Election Results, U.S. Representative from Ohio, 16th District

Voters in Ohio, as in other U.S. states elect a certain number of representatives to the United States House of Representatives. The following chart shows the results of the elections for the 16th congressional district of Ohio. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.

See also: U.S. House election, 2004

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
2004	Jeff Seemann: 99,210	Ralph S. Regula: 197,990
2002	Jim Rice: 58,644	Ralph S. Regula: 129,734
2000	William Smith: 62,709	Ralph S. Regula: 162,294	Richard L. Shetler (L): 6,166 Brad Graef (N): 3,231
1998	Peter D. Ferguson: 66,047	Ralph S. Regula: 117,426
1996	Thomas E. Burkhart: 64,902	Ralph S. Regula: 159,314	Brad Graef (N): 7,611
1994	J. Michael Finn: 45,781	Ralph S. Regula: 137,322
1992	Warner D. Mendenhall: 90,224	Ralph S. Regula: 158,489
1990	Warner D. Mendenhall: 70,516	Ralph S. Regula: 101,097
1988	Melvin J. Gravely: 43,356	Ralph S. Regula: 158,824
1986	William J. Kennick: 36,639	Ralph S. Regula: 118,206
1984	James Gwin: 58,048	Ralph S. Regula: 152,399
1982	Jeffrey R. Orenstein: 57,386	Ralph S. Regula: 110,485
1980	Larry V. Slagle: 39,219	Ralph S. Regula: 149,960
1978	Owen S. Hand Jr.: 29,640	Ralph S. Regula: 105,152
1976	John G. Freedom: 55,671	Ralph S. Regula: 116,374	Harold B. Festerly (A): 1,969 Mark F. Vanvoorhis (W): 77
1974	John G. Freedom: 48,754	Ralph S. Regula: 92,986
1972	Virgil L. Musser: 75,929	Ralph S. Regula: 102,013
1970	Virgil L. Musser: 63,187	Frank T. Bow: 81,208
1968	Virgil L. Musser: 68,916	Frank T. Bow: 101,495
1966	Robert D. Freeman: 55,775	Frank T. Bow: 87,597
1964	Robert D. Freeman: 93,255	Frank T. Bow: 101,808
1962	Ed Witmer: 64,213	Frank T. Bow: 96,512
1960	John G. Freedom: 78,257	Frank T. Bow: 130,542
1958	John G. Freedom: 74,660	Frank T. Bow: 100,678
1956	John McSweeney: 82,206	Frank T. Bow: 101,324
1954	Thomas H. Nichols: 56,787	Frank T. Bow: 79,371
1952	John McSweeney: 82,522	Frank T. Bow: 98,447
1950	John McSweeney: 75,255	Frank T. Bow: 77,306
1948	John McSweeney: 79,859	Henderson H. Carson: 71,871
1946	William R. Thom: 51,934	Henderson H. Carson: 65,639
1944	William R. Thom: 85,755	Henderson H. Carson: 75,921	Harry T. Whiteleather: 1,149
1942	William R. Thom: 45,531	Henderson H. Carson: 50,657
1940	William R. Thom: 92,469	James Seccombe: 71,629
1938	William R. Thom: 60,382	James Seccombe: 62,176
1936	William R. Thom: 89,911	H. Ross Ake: 54,979	A. M. Hickey: 4,552 Jacob S. Coxey Sr. (U): 2,384
1934	William R. Thom: 59,354	Charles B. McClintock: 45,390
1932	William R. Thom: 67,670	Charles B. McClintock: 63,609
1930	William R. Thom: 47,237	Charles B. McClintock: 51,113
1928	John McSweeney: 55,778	Charles B. McClintock: 73,966	Jacob S. Coxey Sr.: 1,428 Carl Guillod (W): 92
1926	John McSweeney: 40,283	Charles B. McClintock: 27,116
1924	John McSweeney: 51,491	Thomas C. Hunsicker: 45,559	Jacob S. Coxey Sr.: 2,901
1922	John McSweeney: 43,590	Joseph H. Himes: 39,881
1920	John McSweeney: 42,799	Joseph H. Himes: 56,584