2016 Senate elections · Ohio history
Ohio U.S. Senate election 2016
Rob Portman REP +20.9 · Class III seat · held 11/8/16
- Votes counted
- 5,374,170
- Margin
- 20.9 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in OH
- R+8.1same year
General election 11/8/16
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Portman Won | REP | 3,118,568 | 58.03% | |
| Ted Strickland | DEM | 1,996,913 | 37.16% | |
| Tom Connors | NPA | 93,041 | 1.73% | |
| Joseph Rosario DeMare | GRE | 88,246 | 1.64% | |
| Scott Allen Rupert | NPA | 77,291 | 1.44% | |
| James Stahl | W | 111 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 5,374,170 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
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 2016 Ohio Senate race?
Rob Portman (REP) won with 58.0% of the vote, ahead of Ted Strickland (37.2%), a margin of 20.9 points.
Did the Ohio Senate seat change party in 2016?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2016 Ohio Senate race?
5,374,170 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.