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Ohio is divided into 16 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. After the 2010 Census, Ohio lost two House seats due to slow population growth compared to the national average,[2] and a new map was signed into law on September 26, 2011. This map was ruled unconstitutional as partisan gerrymandering, and state Republicans were told to redraw the map before June 14, 2019.[3] However, on October 7, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the challenge to the map, allowing it to stay in effect for the 2020 election.[4]
Starting in the 2022 midterms, per the 2020 United States census, Ohio will lose a congressional seat.[5] On November 17, 2021, after lengthy discussions, a new map was passed by the Ohio House of Representatives 55-36, along party lines, with no Democrat voting in favor of the map.[6] The map was sent to Governor of Ohio, Mike DeWine, where he accepted it 3 days later on November 20th.[7]
The map has been controversial, as Democrats accuse the map of being purposefully designed to benefit Republicans.[6][7] By December 7, 2021, six lawsuits had been filed against the new 15-seat congressional map, citing it as "racially discriminatory". The proposed map favors Republican to Democratic districts by a 12-3 margin.[8]
On March 16, 2022, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected the new proposed state legislative district map for the third time.[10] The decision will most likely force Ohio to postpone its primary elections, scheduled to take place on May 3, until new maps of both state legislative seats and districts for the United States House of Representatives pass constitutional muster.[11]
Current (until 2023 inauguration) districts and representatives
List of members of the Ohio United States House delegation, their terms, their district boundaries, and the districts' political rating according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of 16 members, with 12 Republicans and 4 Democrats.
