Ohio's 24th congressional district
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The 24th congressional district of Ohio was created for the 1966 election (after the banning of at-large seats
by the Voting Rights Act of 1965). It was eliminated in the redistricting following the 1970 census
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At-Large
At-large is a designation for representative members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of the body , rather than a subset of that membership...
by the Voting Rights Act of 1965). It was eliminated in the redistricting following the 1970 census
United States Census, 1970
The Nineteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 203,392,031, an increase of 13.4 percent over the 179,323,175 persons enumerated during the 1960 Census.-Data availability:...
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List of representatives
| Representative | Party | Congress(es) | Year(s) | Notes |
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| District created January 3, 1967 | ||||
| Buz Lukens Buz Lukens Donald Edgar "Buz" Lukens was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. His political career ended in scandal.-Early years:... |
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90th 90th United States Congress The Ninetieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1969, during the last two years of... –91st 91st United States Congress The Ninety-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1969 to January 3, 1971, during the first two years... |
January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971 |
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| Walter E. Powell Walter E. Powell Walter Eugene Powell was an American politician of the Republican party who served as a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1971 to 1975. Powell began his career as the city clerk of Fairfield, Ohio in 1956, and became a member of Fairfield City Council in 1958. In 1960, Powell successfully ran... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
92nd 92nd United States Congress The Ninety-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives... |
January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 |
Redistricted to the 8th district Ohio's 8th congressional district Ohio's 8th congressional district sits on the west side of Ohio, bordering Indiana. The cities of Hamilton, Fairfield, Middletown, Huber Heights, Eaton, Greenville, Piqua, Troy, and parts of Dayton, Riverside, and Wright Patterson Air Force Base are part of the district... |
| District inactive | 93rd 93rd United States Congress The Ninety-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1973 to January 3, 1975, during the end of Richard... –present |
January 3, 1973 – Present |
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Election results
The following chart shows historic election results. Bold name indicates victor. Italic name indicates incumbent.| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other |
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| 1966 | James H. Pelley: 43,418 | Donald E. "Buz" Lukens Buz Lukens Donald Edgar "Buz" Lukens was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. His political career ended in scandal.-Early years:... : 61,194 |
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| 1968 | Lloyd D. Miller: 44,400 | Donald E. "Buz" Lukens Buz Lukens Donald Edgar "Buz" Lukens was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. His political career ended in scandal.-Early years:... : 105,350 |
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| 1970 | James D. Ruppert: 55,455 | Walter E. Powell Walter E. Powell Walter Eugene Powell was an American politician of the Republican party who served as a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1971 to 1975. Powell began his career as the city clerk of Fairfield, Ohio in 1956, and became a member of Fairfield City Council in 1958. In 1960, Powell successfully ran... *: 63,344 |
Joseph F. Payton (AI): 4,179 |