| Year !! Democratic !! Republican !! Other |
| 1980 | 'Ronald M. Mottl'*: 144,371 | | |
| 1978 | 'Ronald M. Mottl': 99,975 | Homer S. Taft: 33,732 | |
| 1976 | 'Ronald M. Mottl': 130,576 | Michael T. Scanlon: 47,804 | |
| 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 |
| 1972 | Dennis J. Kucinich: 94,366 | 'William E. Minshall Jr.': 98,594 | Frederick D. Lyon (AI): 2,976 John O'Neill (SL): 3,615 |
| 1970 | Ronald M. Mottl: 73,765 | 'William E. Minshall Jr.': 111,218 | |
| 1968 | James V. Stanton: 98,825 | 'William E. Minshall Jr.': 106,852 | |
| 1966 | Sheldon D. Clark: 37,489 | 'William E. Minshall Jr.': 102,513 | |
| 1964 | Norbert G. Dennerll Jr.: 64,162 | 'William E. Minshall Jr.': 131,554 | |
| 1962 | Emil C. Weber: 42,907 | 'William E. Minshall Jr.': 107,510 | |
| 1960 | Daniel Winston: 59,893 | 'William E. Minshall Jr.': 123,364 | |
| 1958 | Daniel Winston: ??95,267?? | 'William E. Minshall Jr.': 47,953 | |
| 1956 | George A. Hurley: 46,247 | 'William E. Minshall Jr.': 102,707 | |
| 1954 | Bernice S. Pyke: 33,639 | William E. Minshall: 69,994 | |
| 1952 | Michael P. O'Brien: 47,090 | 'George H. Bender'*: 85,752 | |