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The 1970 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Democratic Senator Stephen M. Young did not run for re-election to a third term in office. U.S. Representative Robert Taft Jr. won the open seat over Democrat Howard Metzenbaum.
Both Taft and Metzenbaum won very competitive primaries to gain their parties' nominations, over Governor of Ohio Jim Rhodes and astronaut John Glenn, respectively.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Kenneth W. Clement
- John Glenn, member of the Mercury Seven, first American to orbit the planet Earth, and candidate for Senate in 1964
- John W. McAlarney
- Howard Metzenbaum, former State Senator from Lyndhurst and campaign manager for Senator Stephen Young in 1964
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Howard Metzenbaum | 430,469 | 46.32% | |
| Democratic | John Glenn | 417,027 | 44.88% | |
| Democratic | Kenneth W. Clement | 50,375 | 5.42% | |
| Democratic | John W. McAlarney | 31,438 | 3.38% | |
| Total votes | 929,309 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Jim Rhodes, Governor of Ohio since 1963
- Robert Taft Jr., U.S. Representative from Cincinnati, scion of the Taft family, and nominee for Senate in 1964
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert Taft Jr. | 472,202 | 50.28% | |
| Republican | Jim Rhodes | 466,932 | 49.72% | |
| Republican | William L. White (write-in) | 18 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 939,152 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Robert Taft Jr. | 1,565,682 | 49.68% |  0.10
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| Democratic | Howard Metzenbaum | 1,495,262 | 46.52% | 3.70
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| American Independent | Richard B. Kay | 61,261 | 1.94% | N/A | |
| Socialist Labor | John O'Neill | 29,069 | 0.92% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 3,151,274 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
See also
References
- ^ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate- D Primary Race - May 05, 1970".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate- R Primary Race - May 05, 1970".
- ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1970" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1970". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 31, 2020.