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Ohio's 2nd congressional district
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Ohio's 2nd congressional district is located in the southern portion of the state and includes Hamilton, Clermont, Brown, Highland, Adams, Scioto, Pike and Ross counties.[1]
The district previously stretched along the Ohio River. It included all of Adams, Brown, Pike, and Clermont counties.
The 2nd district leans heavily Republican.
The current representative of the 2nd congressional district is Brad Wenstrup (R).
Elections
2012
The 2nd congressional district of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Republican Brad Wenstrup won the election in the district.[2]
| U.S. House, Ohio, District 2 General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | William R. Smith | 41.4% | 137,077 | |
| Republican |  Brad Wenstrup |
58.6% | 194,296 | |
| Total Votes | 331,373 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Jean Schmidt (R) won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives, defeating Surya Yalamanchili (D) and Libertarian candidate Marc Johnston . [3]
| U.S. House, Ohio District 2 General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jean Schmidt Incumbent |
58.5% | 139,027 | |
| Democratic | Surya Yalamanchili | 34.7% | 82,431 | |
| Libertarian | Marc Johnston | 6.8% | 16,259 | |
| Total Votes | 237,717 | |||
Redistricting
2010-2011
- See also: Redistricting in Ohio
The Ohio State Legislature recently approved a new map of the Congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.[4]
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