Ohio's 20th congressional district


The 20th congressional district of Ohio was created after the 1840 census. It was eliminated in the redistricting following the 1990 census, and redistricted and renumbered as the 10th district.
In its last decade, the district consisted of central Cuyahoga county.

List of members representing the district

Election results

The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.
YearDemocraticRepublicanOther
1990Mary Rose Oakar*: 109,390Bill Smith: 39,749
1988Mary Rose Oakar: 146,715Michael Sajna: 30,944
1986Mary Rose Oakar: 110,976Bill Smith: 19,794
1984Mary Rose Oakar: 167,115
1982Mary Rose Oakar: 133,603Paris T. LeJeune: 17,675Louis Haberbush: 1,930
MIlton R. Norris : 2,844
1980Mary Rose Oakar: 96,217
1978Mary Rose Oakar: 76,973
1976Mary Rose Oakar: 98,785 Raymond J. Grabow: 20,553
Theodore Held III: 2,638
1974James Vincent Stanton: 86,405Robert A. Frantz: 12,991
1972James Vincent Stanton: 117,302Thomas E. Vilt: 16,624Richard B. Kay : 5,285
1970James Vincent Stanton: 70,140J. William Petro: 16,118
1968Michael A. Feighan: 72,918J. William Petro: 27,827
1966Michael A. Feighan: 63,629Clarence E. McLeod: 20,034
1964Michael A. Feighan: 115,675Joseph A. Cipollone: 39,747
1962Michael A. Feighan: 91,544Leonard G. Richter: 37,325
1960Michael A. Feighan: 113,302Leonard G. Richter: 53,845
1958Michael A. Feighan: 113,200Malvern E. Schultz: 29,308
1956Michael A. Feighan: 105,562John H. Ferguson: 56,209
1954Michael A. Feighan: 81,304John H. Ferguson: 38,865
1952Michael A. Feighan: 109,211John H. Ferguson: 58,271
1950Michael A. Feighan: 60,565Paul W. Cassidy: 21,044
1948Michael A. Feighan: 64,241
1946Michael A. Feighan: 49,670Walter E. Obert: 24,476
1944Michael A. Feigan: 75,218A. R. McNamara: 23,945
1942Michael A. Feighan: 34,462Harry T. Marshall: 14,001Marie R. Sweeney: 7,289
1940Martin L. Sweeney: 72,395George Pillersdorf: 34,605
1938Martin L. Sweeney: 54,185Thomas F. McCafferty: 22,775
1936Martin L. Sweeney: 54,295Blase A. Buonpane: 23,367John L. Mihelich: 22,158
1934Martin L. Sweeney: 50,611Joseph E. Cassidy: 21,952A. Landy : 1,562
Sidney Yellen : 433
1932Martin L. Sweeney**: 52,933 John Fromholz : 650
1930Charles A. Mooney: 42,123Max D. Gustin: 13,824
1928Charles A. Mooney: 47,313Oscar V. Hensley: 28,381John Foley : 261
1926Charles A. Mooney: 22,050
1924Charles A. Mooney: 34,173Harvey Drucker: 22,507C. E. Ruthenberg : 569
1922Charles A. Mooney: 23,469Miner G. Norton: 17,968John G. Willett : 1,381
James Goward : 198
James A. Murphy: 128
1920Charles A. Mooney: 27,223Miner G. Norton: 35,483Nicholas P. Geiger: 711