2008Final results
2008 election for Ohio's 2nd District
U.S. House · Ohio
Jean Schmidt (R) won with 44.8% of the vote, defeating Victoria Wulsin (D) by 7.4 points.
Jean SchmidtRepublican · winner
44.8%148,671
Victoria WulsinDemocrat
37.5%124,213
David H. KrikorianIndependent
17.7%58,710
331,624 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 2008
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.
Victoria WulsinJean Schmidt
$1.9M
Raised by the campaign
$1.3M
$2M
Spent by the campaign
$1.3M
$4.8K
Cash on hand
$21.6K
Other candidates' campaigns: David H. Krikorian $203.4K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008