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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.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- 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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Howard Metzenbaum | 576,124 | 53.58% | |
Democratic | James V. Stanton | 400,552 | 37.26% | |
Democratic | James D. Nolan | 62,979 | 5.86% | |
Democratic | Richard B. Kay | 35,522 | 3.30% | |
Total votes | 1,075,177 | 100.00% |
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Howard Metzenbaum | 1,941,113 | 49.51% | ![]() | |
Republican | Robert Taft, Jr. (incumbent) | 1,823,774 | 46.52% | ![]() | |
Independent | John O'Neill | 53,657 | 1.37% | N/A | |
American Independent | Donald E. Babcock | 36,979 | 0.94% | ![]() | |
Independent | Emma Lila Fundaburk | 33,285 | 0.85% | N/A | |
Socialist Workers | Melissa Singler | 31,805 | 0.81% | ![]() | |
Majority | 117,339 | 2.99% | |||
Turnout | 3,920,613 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 08, 1976".
- ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1976". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 19, 2019.