2000Final results
2000 election for Ohio's 2nd District
U.S. House · Ohio
Rob Portman (R) won with 73.6% of the vote, defeating Charles W. Sanders (D) by 50.5 points.
Rob PortmanRepublican · winner
73.6%204,184
Charles W. SandersDemocrat
23.1%64,091
Robert E. BidwellLibertarian
3.3%9,266
277,541 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Charles W. SandersRob Portman
$12.5K
Raised by the campaign
$675.7K
$12.6K
Spent by the campaign
$407K
$61
Cash on hand
$726.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000