Ohio's 15th congressional district

Ohio's 15th congressional district
Ohio's 15th congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Mike Carey; R–Columbus
Distribution	60% rural; 40% urban;
Population (2023)	790,183
Median household; income	$75,466
Ethnicity	73.2% White; 11.0% Black; 6.2% Hispanic; 4.9% Two or more races; 4.1% Asian; 0.7% other;
Cook PVI	R+6

The 15th congressional district of Ohio is currently represented by Republican Mike Carey. It was represented by Republican Steve Stivers from 2011 until May 16, 2021, when he resigned to become president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.^[3] The district includes all of Franklin County that is not in the 3rd district, including Grove City, Hilliard, and Dublin. It then fans out to grab suburban and exurban territory between the state capital Columbus and Dayton, along with more rural territory south of Columbus.

Election results from statewide races

Year	Republican		Democratic
2000	Bush	52%	Gore	44%
2004	Bush	50%	Kerry	50%
2008	McCain	45%	Obama	54%
2012	Romney	52%	Obama	46%
2016	Trump	55%	Clinton	40%
2020	Trump	56%	Biden	42%

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Year(s)	Cong ress	Electoral history
District established March 4, 1833
Jonathan Sloane (Ravenna)	Anti-Masonic	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	23rd 24th	Elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. Retired.
John William Allen (Cleveland)	Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841	25th 26th	Elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. Retired.
Sherlock J. Andrews (Cleveland)	Whig	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	27th	Elected in 1840. Retired.
Joseph Morris (Woodsfield)	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	28th 29th	Elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1844. Retired.
William Kennon Jr. (St. Clairsville)	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	30th	Elected in 1846. Lost re-election.
William F. Hunter (Woodsfield)	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853	31st 32nd	Elected in 1848. Re-elected in 1850. Retired.
William R. Sapp (Mount Vernon)	Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd 34th	Elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. Lost re-election.
William R. Sapp (Mount Vernon)	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	33rd 34th	Elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. Lost re-election.
Joseph Burns (Coshocton)	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	35th	Elected in 1856. Lost re-election.
William Helmick (New Philadelphia)	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	36th	Elected in 1858. Lost re-election.
Robert H. Nugen (Newcomerstown)	Democratic	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	37th	Elected in 1860. Retired.
James R. Morris (Woodsfield)	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	38th	Redistricted from the 17th district and re-elected in 1862. Lost re-election.
Tobias A. Plants (Pomeroy)	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869	39th 40th	Elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Retired.
Eliakim H. Moore (Athens)	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	41st	Elected in 1868. Retired.
William P. Sprague (McConnellsville)	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875	42nd 43rd	Elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Retired.
Nelson H. Van Vorhes (Athens)	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879	44th 45th	Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Retired.
George W. Geddes (Mansfield)	Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881	46th	Elected in 1878. Redistricted to the 14th district.
Rufus Dawes (Marietta)	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883	47th	Elected in 1880. Lost re-election.
Adoniram J. Warner (Marietta)	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	Elected in 1882. Redistricted to the 17th district.
Beriah Wilkins (Uhrichsville)	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	49th	Redistricted from the 16th district and re-elected in 1884. Redistricted to the 16th district.
Charles H. Grosvenor (Athens)	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891	50th 51st	Redistricted from the 14th district and re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Retired.
Michael D. Harter (Mansfield)	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	52nd	Elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 14th district.
H. Clay Van Voorhis (Zanesville)	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1905	53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th	Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Retired.
Beman G. Dawes (Marietta)	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1909	59th 60th	Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Retired.
James Joyce (Cambridge)	Republican	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911	61st	Elected in 1908. Lost re-election.
George White (Marietta)	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915	62nd 63rd	Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Lost re-election.
William C. Mooney (Woodsfield)	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917	64th	Elected in 1914. Lost re-election.
George White (Marietta)	Democratic	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919	65th	Elected in 1916. Lost re-election.
C. Ellis Moore (Cambridge)	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933	66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost re-election.
Robert T. Secrest (Caldwell)	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – August 3, 1942	73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Resigned to enter the U.S. Navy.
Vacant		August 3, 1942 – January 3, 1943	77th
Percy W. Griffiths (Marietta)	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949	78th 79th 80th	Elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Lost re-election.
Robert T. Secrest (Senecaville)	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – September 26, 1954	81st 82nd 83rd	Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Resigned to become a member of the Federal Trade Commission.
Vacant		September 26, 1954 – January 3, 1955	83rd
John E. Henderson (Cambridge)	Republican	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1961	84th 85th 86th	Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Retired.
Tom V. Moorehead (Zanesville)	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	87th	Elected in 1960. Lost re-election.
Robert T. Secrest (Senecaville)	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – December 30, 1966	88th 89th	Elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Resigned.
Vacant		December 30, 1966 – January 3, 1967	89th
Chalmers P. Wylie (Columbus)	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1993	90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	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. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired.
Deborah Pryce (Columbus)	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2009	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th	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. Retired.
Mary Jo Kilroy (Columbus)	Democratic	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011	111th	Elected in 2008. Lost re-election.
Steve Stivers (Columbus)	Republican	January 3, 2011 – May 16, 2021	112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Resigned to become CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.
Vacant		May 16, 2021 – November 4, 2021	117th
Mike Carey (Columbus)	Republican	November 4, 2021 – present	117th 118th	Elected to finish Stivers's term. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.

Election results

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

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
2022	Gary Josephson: 108,139	Mike Carey: 143,112
2021 (special)	Allison Russo: 66,757	Mike Carey: 93,255
2020	Joel Newby: 140,183	Steve Stivers: 243,103
2018^[4]	Rick Neal: 116,112	Steve Stivers: 170,593	Johnathan Miller (L): 5,738
2016^[5]	Scott Wharton: 113,960	Steve Stivers: 222,847
2014^[6]	Scott Wharton: 66,125	Steve Stivers: 128,496
2012^[7]	Pat Lang: 128,188	Steve Stivers: 205,277
2010	Mary Jo Kilroy: 86,815	Steve Stivers: 116,290	William Kammerer (L): 5,831 David Ryon (Constitution): 3,728 Bill Buckel (Write-In): 240 ^[8]
2008	Mary Jo Kilroy: 139,584	Steve Stivers: 137,272	Mark M. Noble (L): 14,061 Don Eckhart: 12,915 Travis Casper: 6 ^[9]
2006	Mary Jo Kilroy: 109,677^[10]	Deborah D. Pryce: 110,739^[10]
2004	Mark P. Brown: 117,324	Deborah D. Pryce: 189,024
2002	Mark P. Brown: 54,286	Deborah D. Pryce: 108,193
2000	William L. Buckel: 64,805	Deborah D. Pryce: 156,792	Scott T. Smith (L): 10,700
1998	Adam Clay Miller: 49,334	Deborah D. Pryce: 113,846	Kevin Nestor: 9,996
1996	Cliff Arnebeck Jr.: 64,665	Deborah D. Pryce: 156,776
1994	William L. Buckel: 46,480	Deborah D. Pryce: 112,912
1992	Richard Cordray: 94,907	Deborah D. Pryce: 110,390	Linda Reidelbach: 44,906
1990	Thomas V. Erney: 68,510	Chalmers P. Wylie: 99,251	William L. Buckel (WI): 158
1988	Mark S. Froehlich: 51,172	Chalmers P. Wylie: 154,694
1986	David L. Jackson: 55,750	Chalmers P. Wylie: 97,745
1984	Duane Jager: 58,870	Chalmers P. Wylie: 148,311
1982	Greg Kostelac: 47,070	Chalmers P. Wylie: 104,678	Steve Kender (L): 6,139
1980	Terry Freeman: 48,708	Chalmers P. Wylie: 129,025
1978	Henry W. Eckhart: 37,000	Chalmers P. Wylie: 91,023
1976	Manley L. "Mike" McGee: 57,741	Chalmers P. Wylie: 109,630
1974	Manley L. "Mike" McGee: 49,683	Chalmers P. Wylie: 79,376
1972	Manley L. "Mike" McGee: 55,314	Chalmers P. Wylie: 115,779	Edward Price (AI): 4,820
1970	Manley L. "Mike" McGee: 34,018	Chalmers P. Wylie: 81,536
1968	Russell H. Volkema: 35,861	Chalmers P. Wylie: 98,499
1966	Robert L. Van Heyde: 38,805	Chalmers P. Wylie: 57,993
1964	Robert T. Secrest: 62,438	Randall Metcalf: 31,803
1962	Robert T. Secrest: 41,856	Tom Van Horn Moorehead: 38,095
1960	Herbert U. Smith: 47,366	Tom Van Horn Moorehead: 49,742
1958	Herbert U. Smith: 36,026	John E. Henderson: 48,316
1956	Herbert U. Smith: 35,954	John E. Henderson: 55,126
1954	Max L. Underwood: 32,795	John E. Henderson: 38,524
1952	Robert T. Secrest: 62,913	Percy W. Griffiths: 34,966
1950	Robert T. Secrest: 47,448	Holland M. Gary: 29,573
1948	Robert T. Secrest: 45,575	Percy W. Griffiths: 35,294
1946	Robert T. Secrest: 32,159	Percy W. Griffiths: 36,564
1944	Olney R. Gillogly: 31,756	Percy W. Griffiths: 47,710
1942	Charles W. Lynch: 23,213	Percy W. Griffiths: 35,137
1940	Robert T. Secrest: 57,359	Clair A. Young: 40,233
1938	Robert T. Secrest: 42,573	Percy W. Griffiths: 38,903
1936	Robert T. Secrest: 53,263	Kenneth C. Ray: 42,053	Joe I. Clarke: 333
1934	Robert T. Secrest: 42,722	Kenneth C. Ray: 33,950
1932	Robert T. Secrest: 50,313	C. Ellis Moore: 38,113	Joseph H. Ewing: 444
1930	H. R. McClintock: 33,968	C. Ellis Moore: 35,611
1928	Frank H. Ward: 26,441	C. Ellis Moore: 50,941
1926	E. B. Schneider: 23,703	C. Ellis Moore: 28,519
1924	James R. Alexander: 30,608	C. Ellis Moore: 39,155
1922	James R. Alexander: 30,120	C. Ellis Moore: 32,894	F. J. Ash: 1,003
1920	John S. Talbott: 30,326	C. Ellis Moore: 42,419

Historical district boundaries

2003–2013

2013–2023

In popular culture

The character Deanna Monroe, from AMC's The Walking Dead was a former congresswoman from Ohio's 15th congressional district.

References

^ "My Congressional District".
^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ Choi, Joseph (April 19, 2021). "GOP Rep. Steve Stivers plans to retire". The Hill. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
^ "2018 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
^ "2016 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
^ "2014 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
^ "2012 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
^ "Election Statistics". Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on May 21, 2008. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
^ Federal Elections 2008. Federal Elections Commission, Washington DC, July 2009
^ ^a ^b Julie Carr Smyth, "Recount confirms Republican won Ohio congressional district, The Beacon Journal, December 11, 2006.

Sources

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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[1] "My Congressional District".

[Cook-2] "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[3] Choi, Joseph (April 19, 2021). "GOP Rep. Steve Stivers plans to retire". The Hill. Retrieved April 20, 2021.

[4] "2018 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.

[5] "2016 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.

[6] "2014 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.

[7] "2012 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.

[clerkresults-8] "Election Statistics". Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on May 21, 2008. Retrieved November 6, 2010.

[9] Federal Elections 2008. Federal Elections Commission, Washington DC, July 2009

[Beacon-10] Julie Carr Smyth, "Recount confirms Republican won Ohio congressional district, The Beacon Journal, December 11, 2006.

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