Ohio's 2nd congressional district
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The Second Congressional District of Ohio 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 is 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.
The last Democrat to win a full term in this district was John J. Gilligan in 1964 and the district (known as the first district before 1982) has been in Republican hands for all but nine years since 1879. Portman won the seat in a 1993 special election with 77 percent of the vote and in six subsequent campaigns never received less than 70 percent.
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[edit] Election results
The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Victoria Wulsin: | Jean Schmidt: | |
| 2005* | Paul Hackett: 55,151 | Jean Schmidt: 59,132 | James Condit Jr.: 10, James E. Constable Jr.: 3 |
| 2004 | Charles W. Sanders: 87,156 | Robert J. Portman: 221,785 | James Condit Jr. |
| 2002 | Charles W. Sanders: 48,785 | Robert J. Portman: 139,218 | James Condit Jr.: 13 |
| 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. Stidman: 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): 2,948 |
| 1980 | 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.
[edit] 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 Party Jean Schmidt candidate, defeated Democrat Paul Hackett, in a surprisingly close election as the district.
[edit] Re-election bid in 2006
Schmidt faces Democrat Victoria Wells Wulsin, a Doctor from Indian Hill in the November general election. The district is heavily Republican, but as of September 21, 2006 "a SurveyUSA poll out today shows Republican Rep. Jean Schmidt tied with her Democratic challenger"[1].
[edit] References
- ^ Poll: Schmidt, Wulsin tied. Cincinnati Enquirer (September 21, 2006).
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