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2000 Ohio U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 2000 Ohio U.S. House District 2 Election?

Rob Portman won the 2000 Ohio U.S. House District 2 Election. Rob Portman received 204,184 popular votes (73.57%). The main challenger was Charles W. Sanders (23.09%).

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

Portman +50.5 pts · won by 140,093 votes
Rob PortmanRepublicanWINNER73.57%
204,184 votes
Charles W. SandersDemocratic23.09%
64,091 votes
Robert E. BidwellLibertarian3.34%
9,266 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.