Ohio's 2nd congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Ohio's 2nd congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: David J. Taylor (Republican), term ends 2027-01-03.

Ohio's 2nd congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	David J. Taylor	Republican	73.6%	47.1
2022	Brad Wenstrup	Republican	74.5%	49.0
2020	Brad Wenstrup	Republican	61.1%	22.2
2018	Brad Wenstrup	Republican	57.6%	16.4
2016	Brad Wenstrup	Republican	65.0%	32.2
2014	Brad Wenstrup	Republican	66.0%	31.9
2012	Brad Wenstrup	Republican	58.6%	17.3
2010	Jean Schmidt	Republican	58.5%	23.8
2008	Jean Schmidt	Republican	44.8%	7.4
2006	Jean Schmidt	Republican	50.5%	1.1
2005 special	Jean Schmidt	Republican	51.6%	3.3
2004	Rob Portman	Republican	71.7%	43.4
2002	Rob Portman	Republican	74.0%	48.1
2000	Rob Portman	Republican	73.6%	50.5
1998	Rob Portman	Republican	75.8%	51.6
1980	Thomas A. Luken	Democratic	58.7%	17.5
1978	Thomas A. Luken	Democratic	52.4%	4.7
1976	Thomas A. Luken	Democratic	51.4%	2.8

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David J. Taylor Won	REP	268,211	73.56%
Samantha Meadows	DEM	96,401	26.44%
Alexander David Schrank	W	4	0.00%
Total		364,616

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Brad Wenstrup Won	REP	192,117	74.50%
Samantha Meadows	DEM	65,745	25.50%
Total		257,862

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Brad Wenstrup Won	REP	230,430	61.08%
Jaime M. Castle	DEM	146,781	38.91%
James J. Condit	W	37	0.01%
Total		377,248

Questions and answers

Who represents Ohio's 2nd congressional district?

David J. Taylor (Republican) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in Ohio's 2nd congressional district?

David J. Taylor won in 2024 by 47.1 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.