Election Name: | 1970 United States Senate election in Ohio |
Country: | Ohio |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in Ohio |
Previous Year: | 1964 |
Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in Ohio |
Next Year: | 1976 |
Election Date: | November 3, 1970 |
Image1: | RobertTaftJr (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Robert Taft Jr. |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 1,565,682 |
Percentage1: | 49.68% |
Nominee2: | Howard Metzenbaum |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 1,495,262 |
Percentage2: | 47.52% |
Map Size: | 200px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Stephen M. Young |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Robert Taft Jr. |
After Party: | 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.
Both Taft and Metzenbaum won very competitive primaries to gain their parties' nominations, over Governor of Ohio Jim Rhodes and astronaut John Glenn, respectively.