1988 Senate elections · Ohio history
Ohio U.S. Senate election 1988
Howard Morton Metzenbaum DEM +14.0 · Class I seat · held 11/8/88
- Votes counted
- 4,352,905
- Margin
- 14.0 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in OH
- R+10.9same year
General election 11/8/88
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Morton Metzenbaum Won | DEM | 2,480,038 | 56.97% | |
| George V. Voinovich | REP | 1,872,716 | 43.02% | |
| Write-in | — | 151 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 4,352,905 | |||
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 1988 Ohio Senate race?
Howard Morton Metzenbaum (DEM) won with 57.0% of the vote, ahead of George V. Voinovich (43.0%), a margin of 14.0 points.
Did the Ohio Senate seat change party in 1988?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1988 Ohio Senate race?
4,352,905 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.