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The following chart shows historic election results. 'Bold type' indicates victor. ''Italic type'' indicates incumbent.
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other |
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| 2006 | John Cranley: 90,963 | '''Steve Chabot''': 101,838 | |
| 2004 | Greg Harris: 116,320 | '''Steve Chabot''': 167,991 | |
| 2002 | Greg Harris: 60,168 | '''Steve Chabot''': 110,760 | |
| 2000 | John Cranley: 98,328 | '''Steve Chabot''': 116,768 | David A. Groshoff (L): 3,399 Richard L. Stevenson (N): 1,933 |
| 1998 | Roxanne Qualls: 82,003 | '''Steve Chabot''': 92,421 | |
| 1996 | Mark P. Longabaugh: 94,719 | '''Steve Chabot''': 118,324 | John G. Halley (N): 5,381 |
| 1994 | ''David S. Mann'': 72,822 | 'Steve Chabot': 92,997 | |
| 1992 | 'David S. Mann': 120,190 | Stephen Grote: 101,498 | James A. Berms: 12,734 |
| 1990 | 'Charles J. Luken': 83,932 | J. Kenneth Blackwell: 80,362 | |
| 1988 | '''Thomas A. Luken''': 117,628 | Steve Chabot: 90,738 | |
| 1986 | '''Thomas A. Luken''': 90,477 | Fred E. Morr: 56,100 | |
| 1984 | '''Thomas A. Luken''': 121,577 | Norman A. Murdock: 88,859 | Other: 10,222 |
| 1982 | '''Thomas A. Luken''' ★ : 99,143 | John E. Held: 52,658 | James A. Berns (L): 4,386 |
| 1980 | Donald J. Zwick: 38,529 | '''Willis D. Gradison Jr.''' ★ : 124,080 | Scott A. Breen: 3,571 |
| 1978 | Timothy M. Burke: 38,669 | '''Willis D. Gradison Jr.''': 73,593 | Joseph E. May: 1,907 |
| 1976 | William F. Bowen: 56,995 | '''Willis D. Gradison Jr.''': 109,789 | Christopher L. Martinson: 2,732 |
| 1974 | ''Thomas A. Luken'' ★ : 67,685 | 'Willis D. Gradison Jr.': 70,284 | |
| 1972 | Carl F. Heiser: 50,575 | '''William J. Keating''': 119,469 | |
| 1970 | Bailey W. Turner: 39,820 | 'William J. Keating': 89,169 | |
| 1968 | Carl F. Heiser: 49,830 | '''Robert Taft Jr.''': 102,219 | |
| 1966 | ''John J. Gilligan'': 62,580 | 'Robert Taft Jr.': 70,366 | |
| 1964 | 'John J. Gilligan': 74,525 | ''Carl W. Rich'': 69,114 | |
| 1962 | Monica Nolan: 44,264 | 'Carl W. Rich': 74,320 | |
| 1960 | W. Ted Osborne: 62,043 | '''Gordon H. Scherer''': 88,899 | |
| 1958 | W. Ted Osborne: 54,119 | '''Gordon H. Scherer''': 70,686 | |
| 1956 | Leonard D. Slutz: 49,701 | '''Gordon H. Scherer''': 91,181 | |
| 1954 | Mrs. Warwick B. Hobart: 39,421 | '''Gordon H. Scherer''': 71,042 | |
| 1952 | Walter A. Kelly: 60,015 | 'Gordon H. Scherer': 96,385 | |
| 1950 | Rollin H. Everett: 53,760 | '''Charles H. Elston''': 77,507 | |
| 1948 | Morse Johnson: 69,240 | '''Charles H. Elston''': 73,952 | |
| 1946 | G. Andrews Espy: 40,594 | '''Charles H. Elston''': 72,909 | |
| 1944 | Frank J. Richter: 62,617 | '''Charles H. Elston''': 82,373 | |
| 1942 | William H. Hessler: 33,884 | '''Charles H. Elston''': 54,120 | |
| 1940 | Joseph A. Dixon: 61,382 | '''Charles H. Elston''': 84,622 | |
| 1938 | ''Joseph A. Dixon'': 45,536 | 'Charles H. Elston': 63,285 | |
| 1936 | 'Joseph A. Dixon': 71,935 | ''John B. Hollister'': 66,082 | |
| 1934 | Edwin G. Becker: 42,723 | '''John B. Hollister''': 53,985 | |
| 1932 | Edward H. Brink: 55,416 | '''John B. Hollister''' ★ : 66,018 | |
| 1930 | John W. Pattison: 46,974 | '''Nicholas Longworth''': 50,481 | |
| 1928 | Arthur Espy: 49,880 | '''Nicholas Longworth''': 80,812 | |
| 1926 | John C. Rogers: 26,511 | '''Nicholas Longworth''': 45,317 | Edward D. Colley: 268 |
| 1924 | Thomas B. Paxton: 36,065 | '''Nicholas Longworth''': 58,125 | |
| 1922 | Sidney G. Stricker: 30,945 | '''Nicholas Longworth''': 45,253 | Edward L. Hutchins (FL): 3,094 |
| 1920 | John H. Allen: 40,195 | '''Nicholas Longworth''': 57,328 | Edward L. Hutchins (FL): 926 Eli G. Frankenstein: 1,134 |
to the first district and Gradison from the first district to the second district.
★ After Keating's resignation in 1974, Luken was elected in a special election to fill out the remainder of his term.
★ After Longworth's death in office in 1931, Hollister was elected in a special election in 1931 to fill out Longworth's term.