99chambers

U.S. House seat · former district

Ohio's 16th District

23 elections since 1976: Democrats won 1, Republicans 22.

2020 election

Nov 3, 2020
  1. Anthony Gonzalez (R) · won63.2%
  2. Aaron Paul Godfrey (D)36.8%

Full results →

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

Every election for this seat

23 races since 1976; the seat changed party 2 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 2012
2020Anthony Gonzalez (R)Aaron Paul Godfrey (D)26.4
2018Anthony Gonzalez (R)Susan Moran Palmer (D)13.5
2016James B. Renacci (R)Keith Mundy (D)30.7
2014James B. Renacci (R)Pete Crossland (D)27.5
2012James B. Renacci (R)Betty Sutton (D)4.1
Lines first used in 2002
2010James B. Renacci (R)FlipJohn Boccieri (D)10.8
2008John Boccieri (D)FlipKirk Schuring (R)10.7
2006Ralph Regula (R)Thomas Shaw (D)16.7
2004Ralph Regula (R)Jeff Seemann (D)33.1
2002Ralph Regula (R)Jim Rice (D)37.7
Lines first used in 1992
2000Ralph Regula (R)William Smith (D)42.5
1998Ralph Regula (R)Peter D. Ferguson (D)28.0
1996Ralph Regula (R)Thomas E. Burkhart (D)40.7
1994Ralph Regula (R)J. Michael Finn (D)50.0
1992Ralph Regula (R)Warner D. Mendenhall (D)27.4
Lines first used in 1982
1990Ralph Regula (R)Warner D. Mendenhall (D)17.8
1988Ralph Regula (R)Melvin J. Gravely (D)57.1
1986Ralph Regula (R)William J. Kennick (D)52.7
1984Ralph Regula (R)James Gwin (D)44.8
1982Ralph Regula (R)Jeffrey R. Orenstein (D)31.6
Lines first used in 1972
1980Ralph Regula (R)Larry V. Slagle (D)58.5
1978Ralph Regula (R)Owen S. Hand Jr. (D)56.0
1976Ralph Regula (R)John G. Freedom (D)34.9

Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)