Ohio's 2nd congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Population (2022) | 786,489 [2] | ||
Median household income | $61,589 [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 Brad Wenstrup.
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 | A. E. B. Stephens (Incumbent): 47,797 | John Partridge: 1,291 |
1922 | John R. Quane: 30,051 | A. E. B. Stephens (Incumbent): 39,898 | Charles A. Herbst (FL): 4,001 |
1924 | Robert J. O'Donnell: 34,118 | A. E. B. Stephens (Incumbent): 47,331 | |
1926 | Robert J. O'Donnell: 26,322 | A. E. B. Stephens (Incumbent): 36,608 | |
1928 | James H. Cleveland: 54,332 | William E. Hess : 63,605 | |
1930 | Charles W. Sawyer: 45,761 | William E. Hess (Incumbent): 46,347 | |
1932 | Edward F. Alexander: 57,258 | William E. Hess (Incumbent): 58,971 | |
1934 | Charles E. Miller: 41,701 | William E. Hess (Incumbent): 51,171 | |
1936 | Herbert S. Bigelow : 67,213 | William E. Hess (Incumbent): 62,546 | |
1938 | Herbert S. Bigelow (Incumbent): 42,773 | William E. Hess : 61,480 | |
1940 | James E. O'Connell: 60,410 | William E. Hess (Incumbent): 77,769 | |
1942 | Nicholas Bauer: 29,823 | William E. Hess (Incumbent): 53,083 | |
1944 | J. Harry Moore: 61,473 | William E. Hess (Incumbent): 78,185 | |
1946 | Francis G. Davis: 39,112 | William E. Hess (Incumbent): 67,067 | |
1948 | Earl T. Wagner : 75,062 | William E. Hess (Incumbent): 66,968 | |
1950 | Earl T. Wagner (Incumbent): 62,542 | William E. Hess : 69,543 | |
1952 | Earl T. Wagner: 69,341 | William E. Hess (Incumbent): 90,417 | |
1954 | Earl T. Wagner: 49,690 | William E. Hess (Incumbent): 69,695 | |
1956 | James T. Dewan: 57,554 | William E. Hess (Incumbent): 109,099 | |
1958 | James O. Bradley: 71,674 | William E. Hess (Incumbent): 86,656 | |
1960 | H. A. Sand: 87,531 | Donald D. Clancy : 118,046 | |
1962 | H. A. Sand: 62,733 | Donald D. Clancy (Incumbent): 105,750 | |
1964 | H. A. Sand: 79,824 | Donald D. Clancy (Incumbent): 122,487 | |
1966 | Thomas E. Anderson: 42,367 | Donald D. Clancy (Incumbent): 102,313 | |
1968 | Don Driehaus: 52,327 | Donald D. Clancy (Incumbent): 108,157 | |
1970 | Gerald N. "Jerry" Springer: 60,860 | Donald D. Clancy (Incumbent): 77,071 | |
1972 | Penny Manes: 65,237 | Donald D. Clancy (Incumbent): 109,961 | |
1974 | Edward W. Wolterman: 67,685 | Donald D. Clancy (Incumbent): 71,512 | |
1976 | Thomas A. Luken : 88,178 | Donald D. Clancy (Incumbent): 83,459 | |
1978 | Thomas A. Luken (Incumbent) (Incumbent) : 64,522 | Stanley J. Aronoff: 58,716 | |
1980 | Thomas A. Luken (Incumbent) (Incumbent) : 103,423 | Thearon "Tom" Atkins: 72,693 | |
1982 | William J. Luttmer: 53,169 | Willis D. Gradison Jr. (Incumbent): [lower-alpha 1] 97,434 | Joseph I. Lombardo: 1,827 Charles K. Shrout Jr. (L): 2,948 |
1984 | Thomas J. Porter: 68,597 | Willis D. Gradison Jr. (Incumbent): 149,856 | |
1986 | William F. Stineman: 43,448 | Willis D. Gradison Jr. (Incumbent): 105,061 | |
1988 | Chuck R. Stidham: 58,637 | Willis D. Gradison Jr. (Incumbent): 153,162 | |
1990 | Tyrone K. Yates: 57,345 | Willis D. Gradison Jr. (Incumbent): 103,817 | |
1992 | Thomas R. Chandler: 75,924 | Willis D. Gradison Jr. (Incumbent): 177,720 | |
1993 (Special) [lower-alpha 2] | Lee Hornberger: 22,652 | Robert J. Portman : 53,020 | |
1994 | Les Mann: 43,730 | Robert J. Portman (Incumbent): 150,128 | |
1996 | Thomas R. Chandler: 58,715 | Robert J. Portman (Incumbent): 186,853 | Kathleen M. McKnight (N): 13,905 |
1998 | Charles W. Sanders: 49,293 | Robert J. Portman (Incumbent): 154,344 | |
2000 | Charles W. Sanders: 64,091 | Robert J. Portman (Incumbent): 204,184 | Robert E. Bidwell (L): 9,266 |
2002 | Charles W. Sanders: 48,785 | Robert J. Portman (Incumbent): 139,218 | |
2004 | Charles W. Sanders: 87,156 | Robert J. Portman (Incumbent): 221,785 | |
2005 (Special) [lower-alpha 3] | Paul Hackett: 55,151 | Jean Schmidt : 59,132 | |
2006 | Victoria Wulsin: 117,595 | Jean Schmidt (Incumbent): 120,112 | |
2008 | Victoria Wulsin: 124,076 | Jean Schmidt (Incumbent): 148,500 | David Krikorian: 58,650; James Condit: 30 |
2010 | Surya Yalamanchili: 80,139 | Jean Schmidt (Incumbent): 136,120 | Marc Johnson (Libertarian) 15,867 |
2012 [5] | William Smith: 137,082 | Brad Wenstrup : 194,299 | |
2014 [6] | Marek Tyszkiewicz: 68,453 | Brad Wenstrup (Incumbent): 132,658 | |
2016 [7] | William Smith: 111,694 | Brad Wenstrup (Incumbent): 221,193 | Janet Everhard (write-in Dem): 7,392 |
2018 | Jill Schiller: 119,333 | Brad Wenstrup (Incumbent): 166,714 | Jim Condit Jr.: 3,608; David Baker: 8 |
2020 | Jaime Castle: 146,781 | Brad Wenstrup (Incumbent): 230,430 | |
2022 [8] | Samantha Meadows: 64,329 | Brad Wenstrup (Incumbent): 188,289 |
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 | |||||
Election results from presidential races:
Year | Office | Results |
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2000 | President | George W. Bush 63 - Al Gore 34% |
2004 | President | George W. Bush 64 - John Kerry 36% |
2008 | President | John McCain 59 - Barack Obama 40% |
2012 | President | Mitt Romney 55 - Barack Obama 44% |
2016 | President | Donald Trump 56 - Hillary Clinton 40% |
2020 | President | Donald Trump 55 - Joe Biden 42% |
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