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.
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^"Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1976". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
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1976, united, states, senate, election, ohio, took, place, november, 1976, incumbent, republican, senator, robert, taft, election, second, term, democrat, howard, metzenbaum, briefly, served, senate, 1974, unseated, taft, rematch, 1970, election, 1970, novembe. 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 1976 United States Senate election in Ohio 1970 November 2 1976 1982 Nominee Howard Metzenbaum Robert Taft Jr Party Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 1 941 113 1 823 774Percentage 49 51 46 52 County resultsMetzenbaum 40 50 50 60 60 70 Taft 40 50 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionRobert Taft Jr Republican Elected U S Senator Howard MetzenbaumDemocratic Contents 1 Democratic primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 General election 2 1 Results 3 See also 4 ReferencesDemocratic primary editCandidates 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 ClevelandResults edit 1976 Democratic Senate primary 1 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 editResults edit General election results 2 3 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Howard Metzenbaum 1 941 113 49 51 nbsp 2 06Republican Robert Taft Jr incumbent 1 823 774 46 52 nbsp 3 16Independent John O Neill 53 657 1 37 N AAmerican Independent Donald E Babcock 36 979 0 94 nbsp 1 00Independent Emma Lila Fundaburk 33 285 0 85 N ASocialist Workers Melissa Singler 31 805 0 81 nbsp 0 11Majority 117 339 2 99 Turnout 3 920 613Democratic gain from RepublicanSee also edit1976 United States Senate electionsReferences 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1976 United States Senate election in Ohio amp oldid 1186352209, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
