2026 results · Ohio · Ohio 2nd District
David J. Taylor, the Republican, wins re-election in Ohio's 2nd District
Donald Trump carried the district by 41.4 points in 2024; this year's count is a 12.9-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| David J. TaylorRepublican, incumbent | 175,411 | 64.2% | |
| Jen MazzuckelliDemocrat | 97,638 | 35.8% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 8:58 PM EST · 95% counted.
About 95% of the expected vote counted273,049 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 1:08 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:10 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI
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About the seat
Ohio's 2nd District takes in all or part of 16 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+41.4 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 12.9 points toward the Democrats, ranks 9 of 15 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- R+41.4
- 2024 House vote on these lines
- R+41.4
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 9 of 15
- Clermont County32%
- Ross County9%
- Washington County8%
- Scioto County8%
- Athens County7%
- Lawrence County7%
- Brown County5%
- Jackson County4%
- 8 more20%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The district was redrawn for 2026: its 2024 House figure is that year's House vote re-added onto the new lines precinct by precinct, an estimate.
What the count shows
Added together, the 16 counties compared moved 12.9 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 72% as many votes as in 2024, from 120% in Perry County to 65% in Gallia County.
Athens County moved most: D+10.5 for president in 2024, D+28.6 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Clermont County added 19,218 net votes for Mazzuckelli against the 2024 margin, 24% of the district's change
Across the 16 counties compared, the margin moved by 79,019 votes toward Mazzuckelli: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Clermont County+19,218 Mazzuckelli
- Scioto County+8,225 Mazzuckelli
- Lawrence County+7,276 Mazzuckelli
- Washington County+6,814 Mazzuckelli
- Ross County+5,685 Mazzuckelli
- Brown County+5,442 Mazzuckelli
- Jackson County+4,101 Mazzuckelli
- Gallia County+3,522 Mazzuckelli
The seats that changed party
StatewideDemocrats won 3 of Ohio's 6 statewide races and lead 2 more; Republicans won 1.
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 10–5, now D 8–7
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count, from the state and its counties. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.