All or part of twenty cities (whose population is greater than 5,000) are in the district.
The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.
| Year |
Democratic |
Republican |
Other |
| 1812 |
District created following the 1810 Census. |
| … |
|
| 1920 |
Newt 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: 44,433 |
William L. Manahan: 29,605 |
|
| 1934 |
Frank C. Kniffin: 34,249 |
Davis B. Johnson: 27,423 |
|
| 1936 |
Frank C. Kniffin: 41,693 |
Stephan S. Beard: 33,212 |
Fred L. Hay: 3,663 |
| 1938 |
Frank C. Kniffin: 28,109 |
Cliff Clevenger: 37,027 |
|
| 1940 |
C. H. Armbruster: 31,063 |
Cliff Clevenger: 48,040 |
|
| 1942 |
Ferdinand E. Warren: 17,514 |
Cliff Clevenger: 30,667 |
|
| 1944 |
T. Walter Williams: 22,740 |
Cliff Clevenger: 48,490 |
|
| 1946 |
Willard Thomas: 20,163 |
Cliff Clevenger: 30,623 |
|
| 1948 |
Dan Batt: 32,076 |
Cliff Clevenger: 34,950 |
|
| 1950 |
Dan Batt: 26,689 |
Cliff Clevenger: 36,096 |
|
| 1952 |
Dan Batt: 42,104 |
Cliff Clevenger: 72,168 |
|
| 1954 |
Martin 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: 113,615 |
John 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: 145,892 |
David J. Schaffer (N): 11,461 |
| 1998 |
Susan Davenport Darrow: 61,926 |
Paul E. Gillmor: 123,979 |
|
| 2000 |
Dannie Edmon: 62,138 |
Paul E. Gillmor: 169,857 |
John F. Green (L): 5,464
David J. Schaffer (N): 5,881 |
| 2002 |
Roger Anderson: 51,872 |
Paul E. Gillmor: 126,286 |
John 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 |
Bob Latta: 41,740 |
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