Ohio's 2nd congressional district


Ohio's 2nd congressional district is a district in southern Ohio. It is currently represented by Brad Wenstrup.
The district stretches along the Ohio River from the Hamilton County suburbs of Cincinnati east to Scioto County. It includes all of Adams, Brown, Pike, Clermont, and Highland counties, as well as parts of Hamilton, Scioto, and Ross counties.

List of members representing the district

Election results

The following chart shows historic election results.
YearDemocraticRepublicanOther
1920Thomas H. Morrow: 41,781 A. E. B. Stephens : 47,797John Partridge: 1,291
1922John R. Quane: 30,051 A. E. B. Stephens : 39,898Charles A. Herbst : 4,001
1924Robert J. O'Donnell: 34,118 A. E. B. Stephens : 47,331
1926Robert J. O'Donnell: 26,322 A. E. B. Stephens : 36,608
1928James H. Cleveland: 54,332 William E. Hess: 63,605
1930Charles W. Sawyer: 45,761 William E. Hess : 46,347
1932Edward F. Alexander: 57,258 William E. Hess : 58,971
1934Charles E. Miller: 41,701 William E. Hess : 51,171
1936 Herbert S. Bigelow: 67,213William E. Hess : 62,546
1938Herbert S. Bigelow : 42,773 William E. Hess: 61,480
1940James E. O'Connell: 60,410 William E. Hess : 77,769
1942Nicholas Bauer: 29,823 William E. Hess : 53,083
1944J. Harry Moore: 61,473 William E. Hess : 78,185
1946Francis G. Davis: 39,112 William E. Hess : 67,067
1948 Earl T. Wagner: 75,062William E. Hess : 66,968
1950Earl T. Wagner : 62,542 William E. Hess: 69,543
1952Earl T. Wagner: 69,341 William E. Hess : 90,417
1954Earl T. Wagner: 49,690 William E. Hess : 69,695
1956James T. Dewan: 57,554 William E. Hess : 109,099
1958James O. Bradley: 71,674 William E. Hess : 86,656
1960H. A. Sand: 87,531 Donald D. Clancy: 118,046
1962H. A. Sand: 62,733 Donald D. Clancy : 105,750
1964H. A. Sand: 79,824 Donald D. Clancy : 122,487
1966Thomas E. Anderson: 42,367 Donald D. Clancy : 102,313
1968Don Driehaus: 52,327 Donald D. Clancy : 108,157
1970Gerald N. "Jerry" Springer: 60,860 Donald D. Clancy : 77,071
1972Penny Manes: 65,237 Donald D. Clancy : 109,961
1974Edward W. Wolterman: 67,685 Donald D. Clancy : 71,512
1976 Thomas A. Luken: 88,178Donald D. Clancy : 83,459
1978 Thomas A. Luken : 64,522Stanley J. Aronoff: 58,716
1980 Thomas A. Luken : 103,423Thearon "Tom" Atkins: 72,693
1982William J. Luttmer: 53,169 Willis D. Gradison Jr. : 97,434Joseph I. Lombardo: 1,827
Charles K. Shrout Jr. : 2,948
1984Thomas J. Porter: 68,597 Willis D. Gradison Jr. : 149,856
1986William F. Stineman: 43,448 Willis D. Gradison Jr. : 105,061
1988Chuck R. Stidham: 58,637 Willis D. Gradison Jr. : 153,162
1990Tyrone K. Yates: 57,345 Willis D. Gradison Jr. : 103,817
1992Thomas R. Chandler: 75,924 Willis D. Gradison Jr. : 177,720
1993 Lee Hornberger: 22,652 Robert J. Portman: 53,020
1994Les Mann: 43,730 Robert J. Portman : 150,128
1996Thomas R. Chandler: 58,715 Robert J. Portman : 186,853Kathleen M. McKnight : 13,905
1998Charles W. Sanders: 49,293 Robert J. Portman : 154,344
2000Charles W. Sanders: 64,091 Robert J. Portman : 204,184Robert E. Bidwell : 9,266
2002Charles W. Sanders: 48,785 Robert J. Portman : 139,218
2004Charles W. Sanders: 87,156 Robert J. Portman : 221,785
2005 Paul Hackett: 55,151 Jean Schmidt: 59,132
2006Victoria Wulsin: 117,595 Jean Schmidt : 120,112
2008Victoria Wulsin: 124,076 Jean Schmidt : 148,500David Krikorian: 58,650; James Condit: 30
2010Surya Yalamanchili: 80,139 Jean Schmidt : 136,120Marc Johnson 15,867
2012William Smith: 137,082 Brad Wenstrup: 194,299
2014Marek Tyszkiewicz: 68,453 Brad Wenstrup : 132,658
2016William Smith: 111,694 Brad Wenstrup : 221,193Janet Everhard : 7,392
2018Jill Schiller: 119,333 Brad Wenstrup : 166,714Jim Condit Jr.: 3,608; David Baker: 8

2005 special election

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.

Re-election bid in 2006

Schmidt defeated Democrat Victoria Wells Wulsin, a doctor from Indian Hill, in the November general election.

2010

Competitiveness

Election results from presidential races:
YearOfficeResults
2000PresidentGeorge W. Bush 63 - Al Gore 34%
2004PresidentGeorge W. Bush 64 - John Kerry 36%
2008PresidentJohn McCain 59 - Barack Obama 40%
2012PresidentMitt Romney 55 - Barack Obama 44%
2016PresidentDonald Trump 56 - Hillary Clinton 40%

Historical district boundaries