Ohio's 13th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Ohio's 13th congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Emilia Strong Sykes (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.

Ohio's 13th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Emilia Sykes	Democratic	51.1%	2.2
2022	Emilia Sykes	Democratic	52.7%	5.4
2020	Tim Ryan	Democratic	52.5%	7.6
2018	Tim Ryan	Democratic	61.0%	22.0
2016	Tim Ryan	Democratic	67.7%	35.5
2014	Tim Ryan	Democratic	68.5%	37.0
2012	Tim Ryan	Democratic	72.8%	45.5
2010	Betty Sutton	Democratic	55.7%	11.5
2008	Betty Sutton	Democratic	64.7%	29.4
2006	Betty Sutton	Democratic	61.2%	22.4
2004	Sherrod Brown	Democratic	67.4%	34.9
2002	Sherrod Brown	Democratic	69.0%	37.9
2000	Sherrod Brown	Democratic	64.6%	32.6
1998	Sherrod Brown	Democratic	61.5%	23.1
1980	Donald J. Pease	Democratic	63.8%	27.7
1978	Donald J. Pease	Democratic	65.1%	30.3
1976	Donald J. Pease	Democratic	66.0%	35.6

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Emilia Sykes Won	DEM	197,466	51.11%
Kevin Coughlin	REP	188,924	48.90%
Total		386,390

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Emilia Sykes Won	DEM	149,816	52.68%
Madison Gesiotto Gilbert	REP	134,593	47.32%
Total		284,409

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tim Ryan Won	DEM	173,631	52.49%
Christina M. Hagan	REP	148,648	44.94%
Michael Fricke	LIB	8,522	2.58%
Total		330,801

Questions and answers

Who represents Ohio's 13th congressional district?

Emilia Strong Sykes (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in Ohio's 13th congressional district?

Emilia Sykes won in 2024 by 2.2 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.