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Former member of Congress · last served 101st Congress

Official portrait of Rep. Donald E. Lukens

Donald E. Lukens

REPUBLICAN U.S. Representative · OhioHouse 1967–1991 (OH-8)

Donald Lukens was a Republican U.S. representative from Ohio, first elected to Congress in 1967.

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0Bills & resolutions sponsoredin PORKER’s records (excludes amendments)
0Passed a chamberof 0 bills & resolutions sponsored
0Became lawin PORKER’s records
—Broke with partyNo roll calls in PORKER’s records (they start in 2011)
—Missed votesNo roll calls in PORKER’s records (they start in 2011)
—Pork: own shareFY2024 earmarks: not in office

How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.

Recent votes

No recorded roll-call votes in PORKER’s records. Roll-call records start in 2011.

Recent bills

No sponsored bills in PORKER’s records.

Elections Rep. Lukens has won

Rep. Lukens has won 2 U.S. House elections (1986–1988). Of the contested races, margins ran from 36.1 to 51.7 points.

010204060Margin of victory, points (axis starts at 0)1986, OH-8: won by 36.1 points1986OH-81988, OH-8: won by 51.7 points1988
Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed
Elections won2 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed
Closest win: 36.1 points1986, OH-8
Won an open seat or took one from the other party1 of 2 elections (open seat or changed party)
Seat history, Ohio’s 8th districtWinners, most recent three: Donald Lukens (R) 1986–1988 → John A. Boehner (R) 1990–2014 → Warren Davidson (R) 2016–2024. Elections shown, not terms; special elections not included.

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Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.

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Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.