1980 United States Senate election in Ohio

none March 2026 September 2023 1980 United States Senate election in Ohio Ohio presidential no 1974 United States Senate election in Ohio 1974 1986 United States Senate election in Ohio 1986 November 4, 1980 File:John Glenn Low Res (cropped).jpg 150x150px John Glenn Democratic Party (United States) 2,770,786 68.80% 3x4.svg Jim Betts Republican Party (United States) 1,137,695 28.25% U.S. Senator John Glenn Democratic Party (United States) John Glenn Democratic Party (United States) 1980 United States Senate election in Ohio results map by county.svg 210px County resultsGlenn: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Betts: #e27f7f 50–60% The 1980 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Democratic senator John Glenn was re-elected to a second term over Republican state representative Jim Betts. Despite Ronald Reagan's victory in the concurrent presidential election in Ohio, Glenn's historic margin of victory remains one of the largest in Ohio history,https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17130836/ Sen. Metzenbaum may be a 'marked man' Wheat Warren Newspapers.com News Herald November 11, 1980 4 February 3, 2018http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2004ElectionsResults/04-1102USSenator.aspx Ohio Secretary of State, 2004 United States Senate general election results June 13, 2023 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113227/http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2004ElectionsResults/04-1102USSenator.aspx dead and it established him as a leading early contender for the 1984 Democratic presidential nomination. General election Candidates Jim Betts, state representative from Cuyahoga County (Republican) John Glenn, incumbent U.S. senator since 1975 (Democratic) Rick Nagin (Independent) John E. Powers (Independent) Results 1980 United States Senate election in Ohiohttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3885 Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1980 Democratic Party (United States) John Glenn (incumbent) 2,770,786 68.80% Republican Party (United States) Jim Betts 1,137,695 28.25% Independent (politician) John E. Powers 76,412 1.90% Independent (politician) Rick Nagin 42,410 1.05% Democratic Party (United States) See also 1980 United States Senate elections References Ohio 1980 Category:1980 Ohio elections Category:John Glenn