Ohio's 2nd congressional district is a district in southern

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. It is currently represented by Republican

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. The district includes all of Adams,

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, Pike, Clermont,

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, Clinton, Ross, Pickaway, Hocking, Vinton, Jackson, Gallia, Meigs, Lawrence, and Scioto counties, as well as parts of Fayette.

List of members representing the district

Election results

The following chart shows historic election results.

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

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to replace

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, who resigned his seat on April 29, 2005, to become

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. Republican Jean Schmidt candidate defeated Democrat Paul Hackett in a surprisingly close election.

Re-election bid in 2006

Schmidt defeated Democrat

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, a doctor from Indian Hill, in the November general election.

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

Competitiveness

Election results from presidential races:

Historical district boundaries

Notes

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ohio's 2nd Congressional District 02 Constituencies established in 1813 1813 establishments in Ohio