1992 United States Senate election in Ohio

none March 2026 September 2023 1992 United States Senate election in Ohio Ohio presidential no 1986 United States Senate election in Ohio 1986 1998 United States Senate election in Ohio 1998 November 3, 1992 John Glenn Low Res (cropped).jpg John Glenn Democratic Party (United States) 2,444,419 50.99% Mike DeWine 105th Congress 1997 (1).jpg Mike DeWine Republican Party (United States) 2,028,300 42.31% 3x4.svg Martha Grevatt Workers World Party 321,234 6.70% 210px County results 210px Township results 210px Glenn: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% DeWine: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% Grevatt: #D9D9D9 40–50% Tie: #D2B1D9 40–50% U.S. Senator John Glenn Democratic Party (United States) John Glenn Democratic Party (United States) The 1992 United States Senate election in Ohio was held on November 3, 1992. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John Glenn defeated Republican Lieutenant Governor Mike DeWine to win re-election to a fourth term,http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3490 Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1992 coinciding with the presidential election. Glenn's voting percentage of 51% represented the worst performance of his four runs for the Senate, partly due to the presence of third-party candidate Martha Grevatt of the far-left Workers World Party. DeWine would later be elected to Ohio's other Senate seat in 1994 and served with Glenn until the latter's retirement in 1999. As of , this was the last time the Democrats won the Class 3 Senate seat from Ohio. General election Candidates Mike DeWine, Lieutenant Governor of Ohio (Republican) John Glenn, incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic) Martha Grevatt, activist and labor unionist (Workers' World) Campaign DeWine's campaign focused on the need for change and to introduce term limits for senators. If Glenn were to win, it would be his fourth consecutive term as senator, a feat that no Ohio senator had done before.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18834667/the_tribune/ DeWine gets easy win to face Glenn The Tribune Coshocton, Ohio June 3, 1992 3 Associated Press Newspapers.com DeWine was also critical of Glenn's campaign debts, mainly from Glenn's 1984 presidential campaign. His campaign used a bunny dressed as an astronaut beating a drum, with an announcer saying, "He just keeps owing and owing and owing", a play on the Energizer Bunny.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18839526/marysville_journaltribune/ DeWine won't get chance to make Washington change Marysville Journal-Tribune Marysville, Ohio 7 November 4, 1992 Associated Press Glenn's campaign noted DeWine's anti-abortion leanings, and that he flip-flopped on his opposition of term limits. Glenn also said that DeWine was a career politician and was just looking for another job in politics. The extremely negative campaign caused a substantial number of voters to become disillusioned with both major-party candidates, leading to a large number of protest votes going to Martha Grevatt, nominee of the Marxist-Leninist Workers World Party, who was listed on the ballot as an independent.https://www.uncoveredpolitics.com/2014/11/04/time-capsule-protest-votes-loomed-large-in-92-ohio-slugfest/ Time Capsule: Protest Votes Loomed Large in '92 Ohio Slugfest Uncovered Politics Richardson Darcy Darcy G. Richardson November 4, 2014 February 25, 2021 Results General election results Democratic Party (United States) John Glenn (incumbent) 2,444,419 50.99% Republican Party (United States) Mike DeWine 2,028,300 42.31% Workers World Party Martha Grevatt 321,234 6.70% 416,119 8.68% 4,793,953 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1992 United States Senate elections References Category:John Glenn United States Senate Ohio 1992