Voters in Ohio, as in other U.S. states elect a certain number of representatives to the United States House of Representatives. The following chart shows the results of the elections for the 23rd congressional district of Ohio. The 23rd district was created after the elimination of the at-large seat after the 1950 election. The 23rd district was eliminated in the redistricting following the 1980 census. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other
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| 1980 | Ronald M. Mottl*: 144,371 | |
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| 1978 | Ronald M. Mottl: 99,975 | Homer S. Taft: 33,732 |
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| 1976 | Ronald M. Mottl: 130,576 | Michael T. Scanlon: 47,804 |
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| 1974 | Ronald M. Mottl: 53,338 | George E. Masties: 46,810 | Arthur L. Cain: 2,005
Bohdan A. Futey: 2,655
Hugh J. Gallagher: 3,461
Dennis J. Kucinich: 45,186
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| 1972 | Dennis J. Kucinich: 94,366 | William E. Minshall Jr.: 98,594 | Frederick D. Lyon (AI): 2,976
John O'Neill (SL): 3,615
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| 1970 | Ronald M. Mottl: 73,765 | William E. Minshall Jr.: 111,218 |
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| 1968 | James V. Stanton: 98,825 | William E. Minshall Jr.: 106,852 |
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| 1966 | Sheldon D. Clark: 37,489 | William E. Minshall Jr.: 102,513 |
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| 1964 | Norbert G. Dennerll Jr.: 64,162 | William E. Minshall Jr.: 131,554 |
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| 1962 | Emil C. Weber: 42,907 | William E. Minshall Jr.: 107,510 |
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| 1960 | Daniel Winston: 59,893 | William E. Minshall Jr.: 123,364 |
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| 1958 | Daniel Winston: ??95,267?? | William E. Minshall Jr.: 47,953 |
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| 1956 | George A. Hurley: 46,247 | William E. Minshall Jr.: 102,707 |
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| 1954 | Bernice S. Pyke: 33,639 | William E. Minshall: 69,994 |
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| 1952 | Michael P. O'Brien: 47,090 | George H. Bender*: 85,752 |
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- Redistricting following the 1980 census eliminated the 23rd district. In 1982, Mottl was defeated in the Democratic primary for nomination to his new district.
- Bender was the incumbent for the at-large seat, which was eliminated after the 1950 election.
