Ohio's_9th_congressional_district

Ohio's 9th congressional district

Ohio's 9th congressional district

U.S. House district for Ohio

Ohio's 9th congressional district has been represented by Representative Marcy Kaptur (D) since 1983. It was one of five districts that would have voted for Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election had they existed in their current configuration while being won or held by a Democrat in 2022.

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This district is located in the northwestern part of the state, bordering Michigan, Indiana, and Ontario, Canada (via Lake Erie), and includes all of Defiance, Williams, Fulton, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Erie counties, and a portion of northern Wood County.

The previous iteration of the 9th district stretched along Lake Erie from Toledo to Cleveland, and was called "The Snake by the Lake" due to its long and skinny appearance on the map.[3] The two parts of the district were connected only via the Thomas Edison Memorial Bridge between Erie and Ottawa counties, as well as Crane Creek State Park. Some Ohio Democrats argued that when the beach floods, the district was not contiguous.[4]

It was one of several districts challenged in a 2018 lawsuit seeking to overturn Ohio's congressional map as unconstitutional gerrymandering.[5] According to the lawsuit, the 9th "eats its way across the southern border of Lake Erie" while fragmenting Cleveland and Toledo.[6] In 2019, the Supreme Court refused to hear the case meaning that Ohio's congressional districts, including District 9, would not need to be redrawn.[7]

Geography

All or part of ten cities (whose population is greater than 5,000) are in the district.

The largest municipalities[8] represented in this district include:

Election results from statewide races

Results under current lines (since 2023)[9]
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List of members representing the district

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Election results

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

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Historical district boundaries

2003–2013
2013–2023

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "My Congressional District".
  2. [2]
    "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
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    "Kill the Snake by the Lake", Toledo Blade, Jan. 16, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  4. [4]
    Shira Toeplitz (November 10, 2011). "Top 5 Ugliest Districts: Partisan Gerrymandering 101". Roll Call.
  5. [5]
    Todd Ruger, "Voters Challenge Ohio Congressional Map as Partisan Gerrymander", Roll Call, May 23, 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  6. [6]
    Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute et al., v. John Kasich, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO, filed 05/23/2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  7. [7]
    "U.S. Supreme Court tosses challenge to Republican-drawn Ohio congressional maps". Reuters. October 7, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
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    "U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 6, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
  9. [9]
    "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  10. [10]
    Election results 2014 state.oh.us
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