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Ohio's 2nd congressional district

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Population (2010)
  
713,709

Cook PVI
  
R+9

Median income
  
48,260

Ohio's 2nd congressional district

Current Representative
  
Brad Wenstrup (R–Cincinnati)

Distribution
  
72.97% urban 27.03% rural

Ethnicity
  
87.66% White 8.74% Black 1.06% Asian 1.52% Hispanic 0.15% Native American 2.39% other

Ohio's 2nd congressional district is a district in southern Ohio. It is currently represented by Brad Wenstrup.

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The district stretches along the Ohio River from the Hamilton County suburbs of Cincinnati east to Scioto County. It includes all of Adams, Brown, Pike, Clermont, and Highland counties, as well as parts of Hamilton, Scioto, and Ross counties.

Election results

The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.

  • 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

    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.

    Re-election bid in 2006

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

    Competitiveness

    Election results from presidential races:

    References

    Ohio's 2nd congressional district Wikipedia
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