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On November 17, 2021, after lengthy discussions, a new map was passed by the ] 55-36, along party lines, with no Democrat voting in favor of the map.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Balmert|first=Jessie|title=Ohio Republicans propose congressional district maps advantaging the GOP. See them here|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2021/11/03/ohio-republicans-unveil-congressional-district-maps/6252444001/|access-date=2021-11-23|website=The Columbus Dispatch|language=en-US}}</ref> The map was sent to Governor of Ohio, ], where he accepted it 3 days later on November 20.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Ohio governor signs new congressional district map into law|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/ohio-governor-signs-congressional-district-map-law-81299252|access-date=2021-11-23|website=ABC News|language=en}}</ref> On November 17, 2021, after lengthy discussions, a new map was passed by the ] 55-36, along party lines, with no Democrat voting in favor of the map.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Balmert|first=Jessie|title=Ohio Republicans propose congressional district maps advantaging the GOP. See them here|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2021/11/03/ohio-republicans-unveil-congressional-district-maps/6252444001/|access-date=2021-11-23|website=The Columbus Dispatch|language=en-US}}</ref> The map was sent to Governor of Ohio, ], where he accepted it 3 days later on November 20.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Ohio governor signs new congressional district map into law|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/ohio-governor-signs-congressional-district-map-law-81299252|access-date=2021-11-23|website=ABC News|language=en}}</ref>


The map has been controversial, as Democrats accuse the map of being purposefully designed to benefit Republicans.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> By December 7, 2021, six lawsuits had been filed against the new 15-seat congressional map, citing it as "racially discriminatory". The proposed map favors Republican to Democratic districts by a 12-3 margin.<ref name=":4">{{cite news|url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2021/12/federal-lawsuit-says-ohios-new-state-legislative-congressional-maps-discriminate-against-black-voters.html|title=Federal lawsuit says Ohio’s new state legislative, congressional maps discriminate against Black voters|publisher=cleveland.com|access-date=December 7, 2021}}</ref> The map was controversial, with Democrats accuse the map of being purposefully designed to benefit Republicans.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> By December 7, 2021, six lawsuits had been filed against the new 15-seat congressional map, citing it as "racially discriminatory" and a partisan gerrymander. The proposed map favored Republican to Democratic districts by a 12-3 margin.<ref name=":4">{{cite news|url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2021/12/federal-lawsuit-says-ohios-new-state-legislative-congressional-maps-discriminate-against-black-voters.html|title=Federal lawsuit says Ohio’s new state legislative, congressional maps discriminate against Black voters|publisher=cleveland.com|access-date=December 7, 2021}}</ref>


On January 14, 2022, the ] declared the map a partisan gerrymander, violating Article XIX of the ], in a 4-3 decision. The ] had 30 days to draw a new map.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Uniss|first=Kyle Anne|date=January 14, 2022|title=Ohio Supreme Court invalidates GOP-drawn congressional districts|work=]|url=https://www.courthousenews.com/ohio-supreme-court-invalidates-gop-drawn-congressional-districts/|url-status=live|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116022218/https://www.courthousenews.com/ohio-supreme-court-invalidates-gop-drawn-congressional-districts/|archive-date=January 16, 2022}}</ref> On January 14, 2022, the ] declared the map a partisan gerrymander, violating Article XIX of the ], in a 4-3 decision. The ] had 30 days to draw a new map, but declined to do so, passing the buck to the same 7-member political Ohio Redistricting Commission in charge of Ohio's contentious legislative redistricting.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Uniss|first=Kyle Anne|date=January 14, 2022|title=Ohio Supreme Court invalidates GOP-drawn congressional districts|work=]|url=https://www.courthousenews.com/ohio-supreme-court-invalidates-gop-drawn-congressional-districts/|url-status=live|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116022218/https://www.courthousenews.com/ohio-supreme-court-invalidates-gop-drawn-congressional-districts/|archive-date=January 16, 2022}}</ref>


On March 16, 2022, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected the new proposed state legislative district map for the third time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/565167130/Ohio-Supreme-Court-March-16-2022-ruling-on-state-legislative-maps|title=Ohio Supreme Court March 16, 2022 ruling on state legislative maps|website=Scribd|date=March 16, 2022|author=Andy Chow|access-date=March 18, 2022}}</ref> In spite of the decision, the primary elections scheduled to take place on May 3 were held using the second set of districts. Even though the maps were struck down, the state’s constitution allows for the second version to be used for the primary elections because a third proposal won’t be ready until after the May 3 primary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/05/03/us/elections/results-ohio.html|title=Ohio Primary Election Results|website=New York Times|date=May 3, 2022|author=Staff|access-date=August 9, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/17/us/politics/ohio-court-congress-maps.html|title=In Ohio, a Standoff Over Political Maps Threatens the Next Elections|website=New York Times|date=March 17, 2022|author=Michael Wines|access-date=March 18, 2022}}</ref> On March 2, 2022, the Ohio Redistricting Commission adopted a second Congressional map along party lines. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-02 |title=Redistricting commission adopts Ohio congressional district map over objections by Democrats |url=https://www.statenews.org/government-politics/2022-03-02/redistricting-commission-adopts-ohio-congressional-district-map-over-objections-by-democrats |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=The Statehouse News Bureau |language=en}}</ref> In the midst of ensuing legal maneuvers over this map, Ohio's 2022 primary for Congressional seats was held as scheduled on May 3, 2022, though this election did not include state legislative races, as a third set of statehouse map had been rejected on March 16, 2022 by the Ohio Supreme Court.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/565167130/Ohio-Supreme-Court-March-16-2022-ruling-on-state-legislative-maps|title=Ohio Supreme Court March 16, 2022 ruling on state legislative maps|website=Scribd|date=March 16, 2022|author=Andy Chow|access-date=March 18, 2022}}</ref> On July 19, 2022, the Ohio Supreme Court, again on a bitterly divided 4-3 vote, ruled that the second Congressional map was also a partisan gerrymander and ordered a redraw within 30 days, but the 2022 general election was allowed to proceed on this invalidated map<ref>{{Cite web |title=Court Invalidates Second Congressional Map |url=https://www.courtnewsohio.gov/cases/2022/SCO/0719/220298_220303.asp#:~:text=the%20Ohio%20Constitution.-,Supreme%20Court%20found%20a%20second%20proposed%20map%20of%20Ohio's%2015,contained%20in%20the%20Ohio%20Constitution. |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=www.courtnewsohio.gov |language=en}}</ref>. Neither the state legislature nor the Ohio Redistricting Commission responded to the court's order to redraw the map.

In the 2022 general election, Republicans won the seat occupied by the retiring Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor, swinging the court toward the faction that had dissented from the earlier opinions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ohio Supreme Court elections, 2022 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio_Supreme_Court_elections,_2022 |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref> In response, the lawsuits over the second Congressional map were dropped, as the litigants feared the new court would permit an even greater gerrymander than the map enacted on March 2, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-05 |title=Voting rights groups move to dismiss their lawsuit challenging gerrymandered Ohio congressional map |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/voting-rights-groups-move-to-dismiss-their-lawsuit-challenging-gerrymandered-ohio-congressional-map |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=PBS News |language=en-us}}</ref> As that map did not have bipartisan support, per Ohio Constitution Article XIX it is a four-year map that must be redrawn prior to the 2026 elections.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Article XIX, Section 1 - Ohio Constitution {{!}} Ohio Laws |url=https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-constitution/section-19.1 |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=codes.ohio.gov}}</ref> A 2024 citizen ballot initiative spearheaded by O'Connor, proposing to wrest legislative and Congressional redistricting power away from Ohio politicians into a citizen redistricting commission and enforce strict proportionality failed essentially along party lines, based on analysis of county- and precinct-level voting results on the issue relative to U.S. Presidential voting.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tebben |first=Susan |date=2024-11-06 |title=Ohio Issue 1 defeat brings praise from conservatives, concern from advocates and Dems • Ohio Capital Journal |url=https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/11/06/ohio-issue-1-defeat-brings-praise-from-conservatives-concern-from-advocates-and-dems/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=Ohio Capital Journal |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Official Election Results |url=https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/election-results-and-data/2024-official-election-results/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=www.ohiosos.gov |language=en-US}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 22:24, 27 December 2024

Congressional districts in the U.S. state of Ohio

Ohio's congressional districts effective 2023

Ohio is divided into 15 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. After the 2010 census, Ohio, which up until then had 18 districts, lost two House seats due to slow population growth compared to the national average, and a new map was signed into law on September 26, 2011. Starting in the 2022 midterms, per the 2020 United States census, Ohio lost its 16th congressional seat, ending up with its current 15 districts.

Current districts and representatives

The following table is a list of members of the United States House delegation from Ohio, their terms, their district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation in the 118th United States Congress has a total of 15 members, with 10 Republicans and 5 Democrats.

Current U.S. representatives from Ohio
District Member
(Residence) 		Party Incumbent since CPVI
(2022) 		District map
1st
Greg Landsman
(Cincinnati) 		Democratic January 3, 2023 D+2
2nd
Brad Wenstrup
(Hillsboro) 		Republican January 3, 2013 R+25
3rd
Joyce Beatty
(Columbus) 		Democratic January 3, 2013 D+20
4th
Jim Jordan
(Urbana) 		Republican January 3, 2007 R+20
5th
Bob Latta
(Bowling Green) 		Republican December 11, 2007 R+15
6th
Michael Rulli
(Salem) 		Republican June 11, 2024 R+16
7th
Max Miller
(Rocky River) 		Republican January 3, 2023 R+7
8th
Warren Davidson
(Troy) 		Republican June 7, 2016 R+14
9th
Marcy Kaptur
(Toledo) 		Democratic January 3, 1983 R+3
10th
Mike Turner
(Dayton) 		Republican January 3, 2003 R+4
11th
Shontel Brown
(Warrensville Heights) 		Democratic November 4, 2021 D+28
12th
Troy Balderson
(Zanesville) 		Republican September 5, 2018 R+18
13th
Emilia Sykes
(Akron) 		Democratic January 3, 2023 R+1
14th
Dave Joyce
(South Russell) 		Republican January 3, 2013 R+9
15th
Mike Carey
(Columbus) 		Republican November 4, 2021 R+6

Historical district boundaries

Ohio's congressional districts 2013-2023
Districts from 2003–2013

Obsolete districts

Redistricting challenges

2019 challenge

On May 3, 2019, a three-judge panel from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio declared Ohio's 2012 district map contrary to Article One of the United States Constitution, as "an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander" and ordered "the enactment of a constitutionally viable replacement" prior to the 2020 elections. An appeal made to the U.S. Supreme Court resulted in the order to redraw the map being nullified.

2022 redistricting

See also: 2020 United States redistricting cycle

On November 17, 2021, after lengthy discussions, a new map was passed by the Ohio House of Representatives 55-36, along party lines, with no Democrat voting in favor of the map. The map was sent to Governor of Ohio, Mike DeWine, where he accepted it 3 days later on November 20.

The map was controversial, with Democrats accuse the map of being purposefully designed to benefit Republicans. By December 7, 2021, six lawsuits had been filed against the new 15-seat congressional map, citing it as "racially discriminatory" and a partisan gerrymander. The proposed map favored Republican to Democratic districts by a 12-3 margin.

On January 14, 2022, the Ohio Supreme Court declared the map a partisan gerrymander, violating Article XIX of the Constitution of Ohio, in a 4-3 decision. The Ohio General Assembly had 30 days to draw a new map, but declined to do so, passing the buck to the same 7-member political Ohio Redistricting Commission in charge of Ohio's contentious legislative redistricting.

On March 2, 2022, the Ohio Redistricting Commission adopted a second Congressional map along party lines. In the midst of ensuing legal maneuvers over this map, Ohio's 2022 primary for Congressional seats was held as scheduled on May 3, 2022, though this election did not include state legislative races, as a third set of statehouse map had been rejected on March 16, 2022 by the Ohio Supreme Court. On July 19, 2022, the Ohio Supreme Court, again on a bitterly divided 4-3 vote, ruled that the second Congressional map was also a partisan gerrymander and ordered a redraw within 30 days, but the 2022 general election was allowed to proceed on this invalidated map. Neither the state legislature nor the Ohio Redistricting Commission responded to the court's order to redraw the map.

In the 2022 general election, Republicans won the seat occupied by the retiring Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor, swinging the court toward the faction that had dissented from the earlier opinions. In response, the lawsuits over the second Congressional map were dropped, as the litigants feared the new court would permit an even greater gerrymander than the map enacted on March 2, 2022. As that map did not have bipartisan support, per Ohio Constitution Article XIX it is a four-year map that must be redrawn prior to the 2026 elections. A 2024 citizen ballot initiative spearheaded by O'Connor, proposing to wrest legislative and Congressional redistricting power away from Ohio politicians into a citizen redistricting commission and enforce strict proportionality failed essentially along party lines, based on analysis of county- and precinct-level voting results on the issue relative to U.S. Presidential voting.

See also

References

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  2. Merica, Dan; Stark, Liz (April 26, 2021). "Census Bureau announces 331 million people in US, Texas will add two congressional seats". CNN. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
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  6. Rosenberg, Gabe (May 3, 2019). "Federal Court Throws Out Ohio's Congressional Map". National Public Radio (NPR). Retrieved May 5, 2019.
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  9. ^ "Ohio governor signs new congressional district map into law". ABC News. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  10. "Federal lawsuit says Ohio's new state legislative, congressional maps discriminate against Black voters". cleveland.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  11. Uniss, Kyle Anne (January 14, 2022). "Ohio Supreme Court invalidates GOP-drawn congressional districts". Courthouse News Service. Archived from the original on January 16, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  12. "Redistricting commission adopts Ohio congressional district map over objections by Democrats". The Statehouse News Bureau. March 2, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  13. Andy Chow (March 16, 2022). "Ohio Supreme Court March 16, 2022 ruling on state legislative maps". Scribd. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
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  15. "Ohio Supreme Court elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  16. "Voting rights groups move to dismiss their lawsuit challenging gerrymandered Ohio congressional map". PBS News. September 5, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  17. "Article XIX, Section 1 - Ohio Constitution | Ohio Laws". codes.ohio.gov. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  18. Tebben, Susan (November 6, 2024). "Ohio Issue 1 defeat brings praise from conservatives, concern from advocates and Dems • Ohio Capital Journal". Ohio Capital Journal. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  19. "2024 Official Election Results". www.ohiosos.gov. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

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