1976 United States Senate election in Ohio

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, but was defeated by Democrat Howard Metzenbaum.

1976 United States Senate election in Ohio

November 2, 1976

Nominee Howard Metzenbaum Robert Taft Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,941,113 1,823,774 Percentage 49.51% 46.52%

County Results Metzenbaum:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Taft:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Robert Taft Jr. Republican Elected U.S. Senator Howard Metzenbaum Democratic

Major candidates

Democratic

• Howard Metzenbaum, former United States Senator
• James V. Stanton, United States Representative

Republican

• Robert Taft, Jr., incumbent United States Senator

Results

General election results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Howard Metzenbaum	1,941,113	49.51%
	Republican	Robert Taft, Jr. (incumbent)	1,823,774	46.52%
	Independent	John O'Neill	53,657	1.37%
	American Independent	Donald E. Babcock	36,979	0.94%
	Independent	Emma Lila Fundaburk	33,285	0.85%
	Socialist Workers	Melissa Singler	31,805	0.81%
Majority			117,339	2.99%
Turnout			3,920,613
	Democratic gain from Republican

[2]

See also

• 1976 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
2. "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1976". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2019-04-19.