Ohio's 8th congressional district


Ohio's 8th congressional district sits on the west side of Ohio, bordering Indiana. The cities of Hamilton, Fairfield, Middletown, Springfield, Eaton, Greenville, Piqua, and Troy are part of the district. The district was represented by Republican John Boehner, the 53rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. On September 25, 2015, Boehner announced his resignation from the speakership and retirement from Congress, which became effective on October 31, 2015.
The current representative for this district is Republican Warren Davidson, who defeated Democrat Corey Foister and Green Party candidate James J. Condit Jr. in the 2016 special election to fill Boehner's seat.

Election results from presidential races

List of members representing the district

Recent election results

YearDemocraticRepublicanOther
1920Fred H. Guthery: 36,665√ Clint Cole : 43,473
1922H. H. Hartmann: 34,105√ Clint Cole : 37,065
1924√ Thomas B. Fletcher: 38,439Clint Cole : 33,258Charles E. Lukens: 555
1926√ Thomas B. Fletcher : 30,167James R. Hopley: 23,247
1928Thomas B. Fletcher : 38,651√ Grant E. Mouser Jr.: 42,199
1930Carl W. Smith: 33,906√ Grant E. Mouser Jr. : 35,663
1932√ Thomas B. Fletcher: 45,930Grant E. Mouser Jr.: 41,234
1934√ Thomas B. Fletcher : 39,466Gertrude Jones: 36,112
1936√ Thomas B. Fletcher : 49,668Grant E. Mouser Jr.: 42,565
1938Thomas B. Fletcher : 33,972√ Frederick C. Smith: 40,772
1940Kenneth M. Petri: 44,605√ Frederick C. Smith : 49,218
1942Thomas B. Fletcher: 22,753√ Frederick C. Smith : 33,797
1944Roy Warren Roof: 34,494√ Frederick C. Smith : 51,253
1946John T. Siemon: 22,945√ Frederick C. Smith : 40,755
1948Andrew T. Durbin: 36,685√ Frederick C. Smith : 43,929
1950W. Dexter Hazen: 28,379√ Jackson E. Betts: 47,761
1952Henry P. Drake: 34,474√ Jackson E. Betts : 75,768
1954Thomas M. Dowd: 30,592√ Jackson E. Betts : 52,196
1956Robert M. Corry: 40,716√ Jackson E. Betts : 70,690
1958Virgil M. Gase: 39,343√ Jackson E. Betts : 62,232
1960Virgil M. Gase: 38,871√ Jackson E. Betts : 81,373
1962Morris Laderman: 28,400√ Jackson E. Betts : 66,458
1964Frank B. Bennett: 45,445√ Jackson E. Betts : 73,395
1966Frank B. Bennett: 38,787√ Jackson E. Betts : 78,933
1968Marie Baker: 40,898√ Jackson E. Betts : 101,974
1970 √ Jackson E. Betts : 90,916
1972James D. Ruppert: 73,344√ Walter E. Powell''*: 80,050
1974T. Edward Strinko: 45,701√ Tom Kindness: 51,097Don Gingerich: 23,616
1976John W. Griffin: 46,424√ Tom Kindness : 110,775Joseph F. Payton: 4,158
1978Luella R. Schroeder: 32,493√ Tom Kindness : 81,156George Hahn: 3
1980John W. Griffin: 44,162√ Tom Kindness : 139,590
1982John W. Griffin: 49,877√ Tom Kindness : 98,527
1984John T. Francis: 46,673√ Tom Kindness : 155,200
1986John W. Griffin: 46,195√ Donald "Buz" Lukens: 98,475
1988John W. Griffin: 49,084√ Donald "Buz" Lukens : 154,164
1990Gregory V. Jolivette: 63,584√ John Boehner*: 99,955
1992Fred Sennet: 62,033√ John Boehner : 176,362
1994 √ John Boehner : 148,338
1996Jeffrey D. Kitchen: 61,515√ John Boehner : 165,815William Baker : 8,613
1998John W. Griffin: 52,912√ John Boehner : 127,979
2000John G. Parks: 66,293√ John Boehner : 179,756David R. Shock : 3,802
2002Jeff Hardenbrook: 49,444√ John Boehner : 119,947
2004Jeff Hardenbrook: 87,769√ John Boehner : 195,923
2006Mort Meier: 74,641√ John Boehner : 132,743
2008Nicholas von Stein: 74,848√ John Boehner : 163,586
2010Justin Coussoule: 65,883√ John Boehner : 142,731David Harlow : 5,121
James Condit : 3,701
2012√ John Boehner : 246,380James Condit : 1,938
2014Tom Poetter: 51,534√ John Boehner : 126,539James Condit : 10,257
2016 Corey Foister: 5,937√ Warren Davidson: 21,618James Condit : 607
2016Steve Fought: 87,794√ Warren Davidson : 223,833Derrick Hendricks : 13,879
2018Vanessa Enoch: 89,451√ Warren Davidson : 177,892