Ohio's 21st congressional district

"OH-21" redirects here. OH-21 may also refer to Ohio State Route 21.

The 21st congressional district of Ohio was eliminated in the redistricting following the 1990 census.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Congress(es)	Year(s)	Notes
District created March 4, 1843
Henry R. Brinkerhoff	Democratic	28th	March 4, 1843 – April 30, 1844	Died
Edward S. Hamlin	Whig	28th	October 8, 1844 – March 3, 1845
75px Joseph M. Root		29th–30th	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849
	Free Soil	31st	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851
75px Norton Strange Townshend	Democratic	32nd	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
Andrew Stuart		33rd	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
75px John Bingham	Opposition	34th	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
	Republican	35th–37th	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1863
District inactive		38th–47th	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1883	District inactive
75px Martin A. Foran	Democratic	48th–50th	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889
75px Theodore E. Burton	Republican	51st	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891
75px Tom L. Johnson	Democratic	52nd–53rd	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895
75px Theodore E. Burton	Republican	54th–60th	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1909	Resigned after being elected US Senator
75px James H. Cassidy		61st	April 20, 1909 – March 3, 1911
75px Robert J. Bulkley	Democratic	62nd–63rd	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915
75px Robert Crosser		64th–65th	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919	Redistricted from the At-large district
75px John J. Babka		66th	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921
75px Harry C. Gahn	Republican	67th	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923
Robert Crosser	Democratic	68th–83rd	March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1955
75px Charles Vanik		84th–90th	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1969	Redistricted to the 22nd district
Louis Stokes		91st–102nd	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1993	Redistricted to the 11th district
District inactive		103rd– present	January 3, 1993 – Present	District inactive

Election results

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

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
1990	Louis Stokes*: 103,338	Franklin H. Roski: 25,906
1988	Louis Stokes: 148,388	Franklin H. Roski: 24,804
1986	Louis Stokes: 99,878	Franklin H. Roski: 22,594
1984	Louis Stokes: 165,247	Robert L. Woodall: 29,500
1982	Louis Stokes: 132,544	Alan G. Shatteen: 21,332
1980	Louis Stokes: 83,188	Robert L. Woodall: 11,103
1978	Louis Stokes: 58,934	Bill Mack: 9,533
1976	Louis Stokes: 91,903	Barbara Sparks: 12,434	Anthony R. Curry: 5,289
1974	Louis Stokes: 58,969	Bill Mack: 12,986
1972	Louis Stokes: 99,190	James D. Johnson: 13,861	Joseph Piriacin (SL): 5,779 Cecil Lampkins: 3,509
1970	Louis Stokes: 74,340	Bill Mack: 21,440
1968	Louis Stokes: 85,509	Charles P. Lucas: 28,931
1966	Charles A. Vanik*: 81,210	Frederick M. Coleman: 18,205
1964	Charles A. Vanik: 113,157	Eugene E. Smith: 12,416
1962	Charles A. Vanik: 79,514	Leodis Harris: 20,027
1960	Charles A. Vanik: 103,460	William O. Walker: 88,389
1958	Charles A. Vanik: 93,987	Elmer L. Watson: 22,956
1956	Charles A. Vanik: 96,106	Chales H. Loeb: 38,060
1954	Charles A. Vanik: 76,201	Francis E. Young: 24,076
1952	Robert W. Crosser: 100,340	Lawrence O. Payne: 45,896
1950	Robert W. Crosser: 66,341	William Hodge: 21,588
1948	Robert W. Crosser: 72,417	Harry W. Mitchell: 22,932
1946	Robert W. Crosser: 49,111	James S. Hudee: 27,657
1944	Robert W. Crosser: 77,525	Harry C. Gahn: 22,288
1942	Robert W. Crosser: 35,109	William J. Rogers: 19,137	Arnold S. Johnson: 744
1940	Robert W. Crosser: 79,602	J. E. Chizek: 23,658
1938	Robert W. Crosser: 53,180	J. E. Chizek: 24,240
1936	Robert W. Crosser: 70,596	Harry C. Gahn: 23,811
1934	Robert W. Crosser: 47,540	Frank W. Sotak: 25,253	E. C. Greenfield (C): 1,684
1932	Robert W. Crosser: 49,436	Gerard Pilliod: 25,527	Joseph Schiffer (C): 672 Eugene F. Cheeks: 204
1930	Robert W. Crosser: 30,722	George H. Bender: 29,081	Gustave F. Ebding: 96
1928	Robert W. Crosser: 39,090	Joseph F. Lange: 26,267
1926	Robert W. Crosser: 17,819	Harry C. Gahn: 10,733
1924	Robert W. Crosser: 24,889	Harry C. Gahn: 21,629	John Brahtin (W): 272
1922	Robert W. Crosser: 18,645	Harry C. Gahn: 14,024	Henry Kuhlman (S): 997 Frank Kalcec (SL): 185
1920	John J. Babka: 18,252	Harry C. Gahn: 27,127	Henry Skinner: 558

References

• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present