1976 United States Senate election in Ohio

none March 2026 September 2023 1976 United States Senate election in Ohio Ohio presidential no 1970 United States Senate election in Ohio 1970 1982 United States Senate election in Ohio 1982 November 2, 1976 150x150px File:Howard Metzenbaum 97th Congress 1981 (cropped).jpg Howard Metzenbaum Democratic Party (United States) 1,941,113 49.51% Robert Alphonso Taft - DPLA - 3656654dc911a32f646991541df7ad64 (page 1) (cropped).jpg Robert Taft Jr. Republican Party (United States) 1,823,774 46.52% U.S. Senator Robert Taft Jr. Republican Party (United States) Howard Metzenbaum Democratic Party (United States) 1976 United States Senate election in Ohio results map by county.svg 210px County resultsMetzenbaum: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Taft: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% 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. Metzenbaum became the first Jewish senator of Ohio. Democratic primary Candidates 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 Cleveland Results 1976 Democratic Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=329126 Our Campaigns - OH US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 08, 1976 Democratic Party (United States) Howard Metzenbaum 576,124 53.58% Democratic Party (United States) James V. Stanton 400,552 37.26% Democratic Party (United States) James D. Nolan 62,979 5.86% Democratic Party (United States) Richard B. Kay 35,522 3.30% 1,075,177 100.00% General election Results General election resultsStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1976election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office 25 February 2013https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6295 Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1976 www.ourcampaigns.com 2019-04-19 Democratic Party (United States) Howard Metzenbaum 1,941,113 49.51% 2.06 Republican Party (United States) Robert Taft, Jr. (incumbent) 1,823,774 46.52% 3.16 Independent (United States) John O'Neill 53,657 1.37% N/A American Independent Donald E. Babcock 36,979 0.94% 1.00 Independent (United States) Emma Lila Fundaburk 33,285 0.85% N/A Socialist Workers Party (United States) Melissa Singler 31,805 0.81% 0.11 117,339 2.99% 3,920,613 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1976 United States Senate elections References Ohio 1976 Category:1976 Ohio elections