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1976 United States Senate election in Ohio

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FieldValue
election_name1976 United States Senate election in Ohio
countryOhio
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1970 United States Senate election in Ohio
previous_year1970
next_election1982 United States Senate election in Ohio
next_year1982
election_dateNovember 2, 1976
image_size150x150px
image1File:Howard Metzenbaum 97th Congress 1981 (cropped).jpg
nominee1**Howard Metzenbaum**
party1Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1**1,941,113**
percentage1**49.51%**
image2RobertTaftJr (cropped).jpg
nominee2Robert Taft Jr.
party2Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote21,823,774
percentage246.52%
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionRobert Taft Jr.
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionHoward Metzenbaum
after_partyDemocratic Party (United States)
map_image1976 United States Senate election in Ohio results map by county.svg
map_size210px
map_captionCounty 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

  1. "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 08, 1976".
  2. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976". U.S. Government Printing Office.
  3. "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1976".
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