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Ohio's 8th congressional district
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Current Representative John Boehner (R)
Population (2000) 630,730
Median income $43,753
Ethnicity 90.4% White, 6.4% Black, 1.2% Asian, 1.3% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI R+14

The 8th congressional district of Ohio is currently represented by Representative John Boehner, the House Minority Leader. This district sits on the west side of Ohio, bordering Indiana. The cities of Hamilton, Middletown, Huber Heights, Eaton, Greenville, Piqua, Troy, and parts of Dayton, Riverside, and Wright Patterson Air Force Base are part of Boehner's district.

List of representatives

Congress(es) Year(s) Representative Party Notes
District created March 4, 1823
18th March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 William Wilson Crawford D-R
19th–20th March 4, 1825 – June 6, 1827 Adams Died
20th–21st October 9, 1827 – March 3, 1831 William Stanbery Jacksonian
22nd March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 Anti-Jacksonian
23rd–24th March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837) Jeremiah McLene Jacksonian
25th–27th March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843) Joseph Ridgway Whig
28th March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845) John I. Vanmeter
29th March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 Allen G. Thurman Democratic
30th–32nd March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853 John L. Taylor Whig Redistricted to the 10th district
33rd March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 Moses Bledso Corwin
34th March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 Benjamin Stanton Opposition
35th–36th March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 Republican
37th March 4, 1861– March 3, 1863 Samuel Shellabarger
38th March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 William Johnston Democratic
39th March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 James Randolph Hubbell Republican
40th March 4, 1867 – December 22, 1867 Cornelius S. Hamilton Died
40th–42nd February 5, 1868 – March 3, 1873 John Beatty
43rd–44th March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 William Lawrence
45th March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 J. Warren Keifer Redistricted to the 4th district
46th March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 Ebenezer B. Finley Democratic Redistricted from the 14th district
47th–48th March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885 J. Warren Keifer Republican Redistricted from the 4th district, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1881 - 1883
49th March 4, 1885– March 3, 1887 John Little
50th–51st March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 Robert P. Kennedy
52nd March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 Darius D. Hare Democratic Redistricted to the 13th district
53rd–54th March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 Luther M. Strong Republican
55th–56th March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901 Archibald Lybrand
57th–58th March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905 William R. Warnock
59th–61st March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 Ralph D. Cole
62nd–63rd March 4, 1911 – January 9, 1915 Frank B. Willis Resigned after being elected Governor
64th–65th March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919 John A. Key Democratic
66th–68th March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1925 R. Clint Cole Republican
69th–70th March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1929 Thomas B. Fletcher Democratic
71st–72nd March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933 Grant E. Mouser, Jr. Republican
73rd–75th March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 Thomas B. Fletcher Democratic
76th–81st January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1951 Frederick Cleveland Smith Republican
82nd–92nd January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1973 Jackson Edward Betts
93rd January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 Walter E. Powell Redistricted from the 24th district
94th–99th January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1987 Tom Kindness
100th–101st January 3, 1987 – October 24, 1990 Buz Lukens Resigned
102nd–present January 3, 1991 – Present John Boehner

Election results

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

Year Democratic Republican Other
2008 Nicholas von Stein: 74,848 John A. Boehner: 163,586  
2006 Mort Meier: 74,641 John A. Boehner: 132,743  
2004 Jeff Hardenbrook: 87,769 John A. Boehner: 195,923  
2002 Jeff Hardenbrook: 49,444 John A. Boehner: 119,947  
2000 John G. Parks: 66,293 John A. Boehner: 179,756 David R. Shock (L): 3,802
1998 John W. Griffin: 52,912 John A. Boehner: 127,979  
1996 Jeffrey D. Kitchen: 61,515 John A. Boehner: 165,815 William Baker (N): 8,613
1994   John A. Boehner: 148,338  
1992 Fred Sennet: 62,033 John A. Boehner: 176,362  
1990 Gregory V. Jolivette: 63,584 John A. Boehner*: 99,955  
1988 John W. Griffin: 49,084 Donald E. "Buz" Lukens: 154,164  
1986 John W. Griffin: 46,195 Donald E. "Buz" Lukens: 98,475  
1984 John T. Francis: 46,673 Thomas N. Kindness: 155,200  
1982 John W. Griffin: 49,877 Thomas N. Kindness: 98,527  
1980 John W. Griffin: 44,162 Thomas N. Kindness: 139,590  
1978 Luella R. Schroeder: 32,493 Thomas N. Kindness: 81,156 George Hahn: 3
1976 John W. Griffin: 46,424 Thomas N. Kindness: 110,775 Joseph F. Payton: 4,158
1974 T. Edward Strinko: 45,701 Thomas N. Kindness: 51,097 Don Gingerich: 23,616
1972 James D. Ruppert: 73,344 Walter E. Powell*: 80,050  
1970   Jackson E. Betts: 90,916  
1968 Marie Baker: 40,898 Jackson E. Betts: 101,974  
1966 Frank B. Bennett: 38,787 Jackson E. Betts: 78,933  
1964 Frank B. Bennett: 45,445 Jackson E. Betts: 73,395  
1962 Morris Laderman: 28,400 Jackson E. Betts: 66,458  
1960 Virgil M. Gase: 38,871 Jackson E. Betts: 81,373  
1958 Virgil M. Gase: 39,343 Jackson E. Betts: 62,232  
1956 Robert M. Corry: 40,716 Jackson E. Betts: 70,690  
1954 Thomas M. Dowd: 30,592 Jackson E. Betts: 52,196  
1952 Henry P. Drake: 34,474 Jackson E. Betts: 75,768  
1950 W. Dexter Hazen: 28,379 Jackson E. Betts: 47,761  
1948 Andrew T. Durbin: 36,685 Frederick C. Smith: 43,929  
1946 John T. Siemon: 22,945 Frederick C. Smith: 40,755  
1944 Roy Warren Roof: 34,494 Frederick C. Smith: 51,253  
1942 Thomas Brooks Fletcher: 22,753 Frederick C. Smith: 33,797  
1940 Kenneth M. Petri: 44,605 Frederick C. Smith: 49,218  
1938 Thomas Brooks Fletcher: 33,972 Frederick C. Smith: 40,772  
1936 Thomas Brooks Fletcher: 49,668 Grant E. Mouser Jr.: 42,565  
1934 Thomas Brooks Fletcher: 39,466 Gertrude Jones: 36,112  
1932 Thomas Brooks Fletcher: 45,930 Grant E. Mouser Jr.: 41,234  
1930 Carl W. Smith: 33,906 Grant E. Mouser Jr.: 35,663  
1928 Thomas Brooks Fletcher: 38,651 Grant E. Mouser Jr.: 42,199  
1926 Thomas Brooks Fletcher: 30,167 James R. Hopley: 23,247  
1924 Thomas Brooks Fletcher: 38,439 R. Clinton Cole: 33,258 Charles E. Lukens: 555
1922 H. H. Hartmann: 34,105 R. Clinton Cole: 37,065  
1920 Fred H. Guthery: 36,665 R. Clinton Cole: 43,473  

References

Ohio's congressional districts
All districts: Territory At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
The At-large, 19th – 24th districts are obsolete.
See also: Ohio's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2008 elections
All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – Maps








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