Ohio's 22nd congressional district
The 22nd congressional district of Ohio was eliminated in the redistricting following 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
Election results
The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.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 : 259 |
1926 | Theodore E. Burton: 55,589 | ||
1928 | Simon B. Fitzsimmons*: 65,742 | Chester C. Bolton: 151,565 | |
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 : 803 Joe T. Thomas: 367 |
1934 | William C. Dixon: 88,551 | Chester C. Bolton: 99,535 | C. B. Cowan : 2,046 Max Epstein : 943 |
1936 | Anthony A. Fleger: 144,660 | Chester C. Bolton: 137,570 | |
1938 | Anthony A. Fleger: 87,635 | Chester C. Bolton*: 109,494 | |
1940 | Anthony A. Fleger: 126,273 | Frances P. Bolton*: 165,322 | |
1942 | James Metzenbaum: 69,601 | Frances P. Bolton: 92,644 | |
1944 | Don O. Cameron: 137,546 | Frances P. Bolton: 185,187 | |
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 | |
1950 | Chat Paterson: 130,623 | Frances P. Bolton: 219,788 | |
1952 | Chat Paterson: 61,197 | Frances P. Bolton: 87,316 | |
1954 | Chat Paterson: 44,072 | Frances P. Bolton: 61,738 | |
1956 | Harry A. Blachman: 48,169 | Frances P. Bolton: 96,468 | |
1958 | Chat Paterson: 57,508 | Frances P. Bolton: 71,143 | |
1960 | Chat Paterson: 66,930 | Frances P. Bolton: 88,389 | |
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 | |
1966 | Anthony O. Calabrese Jr.: 56,803 | Frances P. Bolton: 71,927 | |
1968 | Charles A. Vanik*: 102,686 | Frances P. Bolton: 84,975 | |
1970 | Charles A. Vanik: 114,790 | Adrian Fink: 45,657 | |
1972 | Charles A. Vanik: 126,462 | Donald W. Gropp: 64,577 | Thomas W. Lippitt : 3,463 Caryl A. Loeb: 3,342 |
1974 | Charles A. Vanik: 112,671 | William J. Franz: 30,585 | |
1976 | Charles A. Vanik: 128,535 | Harry A. Hanna: 42,727 | Thomas W. Lippitt : 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.