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The 13th
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of
Ohio Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-l ...
is represented by Representative Tim Ryan. Due to reapportionment following the
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, Ohio lost its 17th and 18th congressional districts, necessitating redrawing of district lines. Following the 2012 elections, the 13th district changed to take in much of the territory in the former 17th district, including the city of Youngstown and areas east of
Akron Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 Census, the city ...
. It was one of several districts challenged in a 2018 lawsuit seeking to overturn Ohio's congressional map as an unconstitutional gerrymander.Todd Ruger,
Voters Challenge Ohio Congressional Map as Partisan Gerrymander"
''Roll Call,'' May 23, 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018. According to the lawsuit, the 13th resembles a "jigsaw puzzle piece" that reaches out to grab the portion of Akron not taken in by the
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-based 11th district.Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute ''et al.,'' v. John Kasich
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO, filed 05/23/2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018. From 2003 to 2013, the district ran from Lorain to include part of Akron, also taking in the suburban areas in between. In the 2020 redistricting cycle, Ohio lost its 16th congressional district and this district was redrawn to include all of Summit County and parts of Stark and Portage County including
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North Canton North Canton is a city in central Stark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 17,842 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area. History In 1831, the Community of North Canton first began as the Villag ...
and parts of
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, while Youngstown was removed from the district.


List of members representing the district


Recent election results

The following chart shows historic election results since 1920.


Recent election results from statewide races

Under its current lines, the 13th district is usually strongly Democratic, although Republicans have carried it in statewide races.


Historical district boundaries


See also

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Ohio's congressional districts Ohio is divided into 15 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. Election district disputes in the 2010s After the 2010 Census, Ohio lost two House seats due to slow population gr ...
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List of United States congressional districts Congressional districts in the United States are electoral divisions for the purpose of electing members of the United States House of Representatives. The number of voting seats in the House of Representatives is currently set at 435, with ...


References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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