Ohio's 8th congressional district

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Ohio's 8th congressional district
Ohio's 8th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Ohio's 8th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Vacant ()
Distribution 77.95% urban, 22.05% rural
Population (2010) 724,285[1]
Median income $49,728
Ethnicity 89.11% White, 5.90% Black, 1.53% Asian, 3.03% Hispanic, 0.25% Native American, 3.21% other
Cook PVI R+14

Ohio's 8th congressional district sits on the west side of Ohio, bordering Indiana. The cities of Hamilton, Fairfield, Middletown, Springfield, Eaton, Greenville, Piqua, Troy, and parts of Dayton, Riverside, and Wright Patterson Air Force Base are part of the district. The district was represented by Republican John Boehner, the 53rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. On September 25, 2015, Boehner announced his resignation from the speakership and retirement from Congress, which became effective on October 31, 2015.[2]

List of representatives

Portrait Representative Party Congress Term Notes
District created March 4, 1823
No image.svg   William Wilson
March 19, 1773 – June 6, 1827
(aged 54)		 Crawford Republican 18th March 4, 1823
–
March 3, 1825		 Died
  National Republican 19th
20th		 March 4, 1825
–
June 6, 1827
William Stanbery.jpg   William Stanbery
August 10, 1788 – January 23, 1873
(aged 84)		 Democratic 20th
21st		 October 9, 1827
–
March 3, 1831		 Lost renomination
  National Republican 22nd March 4, 1831
–
March 3, 1833
No image.svg   Jeremiah McLene
1767 – March 19, 1837
(aged 59/60)		 Democratic 23rd
24th		 March 4, 1833
–
March 3, 1837		 Lost re-election
No image.svg   Joseph Ridgway
May 6, 1783 - February 1, 1861
(aged 77)		 Whig 25th
26th
27th		 March 4, 1837
–
March 3, 1843		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John Inskeep Vanmeter.jpg   John I. Vanmeter
February 1798 – August 3, 1875
(aged 77)		 Whig 28th March 4, 1843
–
March 3, 1845		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Allen G. Thurman (Baker, Columbus Ohio).png   Allen G. Thurman
November 13, 1813 – December 12, 1895
(aged 82)		 Democratic 29th March 4, 1845
–
March 3, 1847		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
No image.svg   John L. Taylor
March 7, 1805 – September 6, 1870
(aged 65)		 Whig 30th
31st
32nd		 March 4, 1847
–
March 3, 1853		 Redistricted to the 10th district
No image.svg   Moses Bledso Corwin
January 5, 1790 – April 7, 1872
(aged 82)		 Whig 33rd March 4, 1853
–
March 3, 1855		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Benjamin Stanton-ppmsca.26739.jpg   Benjamin Stanton
June 4, 1809 – June 2, 1872
(aged 62)		 Opposition 34th March 4, 1855
–
March 3, 1857		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
  Republican 35th
36th		 March 4, 1857
–
March 3, 1861
Samuel Shellabarger cph.3a00888.jpg   Samuel Shellabarger
December 10, 1817 – August 7, 1896
(aged 78)		 Republican 37th March 4, 1861
–
March 3, 1863		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Wiliam Johnston (congressman) cropped.jpg   William Johnston
1819 - May 1, 1866
(aged 46/47)		 Democratic 38th March 4, 1863
–
March 3, 1865		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James Randolph Hubbell from findagrave.jpg   James Randolph Hubbell
July 13, 1824 – November 26, 1890
(aged 66)		 Republican 39th March 4, 1865
–
March 3, 1867		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Cornelius S. Hamilton (ancestry.com).jpg   Cornelius S. Hamilton
January 2, 1821 – December 22, 1867
(aged 46)		 Republican 40th March 4, 1867
–
December 22, 1867		 Died
John Beatty.jpg   John Beatty
December 16, 1828 – December 4, 1914
(aged 85)		 Republican 40th
41st
42nd		 February 5, 1868
–
March 3, 1873		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William Lawrence (Ohio Republican) 1874.jpg   William Lawrence
June 26, 1819 – May 8, 1899
(aged 79)		 Republican 43rd
44th		 March 4, 1873
–
March 3, 1877		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
J. Warren Keifer - Brady-Handy.jpg   J. Warren Keifer
January 30, 1836 – April 22, 1932
(aged 96)		 Republican 45th March 4, 1877
–
March 3, 1879		 Redistricted to the 4th district
Ebenezer B. Finley 1915.jpg   Ebenezer B. Finley
July 31, 1833 – August 22, 1916
(aged 83)		 Democratic 46th March 4, 1879
–
March 3, 1881		 Redistricted from the 14th district
J. Warren Keifer - Brady-Handy.jpg   J. Warren Keifer
January 30, 1836 – April 22, 1932
(aged 96)		 Republican 47th
48th		 March 4, 1881
–
March 3, 1885		 Seal of the Speaker of the US House of Representatives.svg
Speaker of the House
(1881-1883)
Redistricting from the 4th district
John Little (congressman).jpg   John Little
April 25, 1837 - October 18, 1900
(aged 63)		 Republican 49th March 4, 1885
–
March 3, 1887		 Redistricted to 7th district,
lost re-election
Robert P Kennedy.jpg   Robert P. Kennedy
January 23, 1840 – May 6, 1918
(aged 78)		 Republican 50th
51st		 March 4, 1887
–
March 3, 1891		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Darius D. Hare 1896.jpg   Darius D. Hare
January 9, 1843 – February 10, 1897
(aged 54)		 Democratic 52nd March 4, 1891
–
March 3, 1893		 Redistricted to the 13th district
Luther M. Strong 1895.jpg   Luther M. Strong
June 23, 1838 – April 26, 1903
(aged 64)		 Republican 53rd
54th		 March 4, 1893
–
March 3, 1897		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Archibald Lybrand 1899.jpg   Archibald Lybrand
May 23, 1840 – February 7, 1910
(aged 69)		 Republican 55th
56th		 March 4, 1897
–
March 3, 1901		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William R. Warnock 1897.jpg   William R. Warnock
August 29, 1838 – July 30, 1918
(aged 79)		 Republican 57th
58th		 March 4, 1901
–
March 3, 1905		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Ralph D. Cole.jpg   Ralph D. Cole
November 30, 1873 - October 15, 1932
(aged 58)		 Republican 59th
60th
61st		 March 4, 1905
–
March 3, 1911		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Frank B. Willis 1903.jpg   Frank B. Willis
December 28, 1871 – March 30, 1928
(aged 56)		 Republican 62nd
63rd		 March 4, 1911
–
January 9, 1915		 Resigned after being elected Governor
John Alexander Key head crop.jpg   John A. Key
December 30, 1871 - March 4, 1954
(aged 82)		 Democratic 64th
65th		 March 4, 1915
–
March 3, 1919		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
R. Clint Cole head and shoulder crop.jpg   R. Clint Cole
August 21, 1870 - February 8, 1957
(aged 86)		 Republican 66th
67th
68th		 March 4, 1919
–
March 3, 1925		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Thomas Brooks Fletcher 1910.png   Thomas B. Fletcher
October 10, 1879 - July 1, 1945
(aged 65)		 Democratic 69th
70th		 March 4, 1925
–
March 3, 1929		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
125px   Grant E. Mouser, Jr.
February 20, 1895 - December 21, 1943
(aged 48)		 Republican 71st
72nd		 March 4, 1929
–
March 3, 1933		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Thomas Brooks Fletcher 1910.png   Thomas B. Fletcher
October 10, 1879 - July 1, 1945
(aged 65)		 Democratic 73rd
74th
75th		 March 4, 1933
–
January 3, 1939		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
No image.svg   Frederick Cleveland Smith
July 29, 1884 – July 16, 1956
(aged 71)		 Republican 76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st		 January 3, 1939
–
January 3, 1951		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Jackson Edward Betts 87th Congress 1961.jpg   Jackson Edward Betts
May 26, 1904 – August 13, 1993
(aged 89)		 Republican 91st January 3, 1951
–
January 3, 1973		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Walter E. Powell 93rd Congress 1973.jpg   Walter E. Powell
(1931-04-25) April 25, 1931 (age 92)		 Republican 93rd January 3, 1973
–
January 3, 1975		 Redistricted from the 24th district
Tom Kindness 97th Congress 1981.jpg   Tom Kindness
August 26, 1929 – January 8, 2004
(aged 74)		 Republican 94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th		 January 3, 1975
–
January 3, 1987		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Buz Lukens 91st Congress 1969.jpg   Buz Lukens
February 11, 1931 – May 22, 2010
(aged 79)		 Republican 100th
101st		 January 3, 1987
–
October 24, 1990		 Resigned
John Boehner official portrait.jpg   John Boehner
(1949-11-17) November 17, 1949 (age 74)		 Republican 114th January 3, 1991
–
October 31, 2015		 Seal of the Speaker of the US House of Representatives.svg
Speaker of the House
(2011–2015)
Retired
Seal of the United States House of Representatives.svg
Vacant since October 31, 2015

Recent election results

District boundaries, 2003 - 2013
Year Democratic Republican Other
1920 Fred H. Guthery: 36,665 √ Clint Cole (incumbent): 43,473  
1922 H. H. Hartmann: 34,105 √ Clint Cole (incumbent): 37,065  
1924 √ Thomas B. Fletcher: 38,439 Clint Cole (incumbent): 33,258 Charles E. Lukens: 555
1926 √ Thomas B. Fletcher (incumbent): 30,167 James R. Hopley: 23,247  
1928 Thomas B. Fletcher (incumbent): 38,651 √ Grant E. Mouser, Jr.: 42,199  
1930 Carl W. Smith: 33,906 √ Grant E. Mouser, Jr. (incumbent): 35,663  
1932 √ Thomas B. Fletcher: 45,930 Grant E. Mouser, Jr.: 41,234  
1934 √ Thomas B. Fletcher (incumbent): 39,466 Gertrude Jones: 36,112  
1936 √ Thomas B. Fletcher (incumbent): 49,668 Grant E. Mouser, Jr.: 42,565  
1938 Thomas B. Fletcher (incumbent): 33,972 √ Frederick C. Smith: 40,772  
1940 Kenneth M. Petri: 44,605 √ Frederick C. Smith (incumbent): 49,218  
1942 Thomas B. Fletcher: 22,753 √ Frederick C. Smith (incumbent): 33,797  
1944 Roy Warren Roof: 34,494 √ Frederick C. Smith (incumbent): 51,253  
1946 John T. Siemon: 22,945 √ Frederick C. Smith (incumbent): 40,755  
1948 Andrew T. Durbin: 36,685 √ Frederick C. Smith (incumbent): 43,929  
1950 W. Dexter Hazen: 28,379 √ Jackson E. Betts: 47,761  
1952 Henry P. Drake: 34,474 √ Jackson E. Betts (incumbent): 75,768  
1954 Thomas M. Dowd: 30,592 √ Jackson E. Betts (incumbent): 52,196  
1956 Robert M. Corry: 40,716 √ Jackson E. Betts (incumbent): 70,690  
1958 Virgil M. Gase: 39,343 √ Jackson E. Betts (incumbent): 62,232  
1960 Virgil M. Gase: 38,871 √ Jackson E. Betts (incumbent): 81,373  
1962 Morris Laderman: 28,400 √ Jackson E. Betts (incumbent): 66,458  
1964 Frank B. Bennett: 45,445 √ Jackson E. Betts (incumbent): 73,395  
1966 Frank B. Bennett: 38,787 √ Jackson E. Betts (incumbent): 78,933  
1968 Marie Baker: 40,898 √ Jackson E. Betts (incumbent): 101,974  
1970   √ Jackson E. Betts (incumbent): 90,916  
1972 James D. Ruppert: 73,344 √ Walter E. Powell*: 80,050  
1974 T. Edward Strinko: 45,701 √ Tom Kindness: 51,097 Don Gingerich: 23,616
1976 John W. Griffin: 46,424 √ Tom Kindness (incumbent): 110,775 Joseph F. Payton: 4,158
1978 Luella R. Schroeder: 32,493 √ Tom Kindness (incumbent): 81,156 George Hahn: 3
1980 John W. Griffin: 44,162 √ Tom Kindness (incumbent): 139,590  
1982 John W. Griffin: 49,877 √ Tom Kindness (incumbent): 98,527  
1984 John T. Francis: 46,673 √ Tom Kindness (incumbent): 155,200  
1986 John W. Griffin: 46,195 √ Donald "Buz" Lukens: 98,475  
1988 John W. Griffin: 49,084 √ Donald "Buz" Lukens (incumbent): 154,164  
1990 Gregory V. Jolivette: 63,584 √ John Boehner*: 99,955  
1992 Fred Sennet: 62,033 √ John Boehner (incumbent): 176,362  
1994   √ John Boehner (incumbent): 148,338  
1996 Jeffrey D. Kitchen: 61,515 √ John Boehner (incumbent): 165,815 William Baker (N): 8,613
1998 John W. Griffin: 52,912 √ John Boehner (incumbent): 127,979  
2000 John G. Parks: 66,293 √ John Boehner (incumbent): 179,756 David R. Shock (L): 3,802
2002 Jeff Hardenbrook: 49,444 √ John Boehner (incumbent): 119,947  
2004 Jeff Hardenbrook: 87,769 √ John Boehner (incumbent): 195,923  
2006 Mort Meier: 74,641 √ John Boehner (incumbent): 132,743  
2008 Nicholas von Stein: 74,848 √ John Boehner (incumbent): 163,586  
2010 Justin Coussoule: 65,883 √ John Boehner (incumbent): 142,731 David Harlow (L): 5,121
James Condit (C): 3,701
2012[3] √ John Boehner : 246,380 James Condit (C) : 1.938
2014 Tom Poetter: 51,534 √ John Boehner (incumbent): 126,539 James Condit (C): 10,257

See also

References

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December 5, 1881 – March 4, 1883		 Succeeded by
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