Ohio's 2nd congressional district
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+24, it is the most Republican district in Ohio and the Northern United States overall.
Composition
For the 118th and successive Congresses, the district contains all or portions of the following counties, townships, and municipalities:Adams County '
Brown County '
Clermont County '
Clinton County '
Fayette County '
Gallia County '
Highland County '
Hocking County '
Jackson County '
Lawrence County '
Meigs County '
Pickaway County '
Pike County '
Ross County '
Scioto County
Vinton County ''''''
Election results
The following chart shows historic election results.| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other |
| 1920 | Thomas H. Morrow: 41,781 | A. E. B. Stephens : 47,797 | John Partridge: 1,291 |
| 1922 | John R. Quane: 30,051 | A. E. B. Stephens : 39,898 | Charles A. Herbst : 4,001 |
| 1924 | Robert J. O'Donnell: 34,118 | A. E. B. Stephens : 47,331 | |
| 1926 | Robert J. O'Donnell: 26,322 | A. E. B. Stephens : 36,608 | |
| 1928 | James H. Cleveland: 54,332 | William E. Hess: 63,605 | |
| 1930 | Charles W. Sawyer: 45,761 | William E. Hess : 46,347 | |
| 1932 | Edward F. Alexander: 57,258 | William E. Hess : 58,971 | |
| 1934 | Charles E. Miller: 41,701 | William E. Hess : 51,171 | |
| 1936 | Herbert S. Bigelow: 67,213 | William E. Hess : 62,546 | |
| 1938 | Herbert S. Bigelow : 42,773 | William E. Hess: 61,480 | |
| 1940 | James E. O'Connell: 60,410 | William E. Hess : 77,769 | |
| 1942 | Nicholas Bauer: 29,823 | William E. Hess : 53,083 | |
| 1944 | J. Harry Moore: 61,473 | William E. Hess : 78,185 | |
| 1946 | Francis G. Davis: 39,112 | William E. Hess : 67,067 | |
| 1948 | Earl T. Wagner: 75,062 | William E. Hess : 66,968 | |
| 1950 | Earl T. Wagner : 62,542 | William E. Hess: 69,543 | |
| 1952 | Earl T. Wagner: 69,341 | William E. Hess : 90,417 | |
| 1954 | Earl T. Wagner: 49,690 | William E. Hess : 69,695 | |
| 1956 | James T. Dewan: 57,554 | William E. Hess : 109,099 | |
| 1958 | James O. Bradley: 71,674 | William E. Hess : 86,656 | |
| 1960 | H. A. Sand: 87,531 | Donald D. Clancy: 118,046 | |
| 1962 | H. A. Sand: 62,733 | Donald D. Clancy : 105,750 | |
| 1964 | H. A. Sand: 79,824 | Donald D. Clancy : 122,487 | |
| 1966 | Thomas E. Anderson: 42,367 | Donald D. Clancy : 102,313 | |
| 1968 | Don Driehaus: 52,327 | Donald D. Clancy : 108,157 | |
| 1970 | Gerald N. "Jerry" Springer: 60,860 | Donald D. Clancy : 77,071 | |
| 1972 | Penny Manes: 65,237 | Donald D. Clancy : 109,961 | |
| 1974 | Edward W. Wolterman: 67,685 | Donald D. Clancy : 71,512 | |
| 1976 | Thomas A. Luken: 88,178 | Donald D. Clancy : 83,459 | |
| 1978 | Thomas A. Luken : 64,522 | Stanley J. Aronoff: 58,716 | |
| 1980 | Thomas A. Luken : 103,423 | Thearon "Tom" Atkins: 72,693 | |
| 1982 | William J. Luttmer: 53,169 | Willis D. Gradison Jr. : 97,434 | Joseph I. Lombardo: 1,827 Charles K. Shrout Jr. : 2,948 |
| 1984 | Thomas J. Porter: 68,597 | Willis D. Gradison Jr. : 149,856 | |
| 1986 | William F. Stineman: 43,448 | Willis D. Gradison Jr. : 105,061 | |
| 1988 | Chuck R. Stidham: 58,637 | Willis D. Gradison Jr. : 153,162 | |
| 1990 | Tyrone K. Yates: 57,345 | Willis D. Gradison Jr. : 103,817 | |
| 1992 | Thomas R. Chandler: 75,924 | Willis D. Gradison Jr. : 177,720 | |
| 1993 | Lee Hornberger: 22,652 | Robert J. Portman: 53,020 | |
| 1994 | Les Mann: 43,730 | Robert J. Portman : 150,128 | |
| 1996 | Thomas R. Chandler: 58,715 | Robert J. Portman : 186,853 | Kathleen M. McKnight : 13,905 |
| 1998 | Charles W. Sanders: 49,293 | Robert J. Portman : 154,344 | |
| 2000 | Charles W. Sanders: 64,091 | Robert J. Portman : 204,184 | Robert E. Bidwell : 9,266 |
| 2002 | Charles W. Sanders: 48,785 | Robert J. Portman : 139,218 | |
| 2004 | Charles W. Sanders: 87,156 | Robert J. Portman : 221,785 | |
| 2005 | Paul Hackett: 55,151 | Jean Schmidt: 59,132 | |
| 2006 | Victoria Wulsin: 117,595 | Jean Schmidt : 120,112 | |
| 2008 | Victoria Wulsin: 124,076 | Jean Schmidt : 148,500 | David Krikorian: 58,650; James Condit: 30 |
| 2010 | Surya Yalamanchili: 80,139 | Jean Schmidt : 136,120 | Marc Johnson 15,867 |
| 2012 | William Smith: 137,082 | Brad Wenstrup: 194,299 | |
| 2014 | Marek Tyszkiewicz: 68,453 | Brad Wenstrup : 132,658 | |
| 2016 | William Smith: 111,694 | Brad Wenstrup : 221,193 | Janet Everhard : 7,392 |
| 2018 | Jill Schiller: 119,333 | Brad Wenstrup : 166,714 | Jim Condit Jr.: 3,608; David Baker: 8 |
| 2020 | Jaime Castle: 146,781 | Brad Wenstrup : 230,430 | |
| 2022 | Samantha Meadows: 64,329 | Brad Wenstrup: 188,289 | |
| 2024 | Samantha Meadows: 94,751 | David Taylor: 262,843 | Alexander David Schrank: 4 |
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.