Election Results
The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1812 | District created following the 1810 Census. | ||
| … | |||
| 1920 | Newt Bronson: 25,395 | Charles J. Thompson: 40,381 | |
| 1922 | Frank C. Kniffin: 28,067 | Charles J. Thompson: 31,700 | |
| 1924 | Frank C. Kniffin: 29,245 | Charles J. Thompson: 31,045 | |
| 1926 | Frank C. Kniffin: 23,022 | Charles J. Thompson: 23,638 | |
| 1928 | Frank C. Kniffin: 31,385 | Charles J. Thompson: 36,096 | |
| 1930 | Frank C. Kniffin: 29,117 | Charles J. Thompson: 27,497 | |
| 1932 | Frank C. Kniffin: 44,433 | William L. Manahan: 29,605 | |
| 1934 | Frank C. Kniffin: 34,249 | Davis B. Johnson: 27,423 | |
| 1936 | Frank C. Kniffin: 41,693 | Stephan S. Beard: 33,212 | Fred L. Hay: 3,663 |
| 1938 | Frank C. Kniffin: 28,109 | Cliff Clevenger: 37,027 | |
| 1940 | C. H. Armbruster: 31,063 | Cliff Clevenger: 48,040 | |
| 1942 | Ferdinand E. Warren: 17,514 | Cliff Clevenger: 30,667 | |
| 1944 | T. Walter Williams: 22,740 | Cliff Clevenger: 48,490 | |
| 1946 | Willard Thomas: 20,163 | Cliff Clevenger: 30,623 | |
| 1948 | Dan Batt: 32,076 | Cliff Clevenger: 34,950 | |
| 1950 | Dan Batt: 26,689 | Cliff Clevenger: 36,096 | |
| 1952 | Dan Batt: 42,104 | Cliff Clevenger: 72,168 | |
| 1954 | Martin W. Feigert: 33,483 | Cliff Clevenger: 49,265 | |
| 1956 | George E. Rafferty: 42,181 | Cliff Clevenger: 69,774 | |
| 1958 | George E. Rafferty: 44,971 | Delbert L. Latta: 52,612 | |
| 1960 | Tom T. McRitchie: 41,375 | Delbert L. Latta: 85,175 | |
| 1962 | William T. Hunt: 29,114 | Delbert L. Latta: 69,272 | |
| 1964 | Milford Landis: 41,621 | Delbert L. Latta: 80,394 | |
| 1966 | John H. Shock: 26,503 | Delbert L. Latta: 80,906 | |
| 1968 | Louis Richard Batzler: 45,884 | Delbert L. Latta: 113,381 | |
| 1970 | Carl G. Sherer: 37,545 | Delbert L. Latta: 92,577 | |
| 1972 | Bruce Edwards: 49,465 | Delbert L. Latta: 132,032 | |
| 1974 | Bruce Edwards: 53,391 | Delbert L. Latta: 89,161 | |
| 1976 | Bruce Edwards: 60,304 | Delbert L. Latta: 124,910 | |
| 1978 | James R. Sherck: 51,071 | Delbert L. Latta: 85,547 | |
| 1980 | James R. Sherck: 57,704 | Delbert L. Latta: 137,003 | |
| 1982 | James R. Sherck: 70,120 | Delbert L. Latta: 86,450 | |
| 1984 | James R. Sherck: 78,809 | Delbert L. Latta: 132,582 | |
| 1986 | Tom Murray: 54,864 | Delbert L. Latta: 102,016 | |
| 1988 | Tom Murray: 80,472 | Paul E. Gillmor: 128,838 | |
| 1990 | P. Scott Mange: 41,693 | Paul E. Gillmor: 113,615 | John E. Jackson: 10,612 |
| 1992 | Paul E. Gillmor: 187,860 | ||
| 1994 | Jarrod Tudor: 49,335 | Paul E. Gillmor: 135,879 | |
| 1996 | Annie Saunders: 81,170 | Paul E. Gillmor: 145,892 | David J. Schaffer (N): 11,461 |
| 1998 | Susan Davenport Darrow: 61,926 | Paul E. Gillmor: 123,979 | |
| 2000 | Dannie Edmon: 62,138 | Paul E. Gillmor: 169,857 | John F. Green (L): 5,464 David J. Schaffer (N): 5,881 |
| 2002 | Roger Anderson: 51,872 | Paul E. Gillmor: 126,286 | John F. Green: 10,096 |
| 2004 | Robin Weirauch: 95,481 | Paul E. Gillmor: 194,559 | |
| 2006 | Robin Weirauch: 95,955 | Paul E. Gillmor : 126,898 | |
| 2007* | Robin Weirauch: 32,246 | Robert E. Latta: 41,740 | |
| 2008 | George Mays: 105,840 | Robert E. Latta: 188,905 | |
| 2012 | Angela Zimmann: 133,471 | Robert E. Latta: 197,435 | |
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