Ohio's 2nd congressional district | |
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |
Representative | |
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Population (2023) | 787,945 [2] |
Median household income | $64,339 [3] |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+25 [4] |
Ohio's 2nd congressional district is a district in southern Ohio. It is currently represented by Republican David Taylor.
The district includes all of Adams, Brown, Pike, Clermont, Highland, Clinton, Ross, Pickaway, Hocking, Vinton, Jackson, Gallia, Meigs, Lawrence, and Scioto counties, as well as parts of Fayette county. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+25, it is the most Republican district in Ohio. [4]
The following chart shows historic election results.
Year | Democratic | Republican | Other |
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1920 | Thomas H. Morrow: 41,781 | ![]() | John Partridge: 1,291 |
1922 | John R. Quane: 30,051 | ![]() | Charles A. Herbst (FL): 4,001 |
1924 | Robert J. O'Donnell: 34,118 | ![]() | |
1926 | Robert J. O'Donnell: 26,322 | ![]() | |
1928 | James H. Cleveland: 54,332 | ![]() | |
1930 | Charles W. Sawyer: 45,761 | ![]() | |
1932 | Edward F. Alexander: 57,258 | ![]() | |
1934 | Charles E. Miller: 41,701 | ![]() | |
1936 | ![]() | William E. Hess (Incumbent): 62,546 | |
1938 | Herbert S. Bigelow (Incumbent): 42,773 | ![]() | |
1940 | James E. O'Connell: 60,410 | ![]() | |
1942 | Nicholas Bauer: 29,823 | ![]() | |
1944 | J. Harry Moore: 61,473 | ![]() | |
1946 | Francis G. Davis: 39,112 | ![]() | |
1948 | ![]() | William E. Hess (Incumbent): 66,968 | |
1950 | Earl T. Wagner (Incumbent): 62,542 | ![]() | |
1952 | Earl T. Wagner: 69,341 | ![]() | |
1954 | Earl T. Wagner: 49,690 | ![]() | |
1956 | James T. Dewan: 57,554 | ![]() | |
1958 | James O. Bradley: 71,674 | ![]() | |
1960 | H. A. Sand: 87,531 | ![]() | |
1962 | H. A. Sand: 62,733 | ![]() | |
1964 | H. A. Sand: 79,824 | ![]() | |
1966 | Thomas E. Anderson: 42,367 | ![]() | |
1968 | Don Driehaus: 52,327 | ![]() | |
1970 | Gerald N. "Jerry" Springer: 60,860 | ![]() | |
1972 | Penny Manes: 65,237 | ![]() | |
1974 | Edward W. Wolterman: 67,685 | ![]() | |
1976 | ![]() | Donald D. Clancy (Incumbent): 83,459 | |
1978 | ![]() | Stanley J. Aronoff: 58,716 | |
1980 | ![]() | Thearon "Tom" Atkins: 72,693 | |
1982 | William J. Luttmer: 53,169 | ![]() | Joseph I. Lombardo: 1,827 Charles K. Shrout Jr. (L): 2,948 |
1984 | Thomas J. Porter: 68,597 | ![]() | |
1986 | William F. Stineman: 43,448 | ![]() | |
1988 | Chuck R. Stidham: 58,637 | ![]() | |
1990 | Tyrone K. Yates: 57,345 | ![]() | |
1992 | Thomas R. Chandler: 75,924 | ![]() | |
1993 (Special) [b] | Lee Hornberger: 22,652 | ![]() | |
1994 | Les Mann: 43,730 | ![]() | |
1996 | Thomas R. Chandler: 58,715 | ![]() | Kathleen M. McKnight (N): 13,905 |
1998 | Charles W. Sanders: 49,293 | ![]() | |
2000 | Charles W. Sanders: 64,091 | ![]() | Robert E. Bidwell (L): 9,266 |
2002 | Charles W. Sanders: 48,785 | ![]() | |
2004 | Charles W. Sanders: 87,156 | ![]() | |
2005 (Special) [c] | Paul Hackett: 55,151 | ![]() | |
2006 | Victoria Wulsin: 117,595 | ![]() | |
2008 | Victoria Wulsin: 124,076 | ![]() | David Krikorian: 58,650; James Condit: 30 |
2010 | Surya Yalamanchili: 80,139 | ![]() | Marc Johnson (Libertarian) 15,867 |
2012 [5] | William Smith: 137,082 | ![]() | |
2014 [6] | Marek Tyszkiewicz: 68,453 | ![]() | |
2016 [7] | William Smith: 111,694 | ![]() | Janet Everhard (write-in Dem): 7,392 |
2018 | Jill Schiller: 119,333 | ![]() | Jim Condit Jr.: 3,608; David Baker: 8 |
2020 | Jaime Castle: 146,781 | ![]() | |
2022 [8] | Samantha Meadows: 64,329 | ![]() | |
2024 [9] | Samantha Meadows: 94,751 (per Ohio Secretary of State) | ![]() | Alexander David Schrank: 4 |
The district has not elected a Democrat since Tom Luken won a 1974 special election.
On August 2, 2005, elections were held to choose a United States representative to replace Rob Portman, who resigned his seat on April 29, 2005, to become United States Trade Representative. Republican Jean Schmidt candidate defeated Democrat Paul Hackett in a surprisingly close election.
Schmidt defeated Democrat Victoria Wells Wulsin, a doctor from Indian Hill, in the November general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jean Schmidt* | 139,027 | 58.45 | |
Democratic | Surya Yalamanchili | 82,431 | 34.66 | |
Libertarian | Marc Johnston | 16,259 | 6.84 | |
Total votes | 237,717 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brad Wenstrup | 194,296 | 58.6 | |
Democratic | William Smith | 137,077 | 41.4 | |
Total votes | 331,373 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brad Wenstrup (incumbent) | 132,658 | 66.0 | |
Democratic | Marek Tyszkiewicz | 68,453 | 34.0 | |
Total votes | 201,111 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brad Wenstrup (incumbent) | 221,193 | 65.0 | |
Democratic | William R. Smith | 111,694 | 32.8 | |
Independent | Janet Everhard (write-in) | 7,392 | 2.2 | |
Total votes | 340,279 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Brad Wenstrup (incumbent) | 166,714 | 57.6 | ||
Democratic | Jill Schiller | 119,333 | 41.2 | ||
Green | Jim Condit Jr. | 3,606 | 1.2 | ||
Independent | David Baker (write-in) | 8 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 289,661 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Brad Wenstrup (incumbent) | 230,430 | 61.1 | ||
Democratic | Jaime Castle | 146,781 | 38.9 | ||
Write-in | 37 | 0.0 | |||
Total votes | 377,248 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Brad Wenstrup (incumbent) | 192,117 | 74.5 | ||
Democratic | Samantha Meadows | 65,745 | 25.5 | ||
Total votes | 257,862 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
Year | Office | Results [10] [11] [12] |
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2008 | President | McCain 59% - 39% |
2012 | President | Romney 61% - 39% |
2016 | President | Trump 70% - 26% |
Senate | Portman 71% - 25% | |
2018 | Senate | Renacci 63% - 37% |
Governor | DeWine 66% - 31% | |
Attorney General | Yost 69% - 31% | |
2020 | President | Trump 72% - 27% |
2022 | Senate | Vance 70% - 30% |
Governor | DeWine 77% - 23% | |
Secretary of State | LaRose 75% - 24% | |
Treasurer | Sprague 75% - 25% | |
Auditor | Faber 75% - 25% | |
Attorney General | Yost 76% - 24% | |
2024 | President | Trump 73% - 26% |
Senate | Moreno 67% - 29% |
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