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1998 Ohio U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1998 Ohio U.S. House District 2 Election?

Rob Portman won the 1998 Ohio U.S. House District 2 Election. Rob Portman received 154,344 popular votes (75.79%). The main challenger was Charles W. Sanders (24.21%).

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

Portman +51.6 pts · won by 105,051 votes
Rob PortmanRepublicanWINNER75.79%
154,344 votes
Charles W. SandersDemocratic24.21%
49,293 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.