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1996 Ohio U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1996 Ohio U.S. House District 2 Election?

Rob Portman won the 1996 Ohio U.S. House District 2 Election. Rob Portman received 186,853 popular votes (72.01%). The main challenger was Thomas R. Chandler (22.63%).

See the full head-to-head between Portman and Chandler

Portman +49.4 pts · won by 128,138 votes
Rob PortmanRepublicanWINNER72.01%
186,853 votes
Thomas R. ChandlerDemocratic22.63%
58,715 votes
Kathleen M. McKnightnatural law5.36%
13,905 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.