Election Results, United States Representative from Ohio, 2nd District

Voters in Ohio, as in other U.S. states elect a certain number of representatives to the United States House of Representatives. The following chart shows the results of the elections for the second congressional district of Ohio. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
2004	Charles W. Sanders	Robert J. Portman
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
1992	Thomas R. Chandler: 75,924	Willis D. Gradison Jr.: 177,720
1990	Tyrone K. Yates: 103,817	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

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.