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The 1994 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 8, 1994. Incumbent Democratic U.S Senator Howard Metzenbaum decided to retire after 19 years in the United States Senate. Republican nominee Mike DeWine won the open seat against Democratic nominee Joel Hyatt, Metzenbaum's son-in-law. Independent candidate, conservative anti-abortion activist Joe Slovenec performed very well, getting over 7% of the vote.
Candidates
Democratic
- Joel Hyatt, businessman and son-in-law of incumbent U.S. Senator Howard Metzenbaum
- Mary O. Boyle, former Ohio State Representative
Republican
- Mike DeWine, Lieutenant Governor and nominee in 1992
- Bernadine Healy, former Director of the National Institutes of Health
Independent
- Joe Slovenec, anti-abortion activist[1]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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Republican | Mike DeWine | 1,836,556 | 53.44% | +11.13% | ||
Democratic | Joel Hyatt | 1,348,213 | 39.23% | -17.74% | ||
Independent | Joe Slovenec | 252,031 | 7.33% | N/A | ||
Majority | 488,343 | 14.21% | -0.45% | |||
Turnout | 3,436,800 | |||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
See also
References
- ^ Apple, R. W. Jr. (September 15, 1994). "THE 1994 CAMPAIGN: OHIO; TV Makes Ohio Candidate, then Turns and Hurts Him". The New York Times.
- ^ "General Election: November 8, 1994". Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
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