 26,511	Nicholas Longworth: 45,317	Edward D. Colley: 268
1928	Arthur Espy: 49,880	Nicholas Longworth: 80,812
1930	John W. Pattison: 46,974	Nicholas Longworth: 50,481
1932	Edward H. Brink: 55,416	John B. Hollister*: 66,018
1934	Edwin G. Becker: 42,723	John B. Hollister: 53,985
1936	Joseph A. Dixon: 71,935	John B. Hollister: 66,082
1938	Joseph A. Dixon: 45,536	Charles H. Elston: 63,285
1940	Joseph A. Dixon: 61,382	Charles H. Elston: 84,622
1942	William H. Hessler: 33,884	Charles H. Elston: 54,120
1944	Frank J. Richter: 62,617	Charles H. Elston: 82,373
1946	G. Andrews Espy: 40,594	Charles H. Elston: 72,909
1948	Morse Johnson: 69,240	Charles H. Elston: 73,952
1950	Rollin H. Everett: 53,760	Charles H. Elston: 77,507
1952	Walter A. Kelly: 60,015	Gordon H. Scherer: 96,385
1954	Mrs. Warwick B. Hobart: 39,421	Gordon H. Scherer: 71,042
1956	Leonard D. Slutz: 49,701	Gordon H. Scherer: 91,181
1958	W. Ted Osborne: 54,119	Gordon H. Scherer: 70,686
1960	W. Ted Osborne: 62,043	Gordon H. Scherer: 88,899
1962	Monica Nolan: 44,264	Carl W. Rich: 74,320
1964	John J. Gilligan: 74,525	Carl W. Rich: 69,114
1966	John J. Gilligan: 62,580	Robert Taft Jr.: 70,366
1968	Carl F. Heiser: 49,830	Robert Taft Jr.: 102,219
1970	Bailey W. Turner: 39,820	William J. Keating: 89,169
1972	Carl F. Heiser: 50,575	William J. Keating: 119,469
1974	Tom Luken*: 67,685	Willis D. Gradison Jr.: 70,284
1976	William F. Bowen: 56,995	Willis D. Gradison Jr.: 109,789	Christopher L. Martinson: 2,732
1978	Timothy M. Burke: 38,669	Willis D. Gradison Jr.: 73,593	Joseph E. May: 1,907
1980	Donald J. Zwick: 38,529	Willis D. Gradison Jr.*: 124,080	Scott A. Breen: 3,571
1982	Thomas A. Luken*: 99,143	John E. Held: 52,658	Jim Berms (L): 4,386
1984	Thomas A. Luken: 121,577	Norman A. Murdock: 88,859	Other: 10,222
1986	Thomas A. Luken: 90,477	Fred E. Morr: 56,100
1988	Thomas A. Luken: 117,628	Steve Chabot: 90,738
1990	Charles J. Luken: 83,932	Ken Blackwell: 80,362
1992	David S. Mann: 120,190	Stephen Grote: 101,498	Jim Berns: 12,734
1994	David S. Mann: 72,822	Steve Chabot: 92,997
1996	Mark P. Longabaugh: 94,719	Steve Chabot: 118,324	John G. Halley (N): 5,381
1998	Roxanne Qualls: 82,003	Steve Chabot: 92,421
2000	John Cranley: 98,328	Steve Chabot: 116,768	David A. Groshoff (L): 3,399 Richard L. Stevenson (N): 1,933
2002	Greg Harris: 60,168	Steve Chabot: 110,760
2004	Greg Harris: 116,320	Steve Chabot: 167,991
2006	John Cranley: 90,963	Steve Chabot: 101,838
2008	Steve Driehaus: 155,089	Steve Chabot: 140,469	Eric Wilson: 84, Rich Stevenson: 67
2010	Steve Driehaus: 92,672	Steve Chabot: 103,770	Jim Berns: 3,076, Rich Stevenson: 2000
2012	Jeff Sinnard: 125,030	Steve Chabot: 196,783

2010

Ohio's 1st Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Steve Chabot	103,770	51.49%
	Democratic	Steve Driehaus*	92,672	45.99%
	Libertarian	Jim Berns	3,076	1.53%
	Green	Rich Stevenson	2,000	0.99%
Totals			201,518	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican gain from Democratic

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

External links

• Comprehense 1st district election returns since the creation of the district