Ohio's 13th Congressional District

Ohio's 13th Congressional District

Incumbent

Emilia Sykes

Assumed office: January 3, 2023

Ohio's 13th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Emilia Sykes (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Ohio representatives represented an average of 787,257 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 723,031 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2024

Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)

Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Incumbent Emilia Sykes, Kevin Coughlin, and Liam Walker are running in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Emilia Sykes (D)
		Kevin Coughlin (R)
		Liam Walker (George Wallace Party)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Incumbent Emilia Sykes advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Emilia Sykes	100.0	41,257

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,257
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Kevin Coughlin defeated Chris Banweg and Richard Morckel in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Coughlin	65.0	39,378
		Chris Banweg	27.6	16,703
		Richard Morckel	7.4	4,496

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 60,577
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gregory Wheeler (R)
• Madison Gesiotto Gilbert (R)

2022

See also: Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Emilia Sykes defeated Madison Gesiotto Gilbert in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Emilia Sykes (D)	52.7	149,816
		Madison Gesiotto Gilbert (R)	47.3	134,593

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 284,409
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Emilia Sykes advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Emilia Sykes	100.0	36,251

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 36,251
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Impellizzeri (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Madison Gesiotto Gilbert	28.6	16,211
		Gregory Wheeler	23.4	13,284
		Janet Folger Porter	16.6	9,402
		Shay Hawkins	11.4	6,468
		Ryan Saylor	9.3	5,261
		Dante Sabatucci	8.4	4,740
		Santana F. King	2.4	1,338

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 56,704
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2020

See also: Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Incumbent Tim Ryan defeated Christina Hagan and Michael Fricke in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Ryan (D)	52.5	173,631
		Christina Hagan (R)	44.9	148,648
		Michael Fricke (L)	2.6	8,522

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 330,801
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Incumbent Tim Ryan advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Ryan	100.0	61,813

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christina Hagan	65.8	19,327
		Lou Lyras	11.9	3,483
		Robert Santos	11.4	3,358
		Donald Truex	3.5	1,034
		Duane Hennen	3.5	1,032
		Richard Morckel	2.6	763
		Jason Mormando	1.3	389

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,386
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kyle Steffel (R)

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Michael Fricke advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Fricke	100.0	131

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2018

See also: Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Incumbent Tim Ryan defeated Christopher DePizzo in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Ryan (D)	61.0	153,323
		Christopher DePizzo (R)	39.0	98,047

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 251,370 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Incumbent Tim Ryan defeated John Luchansky and Robert Crow in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Ryan	87.2	54,967
		John Luchansky	7.8	4,908
		Robert Crow	5.1	3,195

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 63,070
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13

Christopher DePizzo advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 13 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christopher DePizzo	100.0	24,296

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2016

See also: Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Tim Ryan (D) defeated Richard Morckel (R) in the general election. Ryan defeated John Luchansky in the Democratic primary on March 15, 2016. Morckel was unopposed in the Republican primary.

U.S. House, Ohio District 13 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tim Ryan Incumbent	67.7%	208,610
	Republican	Richard Morckel	32.3%	99,377
	K.A.	Write-in	0%	17
Total Votes				308,004
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

U.S. House, Ohio District 13 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tim Ryan Incumbent	89.3%	88,154
John Luchansky	10.7%	10,578
Total Votes		98,732
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

2014

See also: Ohio's 13th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 13th Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Tim Ryan (D) defeated Thomas Pekarek (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 13 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tim Ryan Incumbent	68.5%	120,230
	Republican	Thomas Pekarek	31.5%	55,233
	Write-in	David Allen Pastorius (write-in)	0%	86
Total Votes				175,549
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

2012

See also: Ohio's 13th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 13th Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent from District 17, Tim Ryan, won the election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 13 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tim Ryan Incumbent	72.8%	235,492
	Republican	Marisha Agana	27.2%	88,120
Total Votes				323,612
Source: Ohio Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Betty Sutton won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Tom Ganley (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 13 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democrat	Betty Sutton incumbent	55.7%	118,806
	Republican	Tom Ganley	44.3%	94,367
Total Votes				213,173

2008
On November 4, 2008, Betty Sutton won re-election to the United States House. She defeated David S. Potter (R) and Robert Crow (Write-in) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 13 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Betty Sutton incumbent	64.7%	192,593
	Republican	David S. Potter	35.3%	105,050
	K.A.	Write-in	0%	37
Total Votes				297,680

2006
On November 7, 2006, Betty Sutton won election to the United States House. She defeated Craig Foltin (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 13 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Betty Sutton	61.2%	135,639
	Republican	Craig Foltin	38.8%	85,922
Total Votes				221,561

2004
On November 2, 2004, Sherrod Brown won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Robert Lucas (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 13 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sherrod Brown incumbent	67.4%	201,004
	Republican	Robert Lucas	32.6%	97,090
Total Votes				298,094

2002
On November 5, 2002, Sherrod Brown won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Ed Oliveros (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 13 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sherrod Brown incumbent	69%	123,025
	Republican	Ed Oliveros	31%	55,357
Total Votes				178,382

2000
On November 7, 2000, Sherrod Brown won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Rick H. Jeric (R), Michael A. Chmura (L) and David C. Kluter (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 13 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sherrod Brown incumbent	64.6%	170,058
	Republican	Rick H. Jeric	32%	84,295
	Libertarian	Michael A. Chmura	2.2%	5,837
	Natural Law	David C. Kluter	1.2%	3,108
Total Votes				263,298

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Ohio after the 2020 census

Governor Mike DeWine (R) signed a new congressional map into law on November 20, 2021. The Ohio State Senate voted 24-7 to approve the map on November 16. The Ohio House of Representatives voted 55-36 to approve the map on November 18.

On January 14, 2022, the Ohio Supreme Court struck down the state's enacted congressional map and ordered the Ohio State Legislature to redraw it. On February 9, 2022, legislative leaders said they would not draw a new map, meaning the Ohio Redistricting Commission assumed responsibility for drawing the map.

On September 7, 2023, the Ohio Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit challenging the state's congressional district boundaries after the petitioners who filed the original lawsuit requested that the court dismiss the case and leave the boundaries in place for the 2024 election.The U.S. Supreme Court had vacated a 2022 state supreme court decision that had overturned the state's 2022 congressional district boundaries Since the congressional district boundaries that the state's redistricting commission adopted in March 2022 and which were used in the 2022 elections did not have support from members of the minority party, they will be in effect for only two U.S. House elections with the commission required to enact a new map after the 2024 elections.

On March 2, 2022, the Ohio Redistricting Commission approved a redrawn congressional map in a 5-2 vote along party lines, meaning the map lasted for four years. On March 18, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that it did not have jurisdiction to overturn the map before the state's primary elections as part of the legal challenge that overturned the initial congressional map. This map took effect for Ohio's 2022 congressional elections.

How does redistricting in Ohio work?

Congressional redistricting procedures in Ohio

On May 8, 2018, voters in Ohio approved a constitutional amendment establishing new procedures for congressional redistricting. Beginning with the 2020 redistricting cycle, the following provisions were set to take effect:

• Following completion of the United States Census, state legislators can adopt a new congressional district map if three-fifths of the legislature's total membership vote to approve, including one-half of the minority party members. This map would apply for 10 years.
• If the legislature proves unable to adopt a new map, a commission will be formed to adopt a map. That commission will include the governor, state auditor, secretary of state, and four legislators, two of whom must come from the legislature's minority party. A majority of the commission's members, including two members belonging to the minority party, must agree on a map. The map would apply for 10 years.
• If the commission proves unable to adopt a map, state legislators will be given a second chance to adopt a map. The map would have to be approved by three-fifths of the legislature's total membership, including one-third of the minority party's members. The map would apply for 10 years.
• If the legislature fails a second time, the majority party of the legislature, without support from the minority party, can adopt a map that would apply for four years.

Maps drawn by the legislature can be vetoed by the governor or a veto referendum campaign. The amendment stipulates that 65 of Ohio's counties cannot be split during redistricting (18 can be split once, and the state's five most populous counties can be split twice).

State legislative redistricting procedures in Ohio

On November 3, 2015, voters in Ohio approved a constitutional amendment to create a bipartisan state legislative redistricting commission. The commission comprises seven members: the governor, state auditor, secretary of state, one person appointed by the speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, one person appointed by the House leader of the largest political party of which the speaker is not a member, one person appointed by the President of the Ohio State Senate, and one person appointed by the Senate leader of the largest political party of which the president is not a member.

Maps drawn by the commission are valid for 10 years if at least two commissioners from each major political party vote for them. Should the maps be passed along strictly partisan lines, the maps are valid for four years.

A six-member advisory commission is also involved in the congressional and state legislative redistricting processes. The majority leaders of the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio State Senate each appoint three members, "at least one of whom must be from a different party, and at least one of whom must not be a legislator."

All legislative districts are required to be compact and made of "contiguous territory." Also, the "boundary of each district [must] be a single nonintersecting continuous line." The amendment forbids district plans from favoring or disfavoring either political party.

Ohio District 13
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Ohio District 13
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2010-2011

This is the 13th Congressional District prior to the 2010 redistricting.

See also: Redistricting in Ohio after the 2010 census

The Ohio State Legislature approved a new map of the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census. As a result, the former 13th District was eliminated, and in 2012, Betty Sutton ran in the 16th Congressional District.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+1. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 1 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Ohio's 13th the 222nd most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 50.7%-47.9%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+1. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 1 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Ohio's 13th the 220th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 50.7% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 47.9%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+7. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 7 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Ohio's 13th Congressional District the 148th most Democratic nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.03. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.03 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Ohio
• Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2024
• Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2022
• Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2020
• Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 13

Footnotes

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Ohio's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Sherrod Brown (D)

J.D. Vance (R)

Representatives

District 1

Greg Landsman (D)

District 2

Brad Wenstrup (R)

District 3

Joyce Beatty (D)

District 4

Jim Jordan (R)

District 5

Bob Latta (R)

District 6

Michael Rulli (R)

District 7

Max Miller (R)

District 8

Warren Davidson (R)

District 9

Marcy Kaptur (D)

District 10

Michael Turner (R)

District 11

Shontel Brown (D)

District 12

Troy Balderson (R)

District 13

Emilia Sykes (D)

District 14

David Joyce (R)

District 15

Mike Carey (R)

Republican Party (11)

Democratic Party (6)