Ohio's 11th congressional district

Ohio's 11th congressional district (also known as "Ohio 11") encompasses portions of Cuyahoga County in the Northeast part of the state—including all of Cleveland. It has been represented by Democrat Shontel Brown since 2021.

Ohio has had at least 11 congressional districts since the 1820 census. The district's current general location dates from the 1990 census, when most of the old 21st District was combined with portions of the old 20th District to form the new 11th District centered around Cleveland. Parts of Akron were added to the district when the congressional map was redrawn after the 2010 census, when Ohio lost two seats in the House of Representatives. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D+28; it is the most Democratic district in Ohio.

It was one of several districts challenged in a 2018 lawsuit seeking to overturn Ohio's congressional map on the basis of unconstitutional gerrymandering.Todd Ruger, "Voters Challenge Ohio Congressional Map as Partisan Gerrymander" , Roll Call, May 23, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018. The lawsuit described the 11th District at the time as "a detached shoulder blade with a robotic arm" extending southward from Cleveland to grab its share of Akron.Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute et al., v. John Kasich, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO, filed 05/23/2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018. The current district, redistricted again following the 2020 Census and a variety of related constitutional and legislative initiatives and proposals, is a more compact district entirely in Cuyahoga County, including all of Cleveland. Any portion of the county that is not in the 11th is in the .

Following Marcia L. Fudge's resignation on March 10, 2021, a special election was held, with a primary on August 3 and the general election on November 2, as mandated by Ohio law. Shontel Brown won the election, and was sworn in on November 4.

History The modern-era 11th district came to be as a result of redistricting following the 1990 census, and taking effect for the 1992 election. From then until 2023, it covered eastern Cleveland, including most of that city's majority-black precincts. From 2013 to 2023, it covered portions of Akron.

Following the retirement of Louis Stokes—who was redistricted from the now defunct 21st district to the redrawn 11th, and served three terms there—Stephanie Tubbs Jones served from 1999 through August 20, 2008, when she died in office. Ohio Governor Ted Strickland ordered a special election on November 18, 2008, to fill the remaining month of Jones's term. In addition, the seat was up for election during the November 4, 2008 general election, with the winner of that election to serve a full term beginning on January 3, 2009. Marcia Fudge—the mayor of Warrensville Heights (a Cleveland suburb)—won both the general and special elections and was sworn in on November 19, 2008.

Fudge served eight terms (the last month of Jones's fifth term, followed by six full terms, then three months of another) when she resigned on March 10, 2021, to join President Joe Biden's cabinet as HUD Secretary. In 2021 a special election was held to fill the vacancy, which Cuyahoga County Council member and Cuyahoga County Democratic Party chair Shontel Brown won.

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:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST39/CD118_OH11.pdf

Cuyahoga County (32)

Beachwood, Bedford, Bedford Heights, Bratenahl, Chagrin Falls (part; also 7th), Chagrin Falls Township, Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga Heights, East Cleveland, Euclid, Garfield Heights, Gates Mills, Highland Heights, Highland Hills, Hunting Valley, Lakewood, Lyndhurst, Maple Heights, Mayfield, Mayfield Heights, Moreland Hills, Newburgh Heights, North Randall, Orange, Pepper Pike, Richmond Heights, Shaker Heights, South Euclid, University Heights, Warrensville Heights, Woodmere

Recent election results from statewide races Year Office Results2008 PresidentObama 80% - 19%2012 PresidentObama 82% - 18%2016 PresidentClinton 79% - 18% SenateStrickland 70% - 25%2018 SenateBrown 83% - 17% GovernorCordray 78% - 20% Secretary of StateClyde 79% - 19% TreasurerRichardson Jr. 79% - 21% AuditorSpace 78% - 18% Attorney GeneralDettelbach 81% - 19%2020 PresidentBiden 78% - 21%2022 SenateRyan 80% - 20% GovernorWhaley 70% - 30% Secretary of StateClark 74% - 25% TreasurerSchertzer 75% - 25% AuditorSappington 75% - 25% Attorney GeneralCrossman 73% - 27%2024 PresidentHarris 77% - 22% SenateBrown 78% - 19%

List of members representing the district Member Party Years Congress Electoral history Counties represented District established March 4, 1823 John C. Wright Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –March 3, 1825 Elected in 1822.Reelected in 1824.Reelected in 1826.Lost reelection. Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –March 3, 1829 John M. Goodenow Jacksonian March 4, 1829 –April 9, 1830 Elected in 1828.Resigned to become Judge the Supreme Court of Ohio. Vacant April 9, 1830 –December 6, 1830 Humphrey H. Leavitt Jacksonian December 6, 1830 –March 3, 1833 Elected to finish Goodenow's term.Reelected in 1830.Redistricted to the . James M. Bell Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –March 3, 1835 Elected in 1832. William Kennon Sr. Jacksonian March 4, 1835 –March 3, 1837 Elected in 1834. James Alexander Jr. Whig March 4, 1837 –March 3, 1839 Elected in 1836.Isaac Parrish Democratic March 4, 1839 –March 3, 1841 Elected in 1838. Benjamin S. Cowen Whig March 4, 1841 –March 3, 1843 Elected in 1840. Jacob Brinkerhoff Democratic March 4, 1843 –March 3, 1847 Elected in 1843.Reelected in 1844. John K. Miller Democratic March 4, 1847 –March 3, 1851 Elected in 1846.Reelected in 1848. George H. Busby Democratic March 4, 1851 –March 3, 1853 Elected in 1850. Thomas Ritchey Democratic March 4, 1853 –March 3, 1855 Elected in 1852. Valentine B. Horton Opposition March 4, 1855 –March 3, 1857 Elected in 1854.Reelected in 1856. Republican March 4, 1857 –March 3, 1859 Charles D. Martin Democratic March 4, 1859 –March 3, 1861 Elected in 1858. Valentine B. Horton Republican March 4, 1861 –March 3, 1863 Elected in 1860. Wells A. Hutchins Democratic March 4, 1863 –March 3, 1865 Elected in 1862. Hezekiah S. Bundy Republican March 4, 1865 –March 3, 1867 Elected in 1864. John Thomas Wilson Republican March 4, 1867 –March 3, 1873 Elected in 1866.Reelected in 1868.Reelected in 1870. Hezekiah S. Bundy Republican March 4, 1873 –March 3, 1875 Elected in 1872. John L. Vance Democratic March 4, 1875 –March 3, 1877 Elected in 1874. Henry S. Neal Republican March 4, 1877 –March 3, 1879 Elected in 1876.Redistricted to the . Henry L. Dickey Democratic March 4, 1879 –March 3, 1881 Redistricted from the and reelected in 1878. Henry S. Neal Republican March 4, 1881 –March 3, 1883 Redistricted from the and reelected in 1880. John W. McCormick Republican March 4, 1883 –March 3, 1885 Elected in 1882. William W. Ellsberry Democratic March 4, 1885 –March 3, 1887 Elected in 1884. Albert C. Thompson Republican March 4, 1887 –March 3, 1891 Redistricted from the and reelected in 1886.Reelected in 1888. John M. Pattison Democratic March 4, 1891 –March 3, 1893 Elected in 1890.Lost reelection. Charles H. Grosvenor Republican March 4, 1893 –March 3, 1907 Elected in 1892.Reelected in 1894.Reelected in 1896.Reelected in 1898.Reelected in 1900.Reelected in 1902.Reelected in 1904. Albert Douglas Republican March 4, 1907 –March 3, 1911 Elected in 1906.Reelected in 1908. Horatio C. Claypool Democratic March 4, 1911 –March 3, 1915 Elected in 1910Reelected in 1912. Edwin D. Ricketts Republican March 4, 1915 –March 3, 1917 Elected in 1914. Horatio C. Claypool Democratic March 4, 1917 –March 3, 1919 Elected in 1916. Edwin D. Ricketts Republican March 4, 1919 –March 3, 1923 Elected in 1918.Reelected in 1920. Mell G. Underwood Democratic March 4, 1923 –April 10, 1936 Elected in 1922.Reelected in 1924.Reelected in 1926.Reelected in 1928.Reelected in 1930.Reelected in 1932.Reelected in 1934.Resigned to become Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Vacant April 10, 1936 –November 3, 1936 Peter F. Hammond Democratic November 3, 1936 –January 3, 1937 Elected to finish Underwood's term.Retired. Harold K. Claypool Democratic January 3, 1937 –January 3, 1943 Elected in 1936.Reelected in 1938.Reelected in 1940.Lost reelection. Walter E. Brehm Republican January 3, 1943 –January 3, 1953 Elected in 1942.Reelected in 1944.Reelected in 1946.Reelected in 1948.Reelected in 1950.Retired. Oliver P. Bolton Republican January 3, 1953 –January 3, 1957 Elected in 1952.Reelected in 1954.Retired. David S. Dennison Republican January 3, 1957 –January 3, 1959 Elected in 1956.Lost reelection. Robert E. Cook Democratic January 3, 1959 –January 3, 1963 Elected in 1958.Reelected in 1960.Lost reelection. Oliver P. Bolton Republican January 3, 1963 –January 3, 1965 Elected in 1962.Redistricted to the and lost reelection. J. William Stanton Republican January 3, 1965 –January 3, 1983 Elected in 1964.Reelected in 1966.Reelected in 1968.Reelected in 1970.Reelected in 1972.Reelected in 1974.Reelected in 1976.Reelected in 1978.Reelected in 1980.Retired. Dennis E. Eckart Democratic January 3, 1983 –January 3, 1993 Redistricted from the and reelected in 1982.Reelected in 1984.Reelected in 1986.Reelected in 1988.Reelected in 1990.Redistricted to the 19th district and retired. Louis Stokes Democratic January 3, 1993 –January 3, 1999 Redistricted from the and reelected in 1992.Reelected in 1994.Reelected in 1996.Retired. Stephanie Tubbs Jones Democratic January 3, 1999 –August 20, 2008Elected in 1998.Reelected in 2000.Reelected in 2002.Reelected in 2004.Reelected in 2006.Ran for re-election, but died. 2003–2013 Vacant August 20, 2008 –November 18, 2008 Marcia Fudge Democratic November 18, 2008 –March 10, 2021Elected to finish Jones's term. Elected to full term in 2008.Reelected in 2010.Reelected in 2012.Reelected in 2014.Reelected in 2016.Reelected in 2018.Reelected in 2020. Resigned to become HUD Secretary.2013–2023 Vacant March 10, 2021 –November 4, 2021 Shontel Brown Democratic November 4, 2021 –presentElected to finish Fudge's term.Re-elected in 2022.Re-elected in 2024. 2023–2027

Election results This is an incomplete list of historic election results.