1976 Senate elections · Ohio history
Ohio U.S. Senate election 1976
Howard Morton Metzenbaum DEM +3.0 gain · Class I seat · held 11/2/76
- Votes counted
- 3,920,613
- Margin
- 3.0 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
- President in OH
- D+0.3same year
General election 11/2/76
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Morton Metzenbaum Won | DEM | 1,941,113 | 49.51% | |
| Robert Taft Jr. | REP | 1,823,774 | 46.52% | |
| John O'Neill | IND | 53,657 | 1.37% | |
| Donald E. Babcock | AMP | 36,979 | 0.94% | |
| Emma Lila Fundaburk | IND | 33,285 | 0.85% | |
| Melisa Singler | SWP | 31,805 | 0.81% | |
| Total | 3,920,613 | |||
Official source: data
Other Ohio Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Bernie Moreno | 3.6 |
| 2022 | Class III | JD Vance | 6.1 |
| 2018 | Class I | Sherrod Brown | 6.9 |
| 2016 | Class III | Rob Portman | 20.9 |
| 2012 | Class I | Sherrod Brown | 6.0 |
| 2010 | Class III | Rob Portman | 17.4 |
| 2006 | Class I | Sherrod Brown | 12.4 |
| 2004 | Class III | George V. Voinovich | 27.7 |
| 2000 | Class I | Mike DeWine | 24.1 |
| 1998 | Class III | George V. Voinovich | 12.9 |
| 1994 | Class I | Mike DeWine | 14.2 |
| 1992 | Class III | John Glenn | 8.7 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 1976 Ohio Senate race?
Howard Morton Metzenbaum (DEM) won with 49.5% of the vote, ahead of Robert Taft Jr. (46.5%), a margin of 3.0 points.
Did the Ohio Senate seat change party in 1976?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1976 Ohio Senate race?
3,920,613 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.