Ohio's 2nd congressional district

Ohio's 2nd congressional district
Ohio's 2nd congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Brad Wenstrup; R–Hillsboro
Distribution	73.38% urban; 26.62% rural;
Population (2023)	787,945
Median household; income	$64,339
Ethnicity	91.5% White; 3.9% Two or more races; 2.0% Black; 1.5% Hispanic; 0.6% Asian; 0.5% other;
Cook PVI	R+25

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]

Composition

#	County	Seat	Population
1	Adams	West Union	27,521
15	Brown	Georgetown	43,777
25	Clermont	Batavia	211,972
27	Clinton	Wilmington	41,938
47	Fayette	Washington Court House	28,817
53	Gallia	Gallipolis	28,986
71	Highland	Hillsboro	43,614
73	Hocking	Logan	27,540
79	Jackson	Jackson	32,606
105	Meigs	Pomeroy	21,767
129	Pickaway	Circleville	61,086
131	Pike	Waverly	27,001
141	Ross	Chillicothe	76,501
145	Scioto	Portsmouth	71,969
163	Vinton	McArthur	12,474

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

Chillicothe – 21,895
Portsmouth – 18,252
Circleville – 14,452
Loveland – 13,131
Wilmington – 12,664

2,500 – 10,000 people

Withamsville – 7,357
Logan – 7,296
Hillsboro – 6,617
Wheelersburg – 6,531
Milford – 6,470
Jackson – 6,252
Wellston – 5,412
Summerside – 4,941
Mount Carmel – 4,828
Ashville – 4,760
Mount Repose – 4,648
Georgetown – 4,458
Mount Orab – 4,347
Greenfield – 4,336
Blanchester – 4,221
Waverly – 4,165
Mulberry – 3,459
Gallipolis – 3,284
Commercial Point – 3,215
West Union – 3,004
West Portsmouth – 2,928
Bethel – 2,659
Day Heights – 2,625

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Year(s)	Cong ress	Electoral history
District established March 4, 1813
John Alexander (Xenia)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817	13th 14th	Elected in 1812. Re-elected in 1814. Lost re-election.
John Wilson Campbell (West Union)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1823	15th 16th 17th	Elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Re-elected in 1820. Redistricted to the 5th district.
Thomas R. Ross (Lebanon)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th	Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1822. Lost re-election.
John Woods (Hamilton)	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829	19th 20th	Elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Lost re-election.
James Shields (Dicks Mills)	Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831	21st	Elected in 1828. [data missing]
Thomas Corwin (Lebanon)	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	22nd	Elected in 1830. Redistricted to the 4th district.
Taylor Webster (Hamilton)	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	23rd 24th 25th	Elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. Re-elected in 1836. [data missing]
Taylor Webster (Hamilton)	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	23rd 24th 25th
John B. Weller (Hamilton)	Democratic	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1845	26th 27th 28th	Elected in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. Re-elected in 1843. [data missing]
Francis A. Cunningham (Eaton)	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	29th	Elected in 1844. [data missing]
David Fisher (Wilmington)	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	30th	Elected in 1846. [data missing]
Lewis D. Campbell (Hamilton)	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853	31st 32nd	Elected in 1848. Re-elected in 1850. Redistricted to the 3rd district.
John Scott Harrison (Cleves)	Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd 34th	Elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. [data missing]
John Scott Harrison (Cleves)	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	33rd 34th	Elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. [data missing]
William S. Groesbeck (Cincinnati)	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	35th	Elected in 1856. [data missing]
John A. Gurley (Cincinnati)	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863	36th 37th	Elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. [data missing]
Alexander Long (Cincinnati)	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	38th	Elected in 1862. [data missing]
Rutherford B. Hayes (Cincinnati)	Republican	March 4, 1865 – July 20, 1867	39th 40th	Elected in 1864. Retired to run for Governor of Ohio.
Vacant		July 20, 1867 – November 21, 1867	40th
Samuel Fenton Cary (Cincinnati)	Independent Republican	November 21, 1867 – March 3, 1869	40th	Elected to finish Hayes's term. Re-elected in 1866. [data missing]
Job E. Stevenson (Cincinnati)	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873	41st 42nd	Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. [data missing]
Henry B. Banning (Cincinnati)	Liberal Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd 44th 45th	Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. [data missing]
Henry B. Banning (Cincinnati)	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879	43rd 44th 45th
Thomas L. Young (Cincinnati)	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	46th 47th	Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. [data missing]
Isaac M. Jordan (Cincinnati)	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	Elected in 1882. [data missing]
Charles Elwood Brown (Cincinnati)	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889	49th 50th	Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. [data missing]
John A. Caldwell (Cincinnati)	Republican	March 4, 1889 – May 4, 1894	51st 52nd 53rd	Elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Resigned when elected Mayor of Cincinnati.
Vacant		May 4, 1894 – December 3, 1894	53rd
Jacob H. Bromwell (Cincinnati)	Republican	December 3, 1894 – March 3, 1903	53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th	Elected to finish Caldwell's term. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. [data missing]
Herman P. Goebel (Cincinnati)	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911	58th 59th 60th 61st	Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. [data missing]
Alfred G. Allen (Cincinnati)	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917	62nd 63rd 64th	Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. [data missing]
Victor Heintz (Cincinnati)	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919	65th	Elected in 1916. Retired.
Ambrose E. B. Stephens (North Bend)	Republican	March 4, 1919 – February 12, 1927	66th 67th 68th 69th	Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Died.
Vacant		February 12, 1927 – November 8, 1927	69th 70th
Charles Tatgenhorst Jr. (Cleves)	Republican	November 8, 1927 – March 3, 1929	70th	Elected to finish Stephens's term. Retired.
William E. Hess (Cincinnati)	Republican	March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1937	71st 72nd 73rd 74th	Elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Lost re-election.
Herbert S. Bigelow (Cincinnati)	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939	75th	Elected in 1936. Lost re-election.
William E. Hess (Cincinnati)	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1949	76th 77th 78th 79th 80th	Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Lost re-election.
Earl T. Wagner (Cincinnati)	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951	81st	Elected in 1948. Lost re-election.
William E. Hess (Cincinnati)	Republican	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1961	82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th	Elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Retired.
Donald D. Clancy (Cincinnati)	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1977	84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th	Elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Lost re-election.
Tom Luken (Cincinnati)	Democratic	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983	95th 96th 97th	Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 1st district.
Bill Gradison (Cincinnati)	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 31, 1993	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd	Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Resigned.
Vacant		January 31, 1993 – May 4, 1993	103rd
Rob Portman (Cincinnati)	Republican	May 4, 1993 – April 29, 2005	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th	Elected to finish Gradison's term. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Resigned to become U.S. Trade Representative.
Vacant		April 29, 2005 – August 2, 2005	109th
Jean Schmidt (Loveland)	Republican	August 2, 2005 – January 3, 2013	109th 110th 111th 112th	Elected to finish Portman's term. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Lost renomination.
Brad Wenstrup (Hillsboro)	Republican	January 3, 2013 – present	113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th	Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Retiring at end of term.
David Taylor (elect) (Amelia)	Republican	January 3, 2025		Elected in 2024.

Election results

The following chart shows historic election results.

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
1920	Thomas H. Morrow: 41,781	Y A. E. B. Stephens (Incumbent): 47,797	John Partridge: 1,291
1922	John R. Quane: 30,051	Y A. E. B. Stephens (Incumbent): 39,898	Charles A. Herbst (FL): 4,001
1924	Robert J. O'Donnell: 34,118	Y A. E. B. Stephens (Incumbent): 47,331
1926	Robert J. O'Donnell: 26,322	Y A. E. B. Stephens (Incumbent): 36,608
1928	James H. Cleveland: 54,332	Y William E. Hess: 63,605
1930	Charles W. Sawyer: 45,761	Y William E. Hess (Incumbent): 46,347
1932	Edward F. Alexander: 57,258	Y William E. Hess (Incumbent): 58,971
1934	Charles E. Miller: 41,701	Y William E. Hess (Incumbent): 51,171
1936	Y Herbert S. Bigelow: 67,213	William E. Hess (Incumbent): 62,546
1938	Herbert S. Bigelow (Incumbent): 42,773	Y William E. Hess: 61,480
1940	James E. O'Connell: 60,410	Y William E. Hess (Incumbent): 77,769
1942	Nicholas Bauer: 29,823	Y William E. Hess (Incumbent): 53,083
1944	J. Harry Moore: 61,473	Y William E. Hess (Incumbent): 78,185
1946	Francis G. Davis: 39,112	Y William E. Hess (Incumbent): 67,067
1948	Y Earl T. Wagner: 75,062	William E. Hess (Incumbent): 66,968
1950	Earl T. Wagner (Incumbent): 62,542	Y William E. Hess: 69,543
1952	Earl T. Wagner: 69,341	Y William E. Hess (Incumbent): 90,417
1954	Earl T. Wagner: 49,690	Y William E. Hess (Incumbent): 69,695
1956	James T. Dewan: 57,554	Y William E. Hess (Incumbent): 109,099
1958	James O. Bradley: 71,674	Y William E. Hess (Incumbent): 86,656
1960	H. A. Sand: 87,531	Y Donald D. Clancy: 118,046
1962	H. A. Sand: 62,733	Y Donald D. Clancy (Incumbent): 105,750
1964	H. A. Sand: 79,824	Y Donald D. Clancy (Incumbent): 122,487
1966	Thomas E. Anderson: 42,367	Y Donald D. Clancy (Incumbent): 102,313
1968	Don Driehaus: 52,327	Y Donald D. Clancy (Incumbent): 108,157
1970	Gerald N. "Jerry" Springer: 60,860	Y Donald D. Clancy (Incumbent): 77,071
1972	Penny Manes: 65,237	Y Donald D. Clancy (Incumbent): 109,961
1974	Edward W. Wolterman: 67,685	Y Donald D. Clancy (Incumbent): 71,512
1976	Y Thomas A. Luken: 88,178	Donald D. Clancy (Incumbent): 83,459
1978	Y Thomas A. Luken (Incumbent) (Incumbent) : 64,522	Stanley J. Aronoff: 58,716
1980	Y Thomas A. Luken (Incumbent) (Incumbent) : 103,423	Thearon "Tom" Atkins: 72,693
1982	William J. Luttmer: 53,169	Y Willis D. Gradison Jr. (Incumbent):^[a] 97,434	Joseph I. Lombardo: 1,827 Charles K. Shrout Jr. (L): 2,948
1984	Thomas J. Porter: 68,597	Y Willis D. Gradison Jr. (Incumbent): 149,856
1986	William F. Stineman: 43,448	Y Willis D. Gradison Jr. (Incumbent): 105,061
1988	Chuck R. Stidham: 58,637	Y Willis D. Gradison Jr. (Incumbent): 153,162
1990	Tyrone K. Yates: 57,345	Y Willis D. Gradison Jr. (Incumbent): 103,817
1992	Thomas R. Chandler: 75,924	Y Willis D. Gradison Jr. (Incumbent): 177,720
1993 (Special)^[b]	Lee Hornberger: 22,652	Y Robert J. Portman: 53,020
1994	Les Mann: 43,730	Y Robert J. Portman (Incumbent): 150,128
1996	Thomas R. Chandler: 58,715	Y Robert J. Portman (Incumbent): 186,853	Kathleen M. McKnight (N): 13,905
1998	Charles W. Sanders: 49,293	Y Robert J. Portman (Incumbent): 154,344
2000	Charles W. Sanders: 64,091	Y Robert J. Portman (Incumbent): 204,184	Robert E. Bidwell (L): 9,266
2002	Charles W. Sanders: 48,785	Y Robert J. Portman (Incumbent): 139,218
2004	Charles W. Sanders: 87,156	Y Robert J. Portman (Incumbent): 221,785
2005 (Special)^[c]	Paul Hackett: 55,151	Y Jean Schmidt: 59,132
2006	Victoria Wulsin: 117,595	Y Jean Schmidt (Incumbent): 120,112
2008	Victoria Wulsin: 124,076	Y Jean Schmidt (Incumbent): 148,500	David Krikorian: 58,650; James Condit: 30
2010	Surya Yalamanchili: 80,139	Y Jean Schmidt (Incumbent): 136,120	Marc Johnson (Libertarian) 15,867
2012^[5]	William Smith: 137,082	Y Brad Wenstrup: 194,299
2014^[6]	Marek Tyszkiewicz: 68,453	Y Brad Wenstrup (Incumbent): 132,658
2016^[7]	William Smith: 111,694	Y Brad Wenstrup (Incumbent): 221,193	Janet Everhard (write-in Dem): 7,392
2018	Jill Schiller: 119,333	Y Brad Wenstrup (Incumbent): 166,714	Jim Condit Jr.: 3,608; David Baker: 8
2020	Jaime Castle: 146,781	Y Brad Wenstrup (Incumbent): 230,430
2022^[8]	Samantha Meadows: 64,329	YBrad Wenstrup(Incumbent): 188,289
2024^[9]	Samantha Meadows: 94,751 (per Ohio Secretary of State)	YDavid Taylor: 262,843 (per Ohio Secretary of State)	Alexander David Schrank: 4

2005 special election

The state of Ohio, showing the second district in 2005.

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.

2006

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

2010

Ohio's 2nd Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2012

Ohio's 2nd congressional district (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brad Wenstrup	194,296	58.6
	Democratic	William Smith	137,077	41.4
Total votes			331,373	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

Ohio's 2nd congressional district (2014)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brad Wenstrup (incumbent)	132,658	66.0
	Democratic	Marek Tyszkiewicz	68,453	34.0
Total votes			201,111	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

Ohio's 2nd congressional district (2016)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2018

Ohio's 2nd congressional district (2018)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2020

Ohio's 2nd congressional district (2020)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2022

Ohio's 2nd congressional district (2022)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brad Wenstrup (incumbent)	192,117	74.5
	Democratic	Samantha Meadows	65,745	25.5
Total votes			257,862	100.0
	Republican hold

Recent statewide election results

Election results from presidential races:

Year	Office	Results
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%

Historical district boundaries

Notes

^ Redistricting following the 1980 census moved Luken from the 2nd district to this district and Gradison from the first district to the 2nd district.
^ In May 1993, a special election was held to fill the seat to replace Bill Gradison who, three months after his re-election, resigned on January 31, 1993, to become a lobbyist for the insurance industry as president of the Health Insurance Association of America.
^ In 2005, a special election was required to fill the seat following Portman's resignation to accept nomination to the office of United States Trade Representative.

References

^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
^ "My Congressional District".
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^ ^a ^b "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ "2012 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
^ "2014 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
^ "2016 Official Elections Results". www.sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
^ "Ohio's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
^ "Ohio's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 23, 2024.

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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[5] Redistricting following the 1980 census moved Luken from the 2nd district to this district and Gradison from the first district to the 2nd district.

[6] In May 1993, a special election was held to fill the seat to replace Bill Gradison who, three months after his re-election, resigned on January 31, 1993, to become a lobbyist for the insurance industry as president of the Health Insurance Association of America.

[7] In 2005, a special election was required to fill the seat following Portman's resignation to accept nomination to the office of United States Trade Representative.

[1] "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.

[2] "My Congressional District".

[3] "My Congressional District".

[Cook-4] "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[8] "2012 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.

[9] "2014 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.

[10] "2016 Official Elections Results". www.sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved January 2, 2017.

[11] "Ohio's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 9, 2023.

[12] "Ohio's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 23, 2024.

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