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Ohio's 5th congressional district

U.S. House district for Ohio

Ohio's 5th congressional district

U.S. House district for Ohio

FieldValue
stateOhio
district number5
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image captionInteractive map of district boundaries
representativeBob Latta
partyRepublican
residenceBowling Green
distribution ref
percent urban62.27
percent rural37.73
population796,997
population year2024
median income$73,004
percent white83.9
percent hispanic7.3
percent black3.7
percent asian0.9
percent more than one race3.7
percent other race0.5
cpviR+14

| |From 2023 to 2027, starting with the 2022 elections | |From 2027, starting with the 2026 elections | percent more than one race = 3.7 Ohio's 5th congressional district is in northwestern and north central Ohio and borders Indiana. The district is currently represented by Republican Bob Latta.

Recent election results from statewide races

2023-2027 boundaries

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentMcCain 50% - 48%
2012PresidentRomney 54% - 46%
2016PresidentTrump 60% - 35%
SenatePortman 64% - 30%
2018SenateRenacci 52% - 48%
GovernorDeWine 58% - 39%
Secretary of StateLaRose 58% - 39%
TreasurerSprague 62% - 38%
AuditorFaber 58% - 38%
Attorney GeneralYost 60% - 40%
2020PresidentTrump 63% - 36%
2022SenateVance 61% - 39%
GovernorDeWine 71% - 29%
Secretary of StateLaRose 68% - 31%
TreasurerSprague 68% - 32%
AuditorFaber 68% - 32%
Attorney GeneralYost 69% - 31%
2024PresidentTrump 64% - 35%
SenateMoreno 58% - 38%

2027–2033 boundaries

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentObama 50% - 47%
2012PresidentObama 50.03% - 49.97%
2016PresidentTrump 57% - 38%
SenatePortman 62% - 32%
2018SenateBrown 51% - 49%
GovernorDeWine 55% - 41%
Attorney GeneralYost 56% - 44%
2020PresidentTrump 60% - 39%
2022SenateVance 58% - 42%
GovernorDeWine 69% - 31%
Secretary of StateLaRose 65% - 34%
TreasurerSprague 65% - 35%
AuditorFaber 65% - 35%
Attorney GeneralYost 66% - 34%
2024PresidentTrump 61% - 38%
SenateMoreno 55% - 41%

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, townships, and municipalities:

Crawford County (23)

: All 23 townships and municipalities

Hancock County (30)

: All 30 townships and municipalities

Henry County (22)

: All 22 townships and municipalities

Huron County (29)

: All 29 townships and municipalities Lorain County (34) : All 34 townships and municipalities

Mercer County (23)

: All 23 townships and municipalities

Paulding County (23)

: All 23 townships and municipalities

Putnam County (30)

: All 30 townships and municipalities

Seneca County (24)

: All 24 townships and municipalities

Van Wert County (22)

: All 22 townships and municipalities

Wood County (37)

: Bairdstown, Bloomdale, Bloom Township, Bowling Green, Bradner, Center Township, Custar, Cygnet, Freedom Township, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Township, Haskins, Henry Township, Hoytville, Jackson Township, Jerry City, Liberty Township, Luckey, Middleton Township (part; also 9th), Milton Center, Milton Township, Montgomery Township, North Baltimore, Pemberville, Perry Township, Plain Township, Portage, Portage Township, Risingsun, Tontogany, Troy Township, Washington Township, Wayne, Webster Township, West Millgrove, Weston, Weston Township

Wyandot County (17)

: Antrim Township, Carey, Crane Township, Crawford Township, Eden Township, Harpster, Mifflin Township, Nevada, Pitt Township, Richland Township, Ridge Township, Salem Township, Sycamore, Sycamore Township, Tymochtee Township, Upper Sandusky, Wharton

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYearsCong
ressElectoral history
District established March 4, 1813
[[File:James Kilbourne (Ohio).png100px]]
James Kilbourne
(Worthington)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1817Elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Retired.
Philemon Beecher
(Lancaster)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1821Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1818.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Joseph Vance LCCN2004664072 (cropped).jpg100px]]
Joseph Vance
(Urbana)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823Elected in 1820.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:JohnWilsonCampbell.jpg100px]]
John Wilson Campbell
(West Union)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Retired.
Anti-JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1827
[[File:William Russell (Ohio politician).jpg100px]]
William Russell
(West Union)JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1833Elected in 1826.
Re-elected in 1828.
Re-elected in 1830.
Lost re-election.
[[File:ThomasLHamer.jpg100px]]
Thomas L. Hamer
(Georgetown)JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837Elected in 1832.
Re-elected in 1834.
Re-elected in 1836.
DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839
William Doan
(Withamsville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1843Elected in 1838.
Re-elected in 1840.
Retired.
[[File:Emery D. Potter.jpg100px]]
Emery D. Potter
(Toledo)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845Elected in 1843.
Retired.
William Sawyer
(St. Marys)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1849Elected in 1844.
Re-elected in 1846.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Emery D. Potter.jpg100px]]
Emery D. Potter
(Toledo)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851Elected in 1848.
[[File:Alfred Peck Edgerton.png100px]]
Alfred Edgerton
(Hicksville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1855Elected in 1850.
Re-elected in 1852.
[[File:Richard Mott.jpg100px]]
Richard Mott
(Toledo)OppositionnowrapMarch 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857Elected in 1854.
Re-elected in 1856.
RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859
[[File:James Mitchell Ashley - Brady-Handy (1).jpg100px]]
James Mitchell Ashley
(Toledo)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1863Elected in 1858.
Re-elected in 1860.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Hon. Francis C. Le Blond, Ohio - NARA - 525478 (1).jpg100px]]
Francis Celeste Le Blond
(Celina)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1867Elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
[[File:WMungen (1).jpg100px]]
William Mungen
(Findlay)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1871Elected in 1866.
Re-elected in 1868.
[[File:CNLamison.jpg100px]]
Charles Nelson Lamison
(Lima)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1875Elected in 1870.
Re-elected in 1872.
[[File:GenAVRice.jpg100px]]
Americus Vespucius Rice
(Ottawa)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
[[File:Benjamin Le Fevre.png100px]]
Benjamin Le Fevre
(Sidney)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:George E. Seney (1902).png100px]]
George E. Seney
(Tiffin)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885Elected in 1882.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Benjamin Le Fevre.png100px]]
Benjamin Le Fevre
(Maplewood)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1884.
[[File:George E Seney.jpg100px]]
George E. Seney
(Tiffin)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
[[File:Fernando C. Layton.png100px]]
Fernando C. Layton
(Wapakoneta)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893Elected in 1890.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Dennis D. Donovan.jpg100px]]
Dennis D. Donovan
(Deshler)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1892.
Francis B. De Witt
(Paulding)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897Elected in 1894.
[[File:David Meekison 1899.jpg100px]]
David Meekison
(Napoleon)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1901Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Retired.
[[File:John S. Snook.png100px]]
John S. Snook
(Paulding)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1905Elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Retired.
[[File:William W. Campbell.png100px]]
William W. Campbell
(Napoleon)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1907Elected in 1904.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Timothy T. Ansberry.png100px]]
Timothy T. Ansberry
(Defiance)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1907 –
January 9, 1915Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Resigned when appointed to the Ohio Court of Appeals.
VacantnowrapJanuary 9, 1915 –
March 3, 1915
Nelson E. Matthews
(Ottawa)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1917Elected in 1914.
[[File:John S. Snook.png100px]]
John S. Snook
(Paulding)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1919Elected in 1916.
Retired.
[[File:Charles J. Thompson-hec.19423.jpg100px]]
Charles J. Thompson
(Defiance)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1931Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Frank C. Kniffin.jpg100px]]
Frank C. Kniffin
(Napoleon)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1931 –
January 3, 1939Elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Cliff Clevenger 84th Congress 1955.jpg100px]]
Cliff Clevenger
(Bryan)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1959Elected 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.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Retired.
[[File:Del Latta 97th Congress 1981.jpg100px]]
Del Latta
(Bowling Green)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1989Elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-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.
Retired.
[[File:Paul Gillmor, official Congressional photo.jpg100px]]
Paul Gillmor
(Tiffin)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1989 –
September 5, 2007Elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-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.
Died.
VacantnowrapSeptember 5, 2007 –
December 11, 2007
[[File:Bob Latta portrait 118th Congress.jpeg100px]]
Bob Latta
(Bowling Green)RepublicannowrapDecember 11, 2007 –
presentElected to finish Gillmor's term.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
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.

YearDemocraticRepublicanOther
1812District created following the 1810 census.
...
1920Newt Bronson: 25,395*Charles J. Thompson*: 40,381
1922Frank C. Kniffin: 28,067*Charles J. Thompson*: 31,700
1924Frank C. Kniffin: 29,245*Charles J. Thompson*: 31,045
1926Frank C. Kniffin: 23,022*Charles J. Thompson*: 23,638
1928Frank C. Kniffin: 31,385*Charles J. Thompson*: 36,096
1930Frank C. Kniffin: 29,117Charles J. Thompson: 27,497
1932*Frank C. Kniffin*: 44,433William L. Manahan: 29,605
1934*Frank C. Kniffin*: 34,249Davis B. Johnson: 27,423
1936*Frank C. Kniffin*: 41,693Stephan S. Beard: 33,212Fred L. Hay: 3,663
1938Frank C. Kniffin: 28,109Cliff Clevenger: 37,027
1940C. H. Armbruster: 31,063*Cliff Clevenger*: 48,040
1942Ferdinand E. Warren: 17,514*Cliff Clevenger*: 30,667
1944T. Walter Williams: 22,740*Cliff Clevenger*: 48,490
1946Willard Thomas: 20,163*Cliff Clevenger*: 30,623
1948Dan Batt: 32,076*Cliff Clevenger*: 34,950
1950Dan Batt: 26,689*Cliff Clevenger*: 36,096
1952Dan Batt: 42,104*Cliff Clevenger*: 72,168
1954Martin W. Feigert: 33,483*Cliff Clevenger*: 49,265
1956George E. Rafferty: 42,181*Cliff Clevenger*: 69,774
1958George E. Rafferty: 44,971Delbert L. Latta: 52,612
1960Tom T. McRitchie: 41,375*Delbert L. Latta*: 85,175
1962William T. Hunt: 29,114*Delbert L. Latta*: 69,272
1964Milford Landis: 41,621*Delbert L. Latta*: 80,394
1966John H. Shock: 26,503*Delbert L. Latta*: 80,906
1968Louis Richard Batzler: 45,884*Delbert L. Latta*: 113,381
1970Carl G. Sherer: 37,545*Delbert L. Latta*: 92,577
1972Bruce Edwards: 49,465*Delbert L. Latta*: 132,032
1974Bruce Edwards: 53,391*Delbert L. Latta*: 89,161
1976Bruce Edwards: 60,304*Delbert L. Latta*: 124,910
1978James R. Sherck: 51,071*Delbert L. Latta*: 85,547
1980James R. Sherck: 57,704*Delbert L. Latta*: 137,003
1982James R. Sherck: 70,120*Delbert L. Latta*: 86,450
1984James R. Sherck: 78,809*Delbert L. Latta*: 132,582
1986Tom Murray: 54,864*Delbert L. Latta*: 102,016
1988Tom Murray: 80,472Paul E. Gillmor: 128,838
1990P. Scott Mange: 41,693*Paul E. Gillmor*: 113,615John E. Jackson: 10,612
1992*Paul E. Gillmor*: 187,860
1994Jarrod Tudor: 49,335*Paul E. Gillmor*: 135,879
1996Annie Saunders: 81,170*Paul E. Gillmor*: 145,892David J. Schaffer (N): 11,461
1998Susan Davenport Darrow: 61,926*Paul E. Gillmor*: 123,979
2000Dannie Edmon: 62,138*Paul E. Gillmor*: 169,857John F. Green (L): 5,464
David J. Schaffer (N): 5,881
2002Roger Anderson: 51,872*Paul E. Gillmor*: 126,286John F. Green: 10,096
2004Robin Weirauch: 95,481*Paul E. Gillmor*: 194,559
2006Robin Weirauch: 95,955*Paul E. Gillmor* : 126,898
2007*Robin Weirauch: 32,246Robert E. Latta: 41,740
2008George Mays: 105,840*Robert E. Latta*: 188,905
2012Angela Zimmann: 137,806*Robert E. Latta*: 201,514Eric Eberly (L) : 12,558
2014Robert Fry: 57,328*Robert E. Latta*: 132,448Eric Eberly (L) : 9,142
2016James L. Neu Jr.: 100,392*Robert E. Latta*: 244,599
2018J. Michael Galbraith: 99,655*Robert E. Latta*: 176,569Don Kissick (L): 7,393
2020Nick Rubando: 120,962*Robert E. Latta*: 257,019
2022Craig Swartz: 92,634*Robert E. Latta*: 187,303
2024Keith Mundy: 123,024*Robert E. Latta*: 255,633

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

Historical district boundaries

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References

References

  1. Geography. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based) Bureau".
  2. "My Congressional District". US Census.
  3. (April 3, 2025). "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
  4. "Dra 2020".
  5. "OH 2026 Congressional".
  6. [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST39/CD118_OH01.pdf https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST39/CD118_OH05.pdf]
  7. ''Federal Elections 2008. '' Federal Elections Commission, Washington DC, July 2009
  8. "2012 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
  9. "2014 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
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