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Ohio's 15th congressional district
Map
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries
Representative
Mike Carey
R–Columbus
Distribution
  • 60% rural
  • 40% urban
Population (2024) 823,011
Median household
income		 $80,864[1]
Ethnicity
  • 73.2% White
  • 11.0% Black
  • 6.2% Hispanic
  • 4.9% Two or more races
  • 4.1% Asian
  • 0.7% other
Cook PVI R+4[2]

The 15th congressional district of Ohio is currently represented by Republican Mike Carey. It was represented by Republican Steve Stivers from 2011 until May 16, 2021, when he resigned to become president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.[3] The district includes parts of Franklin County not in the 3rd district. The district includes Grove City, Hilliard, and Dublin. It then fans out to grab suburban and exurban territory between the state capital Columbus and Dayton, along with more rural territory south of Columbus.

Recent election results from statewide races

2023-2027 boundaries

Year Office Results[4]
2008 President McCain 52% - 46%
2012 President Romney 52% - 48%
2016 President Trump 53% - 42%
Senate Portman 61% - 35%
2018 Senate Brown 53% - 47%
Governor DeWine 51% - 47%
Secretary of State LaRose 52% - 46%
Treasurer Sprague 55% - 45%
Auditor Faber 50% - 46%
Attorney General Yost 55% - 45%
2020 President Trump 53% - 46%
2022 Senate Vance 53% - 47%
Governor DeWine 62% - 38%
Secretary of State LaRose 59% - 40%
Treasurer Sprague 58% - 42%
Auditor Faber 59% - 41%
Attorney General Yost 60% - 40%
2024 President Trump 54% - 45%
Senate Moreno 49% - 47%

2027–2033 boundaries

Year Office Results[5]
2008 President McCain 52% - 47%
2012 President Romney 51% - 49%
2016 President Trump 53% - 42%
Senate Portman 60% - 34%
2018 Senate Brown 53% - 47%
Governor DeWine 50% - 47%
Attorney General Yost 54% - 46%
2020 President Trump 53% - 46%
2022 Senate Vance 52% - 48%
Governor DeWine 61% - 39%
Secretary of State LaRose 59% - 40%
Treasurer Sprague 58% - 42%
Auditor Faber 58% - 42%
Attorney General Yost 60% - 40%
2024 President Trump 55% - 45%
Senate Moreno 49% - 47%

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, townships, and municipalities:[6]

Clark County (15)

Bethel Township, Catawba, Donnelsville, German Township, Harmony Township, Madison Township, Mad River Township (part; also 10th), Moorefield Township, New Carlisle, North Hampton, Pike Township, Pleasant Township, South Charleston, South Vienna, Tremont City

Fayette County (14)

Bloomingburg, Concord Township, Jasper Township, Jefferson Township, Jeffersonville, Madison Township, Marion Township, Milledgeville, New Holland, Octa, Paint Township, Union Township, Washington Court House, Wayne Township

Franklin County (22)

Brice, Brown Township, Canal Winchester (shared with Fairfield County), Columbus (part; also 3rd, 4th, and 12th; shared with Delaware and Fairfield counties), Dublin, Grove City, Groveport, Hamilton Township, Harrisburg, Hilliard, Jackson Township, Lithopolis, Lockbourne, Madison Township, Norwich Township, Obetz, Pickerington (shared with Fairfield County), Pleasant Township, Prairie Township, Urbancrest, Valleyview, Washington Township

Madison County (20)

All 20 townships and municipalities

Miami County (18)

Bethel Township, Bradford, Brown Township, Casstown, Concord Township (part; also 8th), Covington, Elizabeth Township, Fletcher, Huber Heights (part; also 10th; shared with Montgomery County), Lostcreek Township, Monroe Township, Newberry Township, Piqua, Springcreek Township, Staunton Township, Tipp City, Troy, Washington Township

Shelby County (11)

Clinton Township, Cynthian Township, Green Township, Lockington, Loramie Township, Orange Township, Perry Township, Russia, Sidney, Turtle Creek Township (part; also 4th), Washington Township

List of members representing the district

Member Party Year(s) Cong
ress		 Electoral history
District established March 4, 1833
Jonathan Sloane
(Ravenna)		 Anti-Masonic March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837		 23rd
24th		 Elected in 1832.
Re-elected in 1834.
Retired.

John William Allen
(Cleveland)		 Whig March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841		 25th
26th		 Elected in 1836.
Re-elected in 1838.
Retired.

Sherlock J. Andrews
(Cleveland)		 Whig March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843		 27th Elected in 1840.
Retired.
Joseph Morris
(Woodsfield)		 Democratic March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1847		 28th
29th		 Elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1844.
Retired.
William Kennon Jr.
(St. Clairsville)		 Democratic March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849		 30th Elected in 1846.
Lost re-election.
William F. Hunter
(Woodsfield)		 Whig March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1853		 31st
32nd		 Elected in 1848.
Re-elected in 1850.
Retired.
William R. Sapp
(Mount Vernon)		 Whig March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855		 33rd
34th		 Elected in 1852.
Re-elected in 1854.
Lost re-election.
Opposition March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857

Joseph Burns
(Coshocton)		 Democratic March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859		 35th Elected in 1856.
Lost re-election.
William Helmick
(New Philadelphia)		 Republican March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1861		 36th Elected in 1858.
Lost re-election.
Robert H. Nugen
(Newcomerstown)		 Democratic March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863		 37th Elected in 1860.
Retired.

James R. Morris
(Woodsfield)		 Democratic March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865		 38th Redistricted from the 17th district and re-elected in 1862.
Lost re-election.

Tobias A. Plants
(Pomeroy)		 Republican March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1869		 39th
40th		 Elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Retired.

Eliakim H. Moore
(Athens)		 Republican March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1871		 41st Elected in 1868.
Retired.

William P. Sprague
(McConnellsville)		 Republican March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1875		 42nd
43rd		 Elected in 1870.
Re-elected in 1872.
Retired.

Nelson H. Van Vorhes
(Athens)		 Republican March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879		 44th
45th		 Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Retired.

George W. Geddes
(Mansfield)		 Democratic March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881		 46th Elected in 1878.
Redistricted to the 14th district.

Rufus Dawes
(Marietta)		 Republican March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883		 47th Elected in 1880.
Lost re-election.

Adoniram J. Warner
(Marietta)		 Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885		 48th Elected in 1882.
Redistricted to the 17th district.

Beriah Wilkins
(Uhrichsville)		 Democratic March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887		 49th Redistricted from the 16th district and re-elected in 1884.
Redistricted to the 16th district.

Charles H. Grosvenor
(Athens)		 Republican March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891		 50th
51st		 Redistricted from the 14th district and re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Retired.

Michael D. Harter
(Mansfield)		 Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893		 52nd Elected in 1890.
Redistricted to the 14th district.

H. Clay Van Voorhis
(Zanesville)		 Republican March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1905		 53rd
54th
55th
56th
57th
58th		 Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Retired.

Beman G. Dawes
(Marietta)		 Republican March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1909		 59th
60th		 Elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Retired.

James Joyce
(Cambridge)		 Republican March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1911		 61st Elected in 1908.
Lost re-election.

George White
(Marietta)		 Democratic March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1915		 62nd
63rd		 Elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Lost re-election.

William C. Mooney
(Woodsfield)		 Republican March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1917		 64th Elected in 1914.
Lost re-election.

George White
(Marietta)		 Democratic March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1919		 65th Elected in 1916.
Lost re-election.

C. Ellis Moore
(Cambridge)		 Republican March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1933		 66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd		 Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Lost re-election.

Robert T. Secrest
(Caldwell)		 Democratic March 4, 1933 –
August 3, 1942		 73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th		 Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Resigned to enter the U.S. Navy.
Vacant August 3, 1942 –
January 3, 1943		 77th

Percy W. Griffiths
(Marietta)		 Republican January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1949		 78th
79th
80th		 Elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Lost re-election.

Robert T. Secrest
(Senecaville)		 Democratic January 3, 1949 –
September 26, 1954		 81st
82nd
83rd		 Elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Resigned to become a member of
the Federal Trade Commission.
Vacant September 26, 1954 –
January 3, 1955		 83rd

John E. Henderson
(Cambridge)		 Republican January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1961		 84th
85th
86th		 Elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Retired.

Tom V. Moorehead
(Zanesville)		 Republican January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1963		 87th Elected in 1960.
Lost re-election.

Robert T. Secrest
(Senecaville)		 Democratic January 3, 1963 –
December 30, 1966		 88th
89th		 Elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Resigned.
Vacant December 30, 1966 –
January 3, 1967		 89th

Chalmers P. Wylie
(Columbus)		 Republican January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1993		 90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd		 Elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired.

Deborah Pryce
(Columbus)		 Republican January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2009		 103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th		 Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Retired.

Mary Jo Kilroy
(Columbus)		 Democratic January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011		 111th Elected in 2008.
Lost re-election.

Steve Stivers
(Columbus)		 Republican January 3, 2011 –
May 16, 2021		 112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th		 Elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Resigned to become CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.
Vacant May 16, 2021 –
November 4, 2021		 117th

Mike Carey
(Columbus)		 Republican November 4, 2021 –
present		 117th
118th
119th		 Elected to finish Stivers's term.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.

Election results

The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.

Year Democratic Republican Other
2024 Adam Miller: 148,045 Mike Carey: 192,477
2022 Gary Josephson: 108,139 Mike Carey: 143,112
2021 (special) Allison Russo: 66,757 Mike Carey: 93,255
2020 Joel Newby: 140,183 Steve Stivers: 243,103
2018[7] Rick Neal: 116,112 Steve Stivers: 170,593 Johnathan Miller (L): 5,738
2016[8] Scott Wharton: 113,960 Steve Stivers: 222,847  
2014[9] Scott Wharton: 66,125 Steve Stivers: 128,496  
2012[10] Pat Lang: 128,188 Steve Stivers: 205,277  
2010 Mary Jo Kilroy: 86,815 Steve Stivers: 116,290 William Kammerer (L): 5,831
David Ryon (Constitution): 3,728
Bill Buckel (Write-In): 240  [11]
2008 Mary Jo Kilroy: 139,584 Steve Stivers: 137,272 Mark M. Noble (L): 14,061
Don Eckhart: 12,915
Travis Casper: 6  [12]
2006 Mary Jo Kilroy: 109,677[13] Deborah D. Pryce: 110,739[13]  
2004 Mark P. Brown: 117,324 Deborah D. Pryce: 189,024  
2002 Mark P. Brown: 54,286 Deborah D. Pryce: 108,193  
2000 William L. Buckel: 64,805 Deborah D. Pryce: 156,792 Scott T. Smith (L): 10,700
1998 Adam Clay Miller: 49,334 Deborah D. Pryce: 113,846 Kevin Nestor: 9,996
1996 Cliff Arnebeck Jr.: 64,665 Deborah D. Pryce: 156,776  
1994 William L. Buckel: 46,480 Deborah D. Pryce: 112,912  
1992 Richard Cordray: 94,907 Deborah D. Pryce: 110,390 Linda Reidelbach: 44,906
1990 Thomas V. Erney: 68,510 Chalmers P. Wylie: 99,251 William L. Buckel (WI): 158
1988 Mark S. Froehlich: 51,172 Chalmers P. Wylie: 154,694  
1986 David L. Jackson: 55,750 Chalmers P. Wylie: 97,745  
1984 Duane Jager: 58,870 Chalmers P. Wylie: 148,311  
1982 Greg Kostelac: 47,070 Chalmers P. Wylie: 104,678 Steve Kender (L): 6,139
1980 Terry Freeman: 48,708 Chalmers P. Wylie: 129,025  
1978 Henry W. Eckhart: 37,000 Chalmers P. Wylie: 91,023  
1976 Manley L. "Mike" McGee: 57,741 Chalmers P. Wylie: 109,630  
1974 Manley L. "Mike" McGee: 49,683 Chalmers P. Wylie: 79,376  
1972 Manley L. "Mike" McGee: 55,314 Chalmers P. Wylie: 115,779 Edward Price (AI): 4,820
1970 Manley L. "Mike" McGee: 34,018 Chalmers P. Wylie: 81,536  
1968 Russell H. Volkema: 35,861 Chalmers P. Wylie: 98,499  
1966 Robert L. Van Heyde: 38,805 Chalmers P. Wylie: 57,993  
1964 Robert T. Secrest: 62,438 Randall Metcalf: 31,803  
1962 Robert T. Secrest: 41,856 Tom Van Horn Moorehead: 38,095  
1960 Herbert U. Smith: 47,366 Tom Van Horn Moorehead: 49,742  
1958 Herbert U. Smith: 36,026 John E. Henderson: 48,316  
1956 Herbert U. Smith: 35,954 John E. Henderson: 55,126  
1954 Max L. Underwood: 32,795 John E. Henderson: 38,524  
1952 Robert T. Secrest: 62,913 Percy W. Griffiths: 34,966  
1950 Robert T. Secrest: 47,448 Holland M. Gary: 29,573  
1948 Robert T. Secrest: 45,575 Percy W. Griffiths: 35,294  
1946 Robert T. Secrest: 32,159 Percy W. Griffiths: 36,564  
1944 Olney R. Gillogly: 31,756 Percy W. Griffiths: 47,710  
1942 Charles W. Lynch: 23,213 Percy W. Griffiths: 35,137  
1940 Robert T. Secrest: 57,359 Clair A. Young: 40,233  
1938 Robert T. Secrest: 42,573 Percy W. Griffiths: 38,903  
1936 Robert T. Secrest: 53,263 Kenneth C. Ray: 42,053 Joe I. Clarke: 333
1934 Robert T. Secrest: 42,722 Kenneth C. Ray: 33,950  
1932 Robert T. Secrest: 50,313 C. Ellis Moore: 38,113 Joseph H. Ewing: 444
1930 H. R. McClintock: 33,968 C. Ellis Moore: 35,611  
1928 Frank H. Ward: 26,441 C. Ellis Moore: 50,941  
1926 E. B. Schneider: 23,703 C. Ellis Moore: 28,519  
1924 James R. Alexander: 30,608 C. Ellis Moore: 39,155  
1922 James R. Alexander: 30,120 C. Ellis Moore: 32,894 F. J. Ash: 1,003
1920 John S. Talbott: 30,326 C. Ellis Moore: 42,419  

Historical district boundaries

2003–2013
2013–2023

The character Deanna Monroe, from AMC's The Walking Dead was a former congresswoman from Ohio's 15th congressional district.

See also

  • Ohio's congressional districts
  • List of United States congressional districts
  • Gerrymandering

References

  1. ^ "My Congressional District".
  2. ^ "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)". Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  3. ^ Choi, Joseph (April 19, 2021). "GOP Rep. Steve Stivers plans to retire". The Hill. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "DRA 2020". davesredistricting.org. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  5. ^ "OH 2026 Congressional". Dave's Redistricting. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  6. ^ https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST39/CD118_OH15.pdf
  7. ^ "2018 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
  8. ^ "2016 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
  9. ^ "2014 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
  10. ^ "2012 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
  11. ^ "Election Statistics". Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on May 21, 2008. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  12. ^ Federal Elections 2008. Federal Elections Commission, Washington DC, July 2009
  13. ^ a b Julie Carr Smyth, "Recount confirms Republican won Ohio congressional district, The Beacon Journal, December 11, 2006.

Sources

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