1974 United States Senate election in Ohio

none March 2026 September 2023 1974 United States Senate election in Ohio Ohio presidential no 1968 United States Senate election in Ohio 1968 1980 United States Senate election in Ohio 1980 November 5, 1974 File:John Glenn Portrait (3x4).jpg John Glenn Democratic Party (United States) 1,930,670 64.62% File:Ralph Perk (1).jpg 150x150px Ralph Perk Republican Party (United States) 918,133 30.73% 1974 United States Senate election in Ohio results map by county.svg 210px County resultsGlenn: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% U.S. Senator Howard Metzenbaum Democratic Party (United States) John Glenn Democratic Party (United States) The 1974 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 5, 1974. Senator Howard Metzenbaum, who had been appointed to the seat in 1974 by Ohio governor John J. Gilligan, lost the Democratic primary election to famed astronaut John Glenn. In the general election, Glenn won every county in the state against Cleveland mayor Ralph Perk. Metzenbaum would later be elected to Ohio's other U.S. Senate seat in 1976, and worked with Glenn as the state's junior senator until he retired in 1994. Background Incumbent Senator William B. Saxbe resigned from office on January 3, 1974 to become United States attorney general. Saxbe was the permanent replacement for Elliot Richardson, who had resigned during the Saturday Night Massacre in response to the ongoing Watergate scandal. Governor of Ohio John J. Gilligan appointed Howard Metzenbaum, who had been the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Ohio's other Senate seat in 1970, to fill the vacant seat for the remainder of Saxbe's unexpired term, which was due to end on January 3, 1975. Democratic primary Candidates John Glenn, retired astronaut and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1964 and 1970 Howard Metzenbaum, interim U.S. senator and nominee for U.S. Senate in 1970 Campaign The Democratic primary was a rematch of the 1970 election, in which Metzenbaum had narrowly defeated Glenn. Glenn had also run for the Democratic nomination unsuccessfully in 1964 before withdrawing from the race due to health problems following a fall. Results thumb|center|Results by county #7996E2 Glenn #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #51C2C2 Metzenbaum #51C2C2 50–60% #2AACAC 60–70% 1970 Democratic U.S. Senate primary Democratic Party (United States) John Glenn 571,871 54.36% Democratic Party (United States) Howard Metzenbaum (incumbent) 480,123 45.64% 33 0.00% 1,052,027 100.00% General election Candidates John Glenn, retired astronaut and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1964 and 1970 (Democratic) K. G. Harroff (Independent) Richard B. Kay, perennial candidate (Independent) Ralph Perk, mayor of Cleveland since 1971 (Republican) Results 1974 United States Senate election in OhioStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1974 (sic) http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1974election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office 31 Dec 2020 Democratic Party (United States) John Glenn 1,930,670 64.62% 16.15 Republican Party (United States) Ralph Perk 918,133 30.73% 20.80 Independent (United States) Kathleen G. Harroff 76,882 2.57% N/A Independent (United States) Richard B. Kay 61,921 2.07% N/A Independent (United States) John O'Neill (write-in) 257 0.01% N/A Independent (United States) Ronald E. Girkins (write-in) 88 0.00% N/A 2,987,951 100.00% See also 1974 United States Senate elections References Ohio 1974 Category:1974 Ohio elections Category:John Glenn