Ohio's 16th congressional district

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Ohio's 16th congressional district
Population (2000) 630,730
Median income $41,801
Ethnic composition 92.8% White, 4.8% Black, 0.6% Asian, 0.9% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI R+4

The 16th congressional district of Ohio is currently represented by Representative Ralph S. Regula, who will be retiring at the end of his current term.
Vying for his seat in the 2008 general election are State Senators Kirk Schuring (R-Canton) and John Boccieri (D-Youngstown).

[edit] List of Representatives

Congress(es)/Year(s) Representative Party
23rd (1833–1835) Elisha Whittlesey Anti-Masonic
24th–25th (1835 – 1838-07-09) Whig
25th–27th (1838-12-03 – 1842-03-22) Joshua Reed Giddings
27th (1842-03-22 – 1842-12-05) Vacant
27th (1842-12-05 – 1843) Joshua Reed Giddings Whig
28th (1843–1845) James Mathews Democratic
29th–30th (1845–1849) John D. Cummins
31st (1849–1851) Moses Hoagland
32nd (1851–1853) John Johnson Independent Democrat
33rd (1853–1855) Edward Ball Whig
34th (1855–1857) Opposition
35th–36th (1857–1861) Cydnor B. Tompkins Republican
37th (1861–1863) William P. Cutler
38th (1863–1865) Joseph W. White Democratic
39th–42nd (1865–1873) John Bingham Republican
43rd–45th (1873–1879) Lorenzo Danford
46th (1879–1881) William McKinley
47th (1881 – 1882-11-30) Jonathan T. Updegraff
47th (1883-01-02 – 1883-03-03) Joseph D. Taylor
48th (1883–1885) Beriah Wilkins Democratic
49th (1885–1887) George W. Geddes
50th (1887–1889) Beriah Wilkins
51st (1889–1891) James W. Owens
52nd (1891 – 1892-08-14) John G. Warwick
52nd (1892-12-05 – 1893) Lewis P. Ohliger
53rd (1893–1895) Albert J. Pearson
54th–56th (1895 – 1899-06-19) Lorenzo Danford Republican
56th–58th (1899-12-04 – 1903-10-31) Joseph J. Gill
58th–60th (1903-11-03 – 1909) Capell L. Weems
61st (1909–1911) David Hollingsworth
62nd–63rd (1911–1915) William B. Francis Democratic
64th–66th (1915–1921) Roscoe C. McCulloch Republican
67th (1921–1923) Joseph H. Himes
68th–70th (1923–1929) John McSweeney Democratic
71st–72nd (1929–1933) Charles B. McClintock Republican
73rd–75th (1933–1939) William R. Thom Democratic
76th (1939–1941) James Seccombe Republican
77th (1941–1943) William R. Thom Democratic
78th (1943–1945) Henderson H. Carson Republican
79th (1945–1947) William R. Thom Democratic
80th (1947–1949) Henderson H. Carson Republican
81st (1949–1951) John McSweeney Democratic
82nd–92nd (1951 – 1972-11-13) Frank T. Bow Republican
93rd–present (1973–present) Ralph Regula

[edit] Election results

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

Year Democratic Republican Other
2006 Thomas Shaw: 88,089 Ralph S. Regula: 124,886  
2004 Jeff Seemann: 99,210 Ralph S. Regula: 197,990  
2002 Jim Rice: 58,644 Ralph S. Regula: 129,734  
2000 William Smith: 62,709 Ralph S. Regula: 162,294 Richard L. Shetler (L): 6,166
Brad Graef (N): 3,231
1998 Peter D. Ferguson: 66,047 Ralph S. Regula: 117,426  
1996 Thomas E. Burkhart: 64,902 Ralph S. Regula: 159,314 Brad Graef (N): 7,611
1994 J. Michael Finn: 45,781 Ralph S. Regula: 137,322  
1992 Warner D. Mendenhall: 90,224 Ralph S. Regula: 158,489  
1990 Warner D. Mendenhall: 70,516 Ralph S. Regula: 101,097  
1988 Melvin J. Gravely: 43,356 Ralph S. Regula: 158,824  
1986 William J. Kennick: 36,639 Ralph S. Regula: 118,206  
1984 James Gwin: 58,048 Ralph S. Regula: 152,399  
1982 Jeffrey R. Orenstein: 57,386 Ralph S. Regula: 110,485  
1980 Larry V. Slagle: 39,219 Ralph S. Regula: 149,960  
1978 Owen S. Hand Jr.: 29,640 Ralph S. Regula: 105,152  
1976 John G. Freedom: 55,671 Ralph S. Regula: 116,374 Harold B. Festerly (A): 1,969
Mark F. Vanvoorhis (W): 77
1974 John G. Freedom: 48,754 Ralph S. Regula: 92,986  
1972 Virgil L. Musser: 75,929 Ralph S. Regula: 102,013  
1970 Virgil L. Musser: 63,187 Frank T. Bow: 81,208  
1968 Virgil L. Musser: 68,916 Frank T. Bow: 101,495  
1966 Robert D. Freeman: 55,775 Frank T. Bow: 87,597  
1964 Robert D. Freeman: 93,255 Frank T. Bow: 101,808  
1962 Ed Witmer: 64,213 Frank T. Bow: 96,512  
1960 John G. Freedom: 78,257 Frank T. Bow: 130,542  
1958 John G. Freedom: 74,660 Frank T. Bow: 100,678  
1956 John McSweeney: 82,206 Frank T. Bow: 101,324  
1954 Thomas H. Nichols: 56,787 Frank T. Bow: 79,371  
1952 John McSweeney: 82,522 Frank T. Bow: 98,447  
1950 John McSweeney: 75,255 Frank T. Bow: 77,306  
1948 John McSweeney: 79,859 Henderson H. Carson: 71,871  
1946 William R. Thom: 51,934 Henderson H. Carson: 65,639  
1944 William R. Thom: 85,755 Henderson H. Carson: 75,921 Harry T. Whiteleather: 1,149
1942 William R. Thom: 45,531 Henderson H. Carson: 50,657  
1940 William R. Thom: 92,469 James Seccombe: 71,629  
1938 William R. Thom: 60,382 James Seccombe: 62,176  
1936 William R. Thom: 89,911 H. Ross Ake: 54,979 A. M. Hickey: 4,552
Jacob S. Coxey Sr. (U): 2,384
1934 William R. Thom: 59,354 Charles B. McClintock: 45,390  
1932 William R. Thom: 67,670 Charles B. McClintock: 63,609  
1930 William R. Thom: 47,237 Charles B. McClintock: 51,113  
1928 John McSweeney: 55,778 Charles B. McClintock: 73,966 Jacob S. Coxey Sr.: 1,428
Carl Guillod (W): 92
1926 John McSweeney: 40,283 Charles B. McClintock: 27,116  
1924 John McSweeney: 51,491 Thomas C. Hunsicker: 45,559 Jacob S. Coxey Sr.: 2,901
1922 John McSweeney: 43,590 Joseph H. Himes: 39,881  
1920 John McSweeney: 42,799 Joseph H. Himes: 56,584  
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