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1976 United States Senate election in Ohio
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1976 United States Senate election in Ohio |
| country | Ohio |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1970 United States Senate election in Ohio |
| previous_year | 1970 |
| next_election | 1982 United States Senate election in Ohio |
| next_year | 1982 |
| election_date | November 2, 1976 |
| image_size | 150x150px |
| image1 | File:Howard Metzenbaum 97th Congress 1981 (cropped).jpg |
| nominee1 | **Howard Metzenbaum** |
| party1 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| popular_vote1 | **1,941,113** |
| percentage1 | **49.51%** |
| image2 | RobertTaftJr (cropped).jpg |
| nominee2 | Robert Taft Jr. |
| party2 | Republican Party (United States) |
| popular_vote2 | 1,823,774 |
| percentage2 | 46.52% |
| title | U.S. Senator |
| before_election | Robert Taft Jr. |
| before_party | Republican Party (United States) |
| after_election | Howard Metzenbaum |
| after_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
| map_image | 1976 United States Senate election in Ohio results map by county.svg |
| map_size | 210px |
| map_caption | County results |
| **Metzenbaum**: | |
| **Taft**: |
Metzenbaum:
Taft:
The 1976 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican senator Robert Taft, Jr. ran for re-election to second term. Democrat Howard Metzenbaum, who had briefly served in the Senate in 1974, unseated Taft in a rematch of the 1970 election. Metzenbaum became the first Jewish senator of Ohio.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Richard B. Kay, Cleveland attorney and perennial candidate
- Howard Metzenbaum, former State Senator from Lyndhurst and interim United States Senator in 1974
- James D. Nolan, nominee for Ohio Secretary of State in 1966
- James V. Stanton, U.S. Representative from Cleveland
Results
General election
Results
References
References
- "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 08, 1976".
- "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976". U.S. Government Printing Office.
- "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1976".
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