Ohio's 9th congressional district
Ohio's 9th congressional district has been represented by Representative Marcy Kaptur since 1983.
This district is in the northern part of the state, bordering Michigan and Ontario, Canada, and includes portions of Cuyahoga, Erie, Lorain, Lucas, and Ottawa counties. Due to redistricting by the Republican-controlled state legislature following the 2010 state elections, the 9th district absorbed part of western Cuyahoga County pitting 10th district Democratic incumbent Dennis Kucinich against Kaptur in the 2012 Democratic primary.
The redesigned 9th district has been called "The Snake by the Lake" and one of the "Top 5 Ugliest Districts" due to gerrymandering. The two portions of the district are only connected via a bridge between Erie and Ottawa counties, as well as Crane Creek State Park. Some Ohio Democrats argued that when the beach floods, the reconfigured 9th is not contiguous.
It was one of several districts challenged in a 2018 lawsuit seeking to overturn Ohio's congressional map as unconstitutional gerrymandering. According to the lawsuit, the 9th "eats its way across the southern border of Lake Erie" while fragmenting Cleveland and Toledo.
List of largest municipalities
All or part of ten cities are in the district.The largest municipalities represented in this district include:
- Toledo, population 313,619
- Lorain, population 64,097
- Lakewood, population 52,131
- Sandusky, population 27,844
- Avon Lake, population 22,816
- Oregon, population 19,355
- Sylvania, population 18,971
- Maumee, population 14,286
Election results from presidential races
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 | Isaac R. Sherwood: 38,292 | William W. Chalmers : 49,732 | Karl E. Pauli: 47 |
| 1922 | Isaac R. Sherwood: 45,059 | William W. Chalmers : 42,712 | |
| 1924 | Isaac R. Sherwood : 48,482 | William W. Chalmers: 54,792 | Millard Price : 2,159 John Kocinski: 747 |
| 1926 | C. W. Davis: 23,947 | William W. Chalmers : 47,331 | George F. Parrish : 1,110 Millard Price : 1,018 |
| 1928 | William P. Clarke: 50,601 | William W. Chalmers : 82,560 | Charles V. Stephenson : 190 |
| 1930 | Scott Stahl: 36,375 | Wilbur M. White: 49,498 | |
| 1932 | Warren J. Duffey: 56,755 | Wilbur M. White : 54,078 | Silas E. Hurin: 4,200 Clyde E. Kiker: 2,135 Karl Pauli : 1,314 Eugene Stoll : 620 |
| 1934 | Warren J. Duffey : 61,037 | Frank L. Mulholland: 35,732 | Kenneth Eggert : 684 Karl Pauli : 510 |
| 1936 | John F. Hunter: 75,737 | Raymond E. Hildebrand: 55,043 | Earl O. Lehman: 3,739 |
| 1938 | John F. Hunter : 56,306 | Homer A. Ramey: 55,441 | |
| 1940 | John F. Hunter : 86,956 | Wilbur M. White: 71,927 | |
| 1942 | John F. Hunter : 44,027 | Homer A. Ramey: 47,377 | |
| 1944 | John F. Hunter: 77,693 | Homer A. Ramey : 82,735 | |
| 1946 | Michael DiSalle: 59,057 | Homer A. Ramey : 59,394 | |
| 1948 | Thomas H. Burke: 85,409 | Homer A. Ramey : 73,394 | |
| 1950 | Thomas H. Burke : 45,268 | Homer A. Ramey: 43,301 | Frazier Reams : 51,024 |
| 1952 | Thomas H. Burke: 61,047 | Gilmore Flues: 46,989 | Frazier Reams : 74,821 |
| 1954 | Thomas L. Ashley: 48,471 | Irving C. Reynolds: 39,933 | Frazier Reams : 44,656 |
| 1956 | Thomas L. Ashley : | Harvey G. Straub: 81,562 | |
| 1958 | Thomas L. Ashley : 102,115 | William K. Gernheuser: 63,660 | |
| 1960 | Thomas L. Ashley : 108,688 | Howard C. Cook: 82,433 | |
| 1962 | Thomas L. Ashley : 86,443 | Martin A. Janis: 64,279 | |
| 1964 | Thomas L. Ashley : 109,167 | John O. Celusta: 64,401 | |
| 1966 | Thomas L. Ashley : 83,261 | Jane M. Kuebbeler: 53,777 | |
| 1968 | Thomas L. Ashley : 85,280 | Ben Marsh: 63,290 | |
| 1970 | Thomas L. Ashley : 82,777 | Allen H. Shapiro: 33,947 | |
| 1972 | Thomas L. Ashley : 110,450 | Joseph C. Richards: 49,388 | |
| 1974 | Thomas L. Ashley : 64,831 | Carty Finkbeiner: 57,892 | |
| 1976 | Thomas L. Ashley : 91,040 | Carty Finkbeiner: 73,919 | Edward S. Emery: 1,533 Lynn Galonsky: 1,477 |
| 1978 | Thomas L. Ashley : 71,709 | John C. Hoyt: 34,326 | Edward S. Emery: 2,563 Michael James Lewinski: 4,530 |
| 1980 | Thomas L. Ashley : 68,728 | Ed Weber: 96,927 | Edward S. Emery: 4,357 Toby Elizabeth Emmerich: 2,411 |
| 1982 | Marcy Kaptur: 95,162 | Ed Weber : 64,459 | David Muir : 1,217 Susan A. Skinner: 1,785 James J. Somers: 1,594 |
| 1984 | Marcy Kaptur : 117,985 | Frank Venner: 93,210 | Other: 3,714 |
| 1986 | Marcy Kaptur : 105,646 | Mike Shufeldt: 30,643 | |
| 1988 | Marcy Kaptur : 157,557 | Al Hawkins: 36,183 | |
| 1990 | Marcy Kaptur : 117,681 | Jerry D. Lammers: 33,791 | |
| 1992 | Marcy Kaptur : 178,879 | Ken D. Brown: 53,011 | Edward Howard: 11,162 |
| 1994 | Marcy Kaptur : 118,120 | R. Randy Whitman: 38,665 | |
| 1996 | Marcy Kaptur : 170,617 | R. Randy Whitman: 46,040 | Elizabeth A. Slotnick : 4,677 |
| 1998 | Marcy Kaptur : 130,793 | Edward S. Emery: 30,312 | |
| 2000 | Marcy Kaptur : 168,547 | Dwight E. Bryan: 49,446 | Galen Fries : 4,239 Dennis Slotnick : 3,096 |
| 2002 | Marcy Kaptur : 132,236 | Edward S. Emery: 46,481 | |
| 2004 | Marcy Kaptur : 199,528 | Larry A. Kaczala: 93,930 | |
| 2006 | Marcy Kaptur : 153,880 | Brad Leavitt: 55,119 | |
| 2008 | Marcy Kaptur : 210,822 | Brad Leavitt: 73,610 | |
| 2010 | Marcy Kaptur : 121,819 | Rich Iott: 83,423 | |
| 2012 | Marcy Kaptur : 217,775 | Joe Wurzelbacher: 68,666 | Sean Stipe : 11,725 |
| 2014 | Marcy Kaptur : 106,338 | Richard May: 50,792 | Cory Hoffman, George A. Skalsky : 0 |