Ohio's 23rd congressional district

The 23rd congressional district of Ohio was eliminated in the redistricting following the 1980 census. The district had been created after the elimination of the at-large seat after the 1950 election.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Congress(es)	Year(s)	Notes
District created January 3, 1953
George H. Bender	Republican	83rd	January 3, 1953 – December 15, 1954	Redistricted from the At-large district, Resigned after being elected to the US Senate
75px William Edwin Minshall, Jr.		84th–93rd	January 3, 1955 – December 31, 1974	Resigned
Ronald M. Mottl	Democratic	94th–97th	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983
District inactive		98th–present	January 3, 1983 – Present	District inactive

Election results

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
1952	Michael P. O'Brien: 47,090	√ George H. Bender (inc.)*: 85,752
1954	Bernice S. Pyke: 33,639	√ William E. Minshall: 69,994
1956	George A. Hurley: 46,247	√ William E. Minshall Jr. (inc.): 102,707
1958	Daniel Winston: ??95,267??	√ William E. Minshall Jr. (inc.): 47,953
1960	Daniel Winston: 59,893	√ William E. Minshall Jr. (inc.): 123,364
1962	Emil C. Weber: 42,907	√ William E. Minshall Jr. (inc.): 107,510
1964	Norbert G. Dennerll Jr.: 64,162	√ William E. Minshall Jr. (inc.): 131,554
1966	Sheldon D. Clark: 37,489	√ William E. Minshall Jr. (inc.): 102,513
1968	James V. Stanton: 98,825	√ William E. Minshall Jr. (inc.): 106,852
1970	Ronald M. Mottl: 73,765	√ William E. Minshall Jr. (inc.): 111,218
1972	Dennis J. Kucinich: 94,366	√ William E. Minshall Jr. (inc.): 98,594	Frederick D. Lyon (AI): 2,976 John O'Neill (SL): 3,615
1974	√ Ronald M. Mottl (inc.): 53,338	George E. Masties: 46,810	Arthur L. Cain: 2,005 Bohdan A. Futey: 2,655 Hugh J. Gallagher: 3,461 Dennis J. Kucinich: 45,186
1976	√ Ronald M. Mottl (inc.): 130,576	Michael T. Scanlon: 47,804
1978	√ Ronald M. Mottl (inc.): 99,975	Homer S. Taft: 33,732
1980	√ Ronald M. Mottl (inc.)*: 144,371

References

• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present