Ohio's 20th congressional district

The 20th congressional district of Ohio was created after the 1840 census. It was eliminated in the redistricting following the 1990 census, and redistricted and renumbered as the 10th district.

In its last decade, the district consisted of central Cuyahoga county.

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Year(s)	Cong ress	Electoral history
District established March 4, 1843
Joshua Reed Giddings Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Whig | Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Re-elected in 1850. Re-elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Lost renomination.
	Template:Party shading/Free Soil | Free Soil	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1855
	Template:Party shading/Opposition | Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
	Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
John Hutchins Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Retired.
District dissolved March 3, 1863
District re-established March 3, 1873
Richard C. Parsons Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1872. Template:Data missing
Henry B. Payne Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1874. Template:Data missing
Amos Townsend Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Template:Data missing
David R. Paige Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1882. Template:Data missing
William McKinley Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1884. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.
George W. Crouse Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1886. Retired.
Martin L. Smyser Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1888. Lost renomination.
Vincent A. Taylor Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1890. Retired.
William J. White Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1892. Retired.
Clifton B. Beach Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Template:Data missing
Fremont O. Phillips Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1898. Template:Data missing
Jacob A. Beidler Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Template:Data missing
L. Paul Howland Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Template:Data missing
William Gordon Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Lost renomination.
Charles A. Mooney Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1918. Lost re-election.
Miner G. Norton Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1920. Lost re-election.
Charles A. Mooney Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	March 4, 1923 – May 29, 1931	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Died.
Vacant		May 29, 1931 – November 3, 1931	Template:USCongressOrdinal
Martin L. Sweeney Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	November 3, 1931 – January 3, 1943	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected to finish Mooney's term. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Lost renomination.
Michael A. Feighan Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1971	Template:USCongressOrdinal	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. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Lost renomination.
James V. Stanton Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1977	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Mary Rose Oakar Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1993	Template:USCongressOrdinal	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. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr and lost re-election.
District dissolved January 3, 1993

Election results

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

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
1990	Mary Rose Oakar*: 109,390	Bill Smith: 39,749
1988	Mary Rose Oakar: 146,715	Michael Sajna: 30,944
1986	Mary Rose Oakar: 110,976	Bill Smith: 19,794
1984	Mary Rose Oakar: 167,115
1982	Mary Rose Oakar: 133,603	Paris T. LeJeune: 17,675	Louis Haberbush: 1,930 Milton R. Norris (L): 2,844
1980	Mary Rose Oakar: 96,217
1978	Mary Rose Oakar: 76,973
1976	Mary Rose Oakar: 98,785		Raymond J. Grabow: 20,553 Theodore Held III: 2,638
1974	James Vincent Stanton: 86,405	Robert A. Frantz: 12,991
1972	James Vincent Stanton: 117,302	Thomas E. Vilt: 16,624	Richard B. Kay (AI): 5,285
1970	James Vincent Stanton: 70,140	J. William Petro: 16,118
1968	Michael A. Feighan: 72,918	J. William Petro: 27,827
1966	Michael A. Feighan: 63,629	Clarence E. McLeod: 20,034
1964	Michael A. Feighan: 115,675	Joseph A. Cipollone: 39,747
1962	Michael A. Feighan: 91,544	Leonard G. Richter: 37,325
1960	Michael A. Feighan: 113,302	Leonard G. Richter: 53,845
1958	Michael A. Feighan: 113,200	Malvern E. Schultz: 29,308
1956	Michael A. Feighan: 105,562	John H. Ferguson: 56,209
1954	Michael A. Feighan: 81,304	John H. Ferguson: 38,865
1952	Michael A. Feighan: 109,211	John H. Ferguson: 58,271
1950	Michael A. Feighan: 60,565	Paul W. Cassidy: 21,044
1948	Michael A. Feighan: 64,241
1946	Michael A. Feighan: 49,670	Walter E. Obert: 24,476
1944	Michael A. Feigan: 75,218	A. R. McNamara: 23,945
1942	Michael A. Feighan: 34,462	Harry T. Marshall: 14,001	Marie R. Sweeney: 7,289
1940	Martin L. Sweeney: 72,395	George Pillersdorf: 34,605
1938	Martin L. Sweeney: 54,185	Thomas F. McCafferty: 22,775
1936	Martin L. Sweeney: 54,295	Blase A. Buonpane: 23,367	John L. Mihelich: 22,158
1934	Martin L. Sweeney: 50,611	Joseph E. Cassidy: 21,952	A. Landy (C): 1,562 Sidney Yellen (S): 433
1932	Martin L. Sweeney**: 52,933		John Fromholz (C): 650
1930	Charles A. Mooney: 42,123	Max D. Gustin: 13,824
1928	Charles A. Mooney: 47,313	Oscar V. Hensley: 28,381	John Foley (W): 261
1926	Charles A. Mooney: 22,050
1924	Charles A. Mooney: 34,173	Harvey Drucker: 22,507	C. E. Ruthenberg (W): 569
1922	Charles A. Mooney: 23,469	Miner G. Norton: 17,968	John G. Willett (S): 1,381 James Goward (SL): 198 James A. Murphy: 128
1920	Charles A. Mooney: 27,223	Miner G. Norton: 35,483	Nicholas P. Geiger: 711

References

• Template:Cite book
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• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

• [1], Sherrod Brown, Secretary of State