1970 United States Senate election in Ohio

none March 2026 September 2023 1970 United States Senate election in Ohio Ohio presidential no 1964 United States Senate election in Ohio 1964 1976 United States Senate election in Ohio 1976 November 3, 1970 150x150px Robert Alphonso Taft - DPLA - 3656654dc911a32f646991541df7ad64 (page 1) (cropped).jpg Robert Taft Jr. Republican Party (United States) 1,565,682 49.68% Howard Metzenbaum 97th Congress 1981 (cropped).jpg Howard Metzenbaum Democratic Party (United States) 1,495,262 47.52% 1970 United States Senate election in Ohio results map by county.svg 210px County resultsTaft: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Metzenbaum: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator Stephen M. Young Democratic Party (United States) Robert Taft Jr. Republican Party (United States) The 1970 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Democratic Senator Stephen M. Young did not run for re-election to a third term in office. U.S. Representative Robert Taft Jr. won the open seat over Democrat Howard Metzenbaum. Primary elections were held on May 5, the day after four students were killed during the Kent State shootings. Both Taft and Metzenbaum won very competitive primaries to gain their parties' nominations, over Governor of Ohio Jim Rhodes and astronaut John Glenn, respectively. Democratic primary Candidates Kenneth W. Clement, Cleveland physician and advisor to mayor Carl StokesBlack History Month in Ohio: Honoring Dr. Kenneth W. Clement https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/black-history/black-history-month-cleveland-ohio-dr-kenneth-w-clement/95-8dc09840-1cb6-408e-9a06-0f010fb163b1 Moses Susan 21 Feb 2022STOKES ENDORSES SENATE CANDIDATE; Favors Metzenbaum in Ohio Race Against Glenn https://www.nytimes.com/1970/03/08/archives/stokes-endorses-senate-candidate-favors-metzenbaum-in-ohio-race.html 8 Mar 1970 The New York Times 43 Cleveland John Glenn, member of the Mercury Seven, first American to orbit the planet Earth, and candidate for Senate in 1964 John W. McAlarney, Akron resident Howard Metzenbaum, industrialist, former State Senator from Lyndhurst and campaign manager for Senator Stephen Young in 1964 Results 210px|thumb|center|Results by countyMetzenbaum: #dcb7ef 40–50% #c88fe4 50–60%Glenn: #b1d68d 40–50% #87be51 50–60% #63a61f 60–70% #478e00 70–80% 1970 Democratic Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=223000 Our Campaigns - OH US Senate- D Primary Race - May 05, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) Howard Metzenbaum 430,469 46.32% Democratic Party (United States) John Glenn 417,027 44.88% Democratic Party (United States) Kenneth W. Clement 50,375 5.42% Democratic Party (United States) John W. McAlarney 31,438 3.38% 929,309 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Jim Rhodes, Governor of Ohio since 1963 Robert Taft Jr., U.S. Representative from Cincinnati, scion of the Taft family, and nominee for Senate in 1964 Results 1970 Republican Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=222962 Our Campaigns - OH US Senate- R Primary Race - May 05, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Robert Taft Jr. 472,202 50.28% Republican Party (United States) Jim Rhodes 466,932 49.72% Republican Party (United States) William L. White (write-in) 18 0.00% 939,152 100.00% General election Results 1970 U.S. Senate election in OhioStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1970 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1970election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office 31 Dec 2020https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6543 Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1970 www.ourcampaigns.com 31 Dec 2020 Republican Party (United States) Robert Taft Jr. 1,565,682 49.68% 0.10 Democratic Party (United States) Howard Metzenbaum 1,495,262 46.52% 3.70 American Independent Party Richard B. Kay 61,261 1.94% N/A Socialist Labor Party (United States) John O'Neill 29,069 0.92% N/A 3,151,274 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1970 United States Senate elections References Ohio 1970 Category:1970 Ohio elections