Ohio's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 2nd Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Republican incumbent Brad Wenstrup defeated Marek Tyszkiewicz (D) in the general election.
Ohio's 2nd was a Republican-leaning district. The Cook Political Report rated this seat as "Solid Republican."[4] Incumbent Wenstrup was serving his first term in Congress, having defeated incumbent Jean Schmidt in the 2012 Republican primary and going on to win the general election by a 17.2 percent margin of victory.[5]
Wenstrup ran uncontested in the Republican primary on May 6, 2014, while the Democratic primary was a race between four candidates who each received over 20 percent of the vote.[6] Tyszkiewicz, an actuary and former high school teacher, was the winner.[7] As of their April Quarterly FEC reports, Wenstrup reported $594,105.89 in total contributions and Tyszkiewicz reported $24,688.10.
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Ohio law provides for closed primaries, meaning a voter to be affiliated with a party to vote in that party's primary. However a voter of any affiliation can choose the ballot they would like to vote on the day of the primary and their choice may be regarded as registration with that party.[8][9]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by April 7, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 6, 2014.[10]
- See also: Ohio elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Brad Wenstrup (R), who was first elected in 2012.
As of the 2010 redistricting cycle, Ohio's 2nd Congressional District was located in the southern portion of the state and included Adams, Brown, Clermont, Highland, and Pike counties. Parts of Hamilton, Ross, and Scioto counties were also located in the district.[11]
Candidates
General election candidates
- Brad Wenstrup - Incumbent
Marek Tyszkiewicz
May 6, 2014, primary results
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Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Brad Wenstrup Incumbent |
66% | 132,658 | |
| Democratic | Marek Tyszkiewicz | 34% | 68,453 | |
| Total Votes | 201,111 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Marek Tyszkiewicz |
29.7% | 4,812 | ||
| Ronny Harrison Richards | 24.7% | 3,995 | ||
| William Smith | 24.5% | 3,974 | ||
| John Arthur Sheil | 21.1% | 3,416 | ||
| Total Votes | 16,197 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State, Official Election Results |
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Key votes
Government affairs
HR 676
On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans—Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas—voted with Democrats against the lawsuit.[13] Wenstrup joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[14][15]
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[16] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[17] Brad Wenstrup voted in favor of the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[18]
The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[19] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Brad Wenstrup voted against HR 2775.[20]
Campaign contributions
Brad Wenstrup
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Wenstrup’s reports.[21]
| Brad Wenstrup (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[22] | April 15, 2013 | $105,242.77 | $70,922.03 | $(72,106.61) | $104,058.19 | ||||
| July Quarterly[23] | July 15, 2013 | $104,058.19 | $175,127.98 | $(97,951.66) | $181,234.51 | ||||
| October Quarterly[24] | October 14, 2013 | $181,234.51 | $151,507.88 | $(72,070.00) | $260,672.39 | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[25] | December 31, 2013 | $260,672.00 | $98,989.00 | $(68,051.00) | $290,109.00 | ||||
| April Quarterly[26] | April 15, 2014 | $290,109.51 | $97,559.00 | $(89,975.97) | $297,692.54 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[27] | April 24, 2014 | $297,692.54 | $20,770.00 | $(5,238.390) | $313,224.15 | ||||
| July Quarterly[28] | July 15, 2014 | $313,224.15 | $196,998.12 | $(43,404.66) | $466,817.61 | ||||
| October Quarterly[29] | October 15, 2014 | $466,817.61 | $179,980.56 | $(331,077.19) | $315,720.98 | ||||
| Pre-General[30] | October 23, 2014 | $315,720.98 | $24,598.73 | $(25,218.30) | $315,101.41 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $1,016,453.3 | $(805,093.78) | ||||||||
Marek Tyszkiewicz
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Tyszkiewicz's reports.[31]
| Marek Tyszkiewicz (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[32] | December 31, 2013 | $0.00 | $1,138.00 | $(197.00) | $20,941.00 | ||||
| April Quarterly[33] | April 8, 2014 | $20,941.10 | $23,550.10 | $(31,300.88) | $13,190.32 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $24,688.1 | $(31,497.88) | ||||||||
John Arthur Sheil
| John Arthur Sheil (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| October Quarterly[34] | September 30, 2013 | $0.00 | $2,500.00 | $(1,947.00) | $552.00 | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[35] | December 31, 2013 | $552.00 | $760.00 | $(1,064.00) | $187.00 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $3,260 | $(3,011) | ||||||||
Ronny Harrison Richards
| Ronny Harrison Richards (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| October Quarterly[36] | September 30, 2013 | $−385.00 | $5,755.00 | $(4,601.00) | $2,632.00 | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[37] | December 31, 2013 | $0.00 | $1,325.00 | $(2,105.00) | $−2,080.00 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $7,080 | $(6,706) | ||||||||
District history
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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.[38]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| 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 won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Surya Yalamanchili (D) and Marc Johnston (L) in the general election.[39]
| U.S. House, Ohio District 2 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| 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 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for August 8, 2014," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ FairVote's Monopoly Politics, "2014 House Projections," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ The Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for June 26, 2014," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "WENSTRUP, Brad, (1958 - )," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Ohio - Summary Vote Results," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ XVXU Cincinnati, "Are SW Ohio Democratic congressional candidates the ultimate underdogs?" accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Laws and Administrative Codes, "Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3513.19," accessed September 5, 2025
- ↑ Ohio Laws and Administrative Codes, "Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3513.05," accessed September 5, 2025
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State Website, "Frequently Asked Questions About General Voting and Voter Registration," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed August 9, 2012
- ↑ Ronny Richards for Congress, "Home," accessed January 24, 2014
- ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," July 31, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Brad Wenstrup Summary Report," accessed August 1, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Brad Wenstrup April Quarterly," accessed August 1st, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Brad Wenstrup July Quarterly," accessed July 30, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Brad Wenstrup October Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Brad Wenstrup Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 6, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Brad Wenstrup April Quarterly," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Brad Wenstrup Pre-Primary," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Brad Wenstrup July Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Brad Wenstrup October Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Brad Wenstrup Pre-General," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Marek Tyszkiewicz Summary Report," accessed February 6, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Marek Tyszkiewicz Year-End," accessed February 6, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Marek Tyszkiewicz April Quarterly," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "John Arthur Sheil October Quarterly," accessed February 6, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "John Arthur Sheil Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 6, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Brad Wenstrup October Quarterly," accessed February 6, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Brad Wenstrup Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 6, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Ohio," accessed November 11, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
