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Ohio's 5th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Ohio's 5th 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: Robert E. Latta (Republican), term ends 2027-01-03.

D+50R+50D+25R+251976: R+34.919761978: R+25.21980: R+40.719801998: R+33.42000: R+44.320002002: R+39.52004: R+34.120042006: R+13.72008: R+28.220082010: R+41.42012: R+18.120122014: R+37.52016: R+41.820162018: R+27.12020: R+36.020202022: R+33.82024: R+35.02024
Ohio's 5th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
YearWinnerPartyShareMargin
2024 Bob Latta Republican 67.5% 35.0
2022 Bob Latta Republican 66.9% 33.8
2020 Bob Latta Republican 68.0% 36.0
2018 Bob Latta Republican 62.3% 27.1
2016 Bob Latta Republican 70.9% 41.8
2014 Bob Latta Republican 66.5% 37.5
2012 Bob Latta Republican 57.3% 18.1
2010 Bob Latta Republican 67.8% 41.4
2008 Bob Latta Republican 64.1% 28.2
2007 special Bob Latta Republican 57.0% 14.1
2006 Paul E. Gillmor Republican 56.8% 13.7
2004 Paul E. Gillmor Republican 67.0% 34.1
2002 Paul E. Gillmor Republican 67.1% 39.5
2000 Paul E. Gillmor Republican 69.8% 44.3
1998 Paul E. Gillmor Republican 66.7% 33.4
1980 Delbert L. Latta Republican 70.4% 40.7
1978 Delbert L. Latta Republican 62.6% 25.2
1976 Delbert L. Latta Republican 67.4% 34.9

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Bob Latta WonREP255,63367.51%
Keith MundyDEM123,02432.49%
Total378,657

2022

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Bob Latta WonREP187,30366.91%
Craig SwartzDEM92,63433.09%
Total279,937

2020

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Bob Latta WonREP257,01968.00%
Nicholas RubandoDEM120,96232.00%
Total377,981

Questions and answers

Who represents Ohio's 5th congressional district?

Robert E. Latta (Republican) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in Ohio's 5th congressional district?

Bob Latta won in 2024 by 35.0 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.