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

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. It is currently represented by Republican David Taylor. The district includes all of Adams, Brown, Pike, Clermont,

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, 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

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overall.

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, townships, and municipalities:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST39/CD118_OH02.pdf
/ref> Adams County (21) : All 21 townships and municipalities Brown County (25) : All 25 townships and municipalities Clermont County (25) : All 25 townships and municipalities Clinton County (22) : All 22 townships and municipalities Fayette County (2) : Green Township, Perry Township Gallia County (21) : All 21 townships and municipalities Highland County (25) : All 25 townships and municipalities Hocking County (15) : All 15 townships and municipalities Jackson County (16) : All 16 townships and municipalities Lawrence County (21) : All 21 townships and municipalities Meigs County (17) : All 17 townships and municipalities Pickaway County (25) : All 25 townships and municipalities Pike County (17) : All 17 townships and municipalities Ross County (26) : All 26 townships and municipalities Scioto County (21) : All 21 townships and municipalities Vinton County (16) : All 16 townships and municipalities

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 Rob Portman, 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.

2006

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

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

Recent election results from statewide races

Historical district boundaries

Notes

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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