Ohio's 21st congressional district

The 21st congressional district of Ohio was a congressional district in the U.S. state of Ohio. It was eliminated in the redistricting following the 1990 census.

In its last decade, the district consisted of a large portion of eastern Cuyahoga county.

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Year(s)	Cong ress	Electoral history
District established March 4, 1843
Henry R. Brinkerhoff Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	March 4, 1843 – April 30, 1844	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1843. Died.
Vacant		April 30, 1844 – October 8, 1844	Template:USCongressOrdinal
Edward S. Hamlin Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Whig | Whig	October 8, 1844 – March 3, 1845	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected to finish Brinkerhoff's term. Template:Data missing
Joseph M. Root Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Whig | Whig	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Template:Data missing
	Template:Party shading/Free Soil | Free Soil	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851
Norton Strange Townshend Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1850. Template:Data missing
Andrew Stuart Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1852. Lost re-election.
John Bingham Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Opposition | Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr and lost re-election.
	Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1863
District dissolved March 3, 1863
District re-established March 4, 1883
Martin A. Foran Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Retired.
Theodore E. Burton Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1888. Lost re-election.
Tom L. Johnson Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Lost re-election.
Theodore E. Burton Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1909	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
Vacant		March 3, 1909 – April 20, 1909	Template:USCongressOrdinal
James H. Cassidy Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican	April 20, 1909 – March 3, 1911	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected to finish Burton's term. Template:Data missing
Robert J. Bulkley Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Template:Data missing
Robert Crosser Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Lost renomination.
John J. Babka Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1918. Lost re-election.
Harry C. Gahn Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1920. Lost re-election.
Robert Crosser Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1955	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Lost renomination.
Charles Vanik Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1969	Template:USCongressOrdinal	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. Ran in the Template:Ushr.
Louis Stokes Template:Small	Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1993	Template:USCongressOrdinal	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. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.
District dissolved January 3, 1993

Election results

Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.

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

References

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

External links

• 1983 District Maps of Ohio - United States Congress, Ohio Senate, Ohio House of Representatives, Ohio Court of Appeals, Sherrod Brown, Secretary of State