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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
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Howard Metzenbaum | 1,941,113 | 49.51% |  2.06
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| Republican | Robert Taft, Jr. (incumbent) | 1,823,774 | 46.52% |  3.16
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| Independent | John O'Neill | 53,657 | 1.37% | N/A | |
| American Independent | Donald E. Babcock | 36,979 | 0.94% | 1.00
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| Independent | Emma Lila Fundaburk | 33,285 | 0.85% | N/A | |
| Socialist Workers | Melissa Singler | 31,805 | 0.81% | 0.11
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| Majority | 117,339 | 2.99% | |||
| Turnout | 3,920,613 | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | |||||
See also
References
- ^ "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.