Ohio's 22nd congressional district

The 22nd congressional district of Ohio was eliminated as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census.

In its last decade, the district primarily consisted of eastern Cuyahoga county, with minor parts of western Geauga, western Lake, and northern Summit counties.

List of members representing the district

{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"

|- valign=bottom

! Member

! Party

! Year(s)

! Cong ress

! Electoral history

|- style="height:3em"

| colspan=5 |District established March 4, 1915

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px Henry I. Emerson

| | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921

| Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Lost renomination.

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px Theodore E. Burton

| | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1921 – December 15, 1928

| Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Resigned when elected U.S. Senator.

|- style="height:3em"

| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | December 15, 1928 – March 3, 1929

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px Chester C. Bolton

| | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1937

| Elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Lost re-election.

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px Anthony A. Fleger

| | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939

| Elected in 1936. Lost re-election.

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px Chester C. Bolton

| | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1939 – October 29, 1939

| Elected in 1938. Died.

|- style="height:3em"

| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | October 29, 1939 – February 27, 1940

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px Frances P. Bolton

| | Republican

| nowrap | February 27, 1940 – January 3, 1969

| Elected to finish her husband's term. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Lost re-election.

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px Charles Vanik

| | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1981

| Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Retired.

|- style="height:3em"

| align=left | 100px Dennis E. Eckart

| | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983

| Elected in 1980. Redistricted to the .

|- style="height:3em"

| colspan=5 | District dissolved January 3, 1983

Election results

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

{| class=wikitable

! Year

! Democratic

! Republican

! Other

| 1920

| Mathew B. Excell: 30,738

| Theodore E. Burton: 91,062

| Max J. Sillins: 760

| 1922

| William J. Zoul: 20,511

| Theodore E. Burton: 57,781

| D. B. Washburn: 401

| 1924

| Sam B. Fitzsimmons*: 32,970

| Theodore E. Burton: 95,174

| Alfred F. Coyle: 25,489 A. V. Severino (W): 259

| 1926

| [ none ]

| Theodore E. Burton: 55,589

| [ none ]

| 1928

| Simon B. Fitzsimmons*: 65,742

| Chester C. Bolton: 151,565

| [ none ]

| 1930

| Edward F. Carran: 55,868

| Chester C. Bolton: 91,222

| Helen Green: 13,372

| 1932

| Florence E. Allen: 98,427

| Chester C. Bolton: 141,296

| G. Racheff (C): 803 Joe T. Thomas: 367

| 1934

| William C. Dixon: 88,551

| Chester C. Bolton: 99,535

| C. B. Cowan (C): 2,046 Max Epstein (S): 943

| 1936

| Anthony A. Fleger: 144,660

| Chester C. Bolton: 137,570

| [ none ]

| 1938

| Anthony A. Fleger: 87,635

| Chester C. Bolton*: 109,494

| [ none ]

| 1940

| Anthony A. Fleger: 126,273

| Frances P. Bolton*: 165,322

| [ none ]

| 1942

| James Metzenbaum: 69,601

| Frances P. Bolton: 92,644

| [ none ]

| 1944

| Don O. Cameron: 137,546

| Frances P. Bolton: 185,187

| [ none ]

| 1946

| Earl Heffley: 69,050

| Frances P. Bolton: 174,823

| Matthew DeMore: 9,029

| 1948

| Jack G. Day: 141,018

| Frances P. Bolton: 170,085

| [ none ]

| 1950

| Chat Paterson: 130,623

| Frances P. Bolton: 219,788

| [ none ]

| 1952

| Chat Paterson: 61,197

| Frances P. Bolton: 87,316

| [ none ]

| 1954

| Chat Paterson: 44,072

| Frances P. Bolton: 61,738

| [ none ]

| 1956

| Harry A. Blachman: 48,169

| Frances P. Bolton: 96,468

| [ none ]

| 1958

| Chat Paterson: 57,508

| Frances P. Bolton: 71,143

| [ none ]

| 1960

| Chat Paterson: 66,930

| Frances P. Bolton: 88,389

| [ none ]

| 1962

| Edward Corrigan: 35,353

| Frances P. Bolton: 74,603

| Ronald B. Peltz: 5,595

| 1964

| Chat Paterson: 64,454

| Frances P. Bolton: 84,183

| [ none ]

| 1966

| Anthony O. Calabrese Jr.: 56,803

| Frances P. Bolton: 71,927

| [ none ]

| 1968

| Charles A. Vanik*: 102,686

| Frances P. Bolton: 84,975

| [ none ]

| 1970

| Charles A. Vanik: 114,790

| Adrian Fink: 45,657

| [ none ]

| 1972

| Charles A. Vanik: 126,462

| Donald W. Gropp: 64,577

| Thomas W. Lippitt (AI): 3,463 Caryl A. Loeb: 3,342

| 1974

| Charles A. Vanik: 112,671

| William J. Franz: 30,585

| [ none ]

| 1976

| Charles A. Vanik: 128,535

| Harry A. Hanna: 42,727

| Thomas W. Lippitt (A): 5,461

| 1978

| Charles A. Vanik: 87,551

| Richard W. Sander: 30,930

| Robert E. Lehman: 6,966 James F. Sexton: 7,125

| 1980

| Dennis E. Eckart*: 108,137

| Joseph J. Nahra: 80,836

| Arnold Gleisser: 6,896

Possible error in records: Simon B. Fitzsimmons, the Democratic nominee in 1928, is likely the same person as Sam B. Fitzsimmons, the Democratic nominee in 1924. There is no indication of which is the correct name.

References

Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

1978 Maps of Ohio - Showing Congressional, Senatorial, Representatives, and Judicial Districts, Ted W. Brown, Secretary of State, and James Marsh, Assistant Secretary of State