Ohio's 5th congressional district

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Ohio's 5th congressional district
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Ohio's 5th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
  Bob Latta
RBowling Green
Distribution
  • 62.27% urban [1]
  • 37.73% rural
Population (2022)785,544 [2]
Median household
income
$64,333 [2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+15 [3]

Ohio's 5th congressional district is in northwestern and north central Ohio and borders Indiana. The district is currently represented by Republican Bob Latta.

Contents

Geography

Counties

List of largest municipalities

The largest municipalities [4] represented in this district include:

(*) Denotes that area of the city is located in another congressional district.

Election results from statewide races

YearPresidentResult
2000 President George W. Bush 59% - Al Gore 37%
2004 President George W. Bush 61% - John Kerry 39%
2008 President John McCain 52% - Barack Obama 46%
2012 President Mitt Romney 53.9% - Barack Obama 44.1%
2016 President Donald Trump 59.7% - Hillary Clinton 34.6%
2020 President Donald Trump 61.1% - Joe Biden 36.7%

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral history
District established March 4, 1813
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James Kilbourne
(Worthington)
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1817
13th
14th
Elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Retired.
Philemon Beecher
(Lancaster)
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1821
15th
16th
Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1818.
Lost re-election.
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Joseph Vance
(Urbana)
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823
17th Elected in 1820.
Redistricted to the 4th district .
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John Wilson Campbell
(West Union)
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825
18th
19th
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Retired.
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1827
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William Russell
(West Union)
Jacksonian March 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1833
20th
21st
22nd
Elected in 1826.
Re-elected in 1828.
Re-elected in 1830.
Lost re-election.
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Thomas L. Hamer
(Georgetown)
Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837
23rd
24th
25th
Elected in 1832.
Re-elected in 1834.
Re-elected in 1836.
[ data missing ]
Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839
William Doan
(Withamsville)
Democratic March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1843
26th
27th
Elected in 1838.
Re-elected in 1840.
Retired.
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Emery D. Potter
(Toledo)
Democratic March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845
28th Elected in 1843.
Retired.
William Sawyer
(St. Marys)
Democratic March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1849
29th
30th
Elected in 1844.
Re-elected in 1846.
Lost re-election.
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Emery D. Potter
(Toledo)
Democratic March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851
31st Elected in 1848.
[ data missing ]
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Alfred Edgerton
(Hicksville)
Democratic March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1855
32nd
33rd
Elected in 1850.
Re-elected in 1852.
[ data missing ]
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Richard Mott
(Toledo)
Opposition March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857
34th
35th
Elected in 1854.
Re-elected in 1856.
[ data missing ]
Republican March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859
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James Mitchell Ashley
(Toledo)
Republican March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1863
36th
37th
Elected in 1858.
Re-elected in 1860.
Redistricted to the 10th district .
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Francis Celeste Le Blond
(Celina)
Democratic March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1867
38th
39th
Elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
[ data missing ]
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William Mungen
(Findlay)
Democratic March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1871
40th
41st
Elected in 1866.
Re-elected in 1868.
[ data missing ]
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Charles Nelson Lamison
(Lima)
Democratic March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1875
42nd
43rd
Elected in 1870.
Re-elected in 1872.
[ data missing ]
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Americus Vespucius Rice
(Ottawa)
Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879
44th
45th
Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
[ data missing ]
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Benjamin Le Fevre
(Sidney)
Democratic March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883
46th
47th
Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Redistricted to the 4th district .
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George E. Seney
(Tiffin)
Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885
48th Elected in 1882.
Redistricted to the 7th district .
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Benjamin Le Fevre
(Maplewood)
Democratic March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887
49th Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1884.
[ data missing ]
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George E. Seney
(Tiffin)
Democratic March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891
50th
51st
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
[ data missing ]
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Fernando C. Layton
(Wapakoneta)
Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893
52nd Elected in 1890.
Redistricted to the 4th district .
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Dennis D. Donovan
(Deshler)
Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895
53rd Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1892.
[ data missing ]
Francis B. De Witt
(Paulding)
Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897
54th Elected in 1894.
[ data missing ]
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David Meekison
(Napoleon)
Democratic March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1901
55th
56th
Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Retired.
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John S. Snook
(Paulding)
Democratic March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1905
57th
58th
Elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Retired.
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William W. Campbell
(Napoleon)
Republican March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1907
59th Elected in 1904.
Lost re-election.
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Timothy T. Ansberry
(Defiance)
Democratic March 4, 1907 –
January 9, 1915
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Resigned when appointed to the Ohio Court of Appeals.
VacantJanuary 9, 1915 –
March 3, 1915
63rd
Nelson E. Matthews
(Ottawa)
Republican March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1917
64th Elected in 1914.
[ data missing ]
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John S. Snook
(Paulding)
Democratic March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1919
65th Elected in 1916.
Retired.
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Charles J. Thompson
(Defiance)
Republican March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1931
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Lost re-election.
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Frank C. Kniffin
(Napoleon)
Democratic March 4, 1931 –
January 3, 1939
72nd
73rd
74th
75th
Elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Lost re-election.
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Cliff Clevenger
(Bryan)
Republican January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1959
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Retired.
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Del Latta
(Bowling Green)
Republican January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1989
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
Elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Retired.
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Paul Gillmor
(Old Fort)
Republican January 3, 1989 –
September 5, 2007
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
Elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Died.
VacantSeptember 5, 2007 –
December 11, 2007
110th
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Bob Latta
(Bowling Green)
Republican December 11, 2007 –
present
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th
Elected to finish Gillmor's term.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

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

YearDemocraticRepublicanOther
1812District created following the 1810 census.
...
1920Newt Bronson: 25,395 Charles J. Thompson : 40,381 
1922 Frank C. Kniffin: 28,067 Charles J. Thompson : 31,700 
1924 Frank C. Kniffin: 29,245 Charles J. Thompson : 31,045 
1926 Frank C. Kniffin: 23,022 Charles J. Thompson : 23,638 
1928 Frank C. Kniffin: 31,385 Charles J. Thompson : 36,096 
1930 Frank C. Kniffin : 29,117 Charles J. Thompson : 27,497 
1932 Frank C. Kniffin : 44,433William L. Manahan: 29,605 
1934 Frank C. Kniffin : 34,249Davis B. Johnson: 27,423 
1936 Frank C. Kniffin : 41,693Stephan S. Beard: 33,212Fred L. Hay: 3,663
1938 Frank C. Kniffin : 28,109 Cliff Clevenger : 37,027 
1940C. H. Armbruster: 31,063 Cliff Clevenger : 48,040 
1942Ferdinand E. Warren: 17,514 Cliff Clevenger : 30,667 
1944T. Walter Williams: 22,740 Cliff Clevenger : 48,490 
1946Willard Thomas: 20,163 Cliff Clevenger : 30,623 
1948Dan Batt: 32,076 Cliff Clevenger : 34,950 
1950Dan Batt: 26,689 Cliff Clevenger : 36,096 
1952Dan Batt: 42,104 Cliff Clevenger : 72,168 
1954Martin W. Feigert: 33,483 Cliff Clevenger : 49,265 
1956 George E. Rafferty: 42,181 Cliff Clevenger : 69,774 
1958 George E. Rafferty: 44,971 Delbert L. Latta : 52,612 
1960 Tom T. McRitchie: 41,375 Delbert L. Latta : 85,175 
1962 William T. Hunt: 29,114 Delbert L. Latta : 69,272 
1964 Milford Landis: 41,621 Delbert L. Latta : 80,394 
1966 John H. Shock: 26,503 Delbert L. Latta : 80,906 
1968 Louis Richard Batzler: 45,884 Delbert L. Latta : 113,381 
1970 Carl G. Sherer: 37,545 Delbert L. Latta : 92,577 
1972 Bruce Edwards: 49,465 Delbert L. Latta : 132,032 
1974 Bruce Edwards: 53,391 Delbert L. Latta : 89,161 
1976 Bruce Edwards: 60,304 Delbert L. Latta : 124,910 
1978 James R. Sherck: 51,071 Delbert L. Latta : 85,547 
1980 James R. Sherck: 57,704 Delbert L. Latta : 137,003 
1982 James R. Sherck: 70,120 Delbert L. Latta : 86,450 
1984 James R. Sherck: 78,809 Delbert L. Latta : 132,582 
1986 Tom Murray: 54,864 Delbert L. Latta : 102,016 
1988 Tom Murray: 80,472 Paul E. Gillmor : 128,838 
1990 P. Scott Mange: 41,693 Paul E. Gillmor : 113,615John E. Jackson: 10,612
1992  Paul E. Gillmor : 187,860 
1994 Jarrod Tudor: 49,335 Paul E. Gillmor : 135,879 
1996 Annie Saunders: 81,170 Paul E. Gillmor : 145,892David J. Schaffer (N): 11,461
1998 Susan Davenport Darrow: 61,926 Paul E. Gillmor : 123,979 
2000 Dannie Edmon: 62,138 Paul E. Gillmor : 169,857John F. Green (L): 5,464
David J. Schaffer (N): 5,881
2002 Roger Anderson: 51,872 Paul E. Gillmor : 126,286John F. Green: 10,096
2004 Robin Weirauch: 95,481 Paul E. Gillmor : 194,559 
2006 Robin Weirauch: 95,955 Paul E. Gillmor  : 126,898 
2007* Robin Weirauch: 32,246 Robert E. Latta : 41,740 
2008 George Mays: 105,840 Robert E. Latta : 188,905  [5]
2012 [6] Angela Zimmann: 137,806 Robert E. Latta : 201,514Eric Eberly (L) : 12,558
2014 [7] Robert Fry: 57,328 Robert E. Latta : 132,448Eric Eberly (L) : 9,142
2016James L. Neu Jr.: 100,392 Robert E. Latta : 244,599
2018J. Michael Galbraith: 99,655 Robert E. Latta : 176,569Don Kissick (L): 7,393
2020Nick Rubando: 120,962 Robert E. Latta : 257,019
2022Craig Swartz: 92,634 Robert E. Latta : 187,303

2010

Ohio's 5th Congressional District Election (2010)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Latta* 140,703 67.82
Democratic Caleb Finkenbiner54,91926.47
Libertarian Brian Smith11,8315.70
Total votes207,453 100.00
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Republican hold

2012

Ohio's 5th congressional district (2012)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Latta (incumbent) 201,514 57.3
Democratic Angela Zimmann137,80639.2
Libertarian Eric Eberly12,5583.5
Total votes351,878 100.0
Republican hold

2014

Ohio's 5th congressional district (2014)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Latta (incumbent) 134,449 66.5
Democratic Robert Fry58,50728.9
Libertarian Eric Eberly9,3444.6
Total votes202,300 100.0
Republican hold

2016

Ohio's 5th congressional district (2016)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Latta (incumbent) 244,599 70.9
Democratic James L. Neu Jr.100,39229.1
Total votes344,991 100.0
Republican hold

2018

Ohio's 5th congressional district (2018)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Latta (incumbent) 176,569 62.3
Democratic J. Michael Galbraith99,65535.1
Libertarian Don Kissick7,3932.6
Total votes283,617 100.0
Republican hold

2020

Ohio's 5th congressional district (2020)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Latta (incumbent) 257,019 68.0
Democratic Nick Rubando120,96232.0
Total votes377,981 100.0
Republican hold

2022

Ohio's 5th congressional district (2022)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Latta (incumbent) 187,303 66.9
Democratic Craig Swartz92,63433.1
Total votes279,937 100.0
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

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2003–2013
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2013–2023

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