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Ohio's 2nd congressional district 
Current Representative Jean Schmidt (R–Miami Township) Distribution 72.97% urban, 27.03% rural Population (2000) 630,730 Median income $46,813 Ethnicity 90.3% White, 5.7% Black, 1.3% Asian, 1.0% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 1.1% other Cook PVI R+13 Ohio's 2nd congressional district is a district in southern Ohio. It is currently represented by Jean Schmidt.
The district stretches along the Ohio River from the Hamilton County suburbs of Cincinnati east to Scioto County. It is the 57th most Republican district in the nation by the reckoning of the Cook Political Report and includes all of Adams, Brown, Pike, and Clermont counties and parts of Hamilton, Scioto and Warren counties. Among Ohio's districts, only the 4th District and the 8th District are considered to be more Republican.
It includes all of the Warren County municipalities of Lebanon, South Lebanon, Loveland (also in Hamilton and Clermont Counties), Maineville, Morrow, Butlerville, and Pleasant Plain, and parts of the municipalities of Mason and Blanchester. All of Union, Hamilton, Harlan, Salem, and Washington Townships are in the district, as well as parts of Turtlecreek Township immediately adjacent to the city of Lebanon, and southern Deerfield Township. The Hamilton County municipalities of Sharonville, Blue Ash, Deer Park, Loveland, Madeira, Montgomery, Newtown, Terrace Park, and Indian Hill are in the district, along with eastern parts of Cincinnati. All of Anderson and Symmes Townships and parts of Sycamore Township and the city of Springdale are also in the district.
Contents
List of representatives
Congress(es) Year(s) Notes Representative Party District created March 4, 1813 13th–14th March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 John Alexander Democratic-Republican 15th–17th March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1823 Redistricted to the 5th district John Wilson Campbell 18th March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 Redistricted from the 1st district Thomas R. Ross Crawford D-R 19th–20th March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 John Woods Adams 21st March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 James Shields Jacksonian 22nd March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833) Redistricted to the 4th district Thomas Corwin Anti-Jacksonian 23rd–24th March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 Taylor Webster Jacksonian 25th March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 Democratic 26th–28th March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1845 John B. Weller 29th March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 Francis A. Cunningham 30th March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 David Fisher Whig 31st–32nd March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 Redistricted to the 3rd district Lewis D. Campbell 33rd March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 John Scott Harrison 34th March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 Opposition 35th March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 William S. Groesbeck Democratic 36th–37th March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 John A. Gurley Republican 38th March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 Alexander Long Democratic 39th–40th March 4, 1865 – July 20, 1867 Nominated Governor of Ohio Rutherford B. Hayes Republican 40th November 21, 1867 – March 3, 1869 Samuel Fenton Cary Independent Republican 41st–42nd March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 Job E. Stevenson Republican 43rd March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 Henry B. Banning Liberal Republican 44th–45th March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 Democratic 46th–47th March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1883 Thomas L. Young Republican 48th March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 Isaac M. Jordan Democratic 49th–50th March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 Charles Elwood Brown Republican 51st–53rd March 4, 1889 – May 4, 1894 Elected Mayor of Cincinnati John A. Caldwell 53rd–57th December 3, 1894 – March 3, 1903 Jacob H. Bromwell 58th–61st March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1911 Herman P. Goebel 62nd–64th March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917 Alfred G. Allen Democratic 65th March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919 Victor Heintz Republican 66th–69th March 4, 1919 – February 12, 1927 Died Ambrose E. B. Stephens 70th November 8, 1927 – March 3, 1929 Charles Tatgenhorst, Jr. 71st–74th March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1937 William E. Hess 75th January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 Herbert S. Bigelow Democratic 76th–80th January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1949 William E. Hess Republican 81st January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 Earl T. Wagner Democratic 82nd–86h January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1961 William E. Hess Republican 84th–94th January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1977 Donald D. Clancy 95th–97th January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983 Redistricted to the 1st district Tom Luken Democratic 98th–103rd January 3, 1983 – January 31, 1993 Redistricted from the 1st district, Resigned Bill Gradison Republican 103rd–109th May 4, 1993 – April 29, 2005 Appointed U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman 109th–present August 2, 2005 – Present Jean Schmidt Election results
The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.
Year Democratic Republican Other 2010 Surya Yalamanchili: 80,139 Jean Schmidt:136,120 Marc Johnson (Libertarian) 15,867 2008 Victoria Wulsin: 124,076 Jean Schmidt: 148,500 David Krikorian: 58,650; James Condit: 30 2006 Victoria Wulsin: 117,595 Jean Schmidt: 120,112 2005* Paul Hackett: 55,151 Jean Schmidt: 59,132 2004 Charles W. Sanders: 87,156 Robert J. Portman: 221,785 2002 Charles W. Sanders: 48,785 Robert J. Portman: 139,218 2000 Charles W. Sanders: 64,091 Robert J. Portman: 204,184 Robert E. Bidwell (L): 9,266 1998 Charles W. Sanders: 49,293 Robert J. Portman: 154,344 1996 Thomas R. Chandler: 58,715 Robert J. Portman: 186,853 Kathleen M. McKnight (N): 13,905 1994 Les Mann: 43,730 Robert J. Portman: 150,128 1993* Lee Hornberger: 22,652 Robert J. Portman: 53,020 1992 Thomas R. Chandler: 75,924 Willis D. Gradison Jr.: 177,720 1990 Tyrone K. Yates: 57,345 Willis D. Gradison Jr.: 103,817 1988 Chuck R. Stidham: 58,637 Willis D. Gradison Jr.: 153,162 1986 William F. Stineman: 43,448 Willis D. Gradison Jr.: 105,061 1984 Thomas J. Porter: 68,597 Willis D. Gradison Jr.: 149,856 1982 William J. Luttmer: 53,169 Willis D. Gradison Jr.*: 97,434 Joseph I. Lombardo: 1,827
Charles K. Shrout Jr. (L): 2,9481980 Thomas A. Luken*: 103,423 Thearon "Tom" Atkins: 72,693 1978 Thomas A. Luken: 64,522 Stanley J. Aronoff: 58,716 1976 Thomas A. Luken: 88,178 Donald D. Clancy: 83,459 1974 Edward W. Wolterman: 67,685 Donald D. Clancy: 71,512 1972 Penny Manes: 65,237 Donald D. Clancy: 109,961 1970 Gerald N. "Jerry" Springer: 60,860 Donald D. Clancy: 77,071 1968 Don Driehaus: 52,327 Donald D. Clancy: 108,157 1966 Thomas E. Anderson: 42,367 Donald D. Clancy: 102,313 1964 H. A. Sand: 79,824 Donald D. Clancy: 122,487 1962 H. A. Sand: 62,733 Donald D. Clancy: 105,750 1960 H. A. Sand: 87,531 Donald D. Clancy: 118,046 1958 James O. Bradley: 71,674 William E. Hess: 86,656 1956 James T. Dewan: 57,554 William E. Hess: 109,099 1954 Earl T. Wagner: 49,690 William E. Hess: 69,695 1952 Earl T. Wagner: 69,341 William E. Hess: 90,417 1950 Earl T. Wagner: 62,542 William E. Hess: 69,543 1948 Earl T. Wagner: 75,062 William E. Hess: 66,968 1946 Francis G. Davis: 39,112 William E. Hess: 67,067 1944 J. Harry Moore: 61,473 William E. Hess: 78,185 1942 Nicholas Bauer: 29,823 William E. Hess: 53,083 1940 James E. O'Connell: 60,410 William E. Hess: 77,769 1938 Herbert S. Bigelow: 42,773 William E. Hess: 61,480 1936 Herbert S. Bigelow: 67,213 William E. Hess: 62,546 1934 Charles E. Miller: 41,701 William E. Hess: 51,171 1932 Edward F. Alexander: 57,258 William E. Hess: 58,971 1930 Charles Sawyer: 45,761 William E. Hess: 46,347 1928 James H. Cleveland: 54,332 William E. Hess: 63,605 1926 Robert J. O'Donnell: 26,322 A. E. B. Stephens: 36,608 1924 Robert J. O'Donnell: 34,118 A. E. B. Stephens: 47,331 1922 John R. Quane: 30,051 A. E. B. Stephens: 39,898 Charles A. Herbst (FL): 4,001 1920 Thomas H. Morrow: 41,781 A. E. B. Stephens: 47,797 John Partridge: 1,291 - 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.
- In May 1993, a special election was held to fill the seat to replace Willis D. Gradison Jr. who, three months after his re-election, resigned on 31 January 1993, to become a lobbyist for the insurance industry as president of the Health Insurance Association of America.
- Redistricting following the 1980 census moved Luken from the second district to the first district and Gradison from the first district to the second district.
2005 special election
Main article: Ohio second congressional district election, 2005The 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 Party Jean Schmidt candidate, defeated Democrat Paul Hackett, in a surprisingly close election as the district.
Re-election bid in 2006
Main article: Ohio 2nd congressional district election, 2006Schmidt defeated Democrat Victoria Wells Wulsin, a doctor from Indian Hill in the November general election.
References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
Ohio's congressional districts All districts: Territory At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
The At-large, 19th – 24th districts are obsolete.
See also: Ohio's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
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