2016 United States Senate election in Ohio explained

See also: 2016 United States Senate elections.

Election Name:	2016 United States Senate election in Ohio
Country:	Ohio
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 United States Senate election in Ohio
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2022 United States Senate election in Ohio
Next Year:	2022
Election Date:	November 8, 2016
Image1:	File:Rob Portman, official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg
Nominee1:	Rob Portman
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	3,118,567
Percentage1:	58.03%
Nominee2:	Ted Strickland
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	1,996,908
Percentage2:	37.16%
U.S. Senator
Before Election:	Rob Portman
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Rob Portman
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 2016 United States Senate election in Ohio was held November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Ohio, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The close of registration for electors in the primary election was December 16, 2015, and the primary election took place on March 15, 2016.^[1] Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Rob Portman faced former Democratic Governor Ted Strickland. Green Party nominee Joseph DeMare was also on the ballot along with two other independent candidates and one officially declared write-in candidate.

Initially, the seat was viewed by many to be a potential Democratic pickup, with some early polls showing Strickland ahead, but Portman attained a lead in the summer which grew through the duration of the campaign, and ultimately won re-election to a second term in a landslide, winning 58% of the vote. His vote total of 3,118,567 is the second largest in the state's history, falling 346,084 votes short of George Voinovich's record set in his 2004 re-election.

Republican primary

Republican Senator Rob Portman ran for re-election to a second term in office.^[2] He considered running for president in 2016,^{[3] [4] [5]} but ruled out running for two offices at the same time, even though Ohio law does allow it.^{[3] [6]} He ultimately declined to run for president.^{[2] [7]} The National Organization for Marriage and other socially conservative groups, unhappy with Portman's public backing for same-sex marriage, pledged to back a primary challenger. Tea Party groups, who heavily backed Portman in 2010, said that they were unlikely to do the same if he runs for re-election.^{[8] [9]}

Candidates

Declared

• Rob Portman, incumbent senator.^[2]
• Don Elijah Eckhart, independent candidate for OH-15 in 2008^[10]

Disqualified

• Melissa Strzala, Tea Party activist (failed to gather enough valid signatures)^[11]

Declined

• Josh Mandel, Ohio State Treasurer and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2012^{[3] [12]}
• Steve Stivers, U.S. Representative^{[3] [12]}

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Kelli Prather, occupational therapist and community organizer^[15]
• P.G. Sittenfeld, Cincinnati City Councilman^{[16] [17] [18]}
• Ted Strickland, former governor of Ohio and former U.S. Representative^[19]

Withdrawn

• Bob Hagan, former member of the Ohio State Board of Education and former state representative^{[3] [20] [21]}

Declined

• Joyce Beatty, U.S. Representative^{[16] [22]}
• John Boccieri, former U.S. Representative^{[16] [23]}
• Jennifer Brunner, judge on the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals, former Ohio Secretary of State and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010^{[16] [20] [24]}
• Michael B. Coleman, Mayor of Columbus^{[16] [25] [26]}
• Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, former Ohio Attorney General and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2000^[16]
• Connie Pillich, former state representative and nominee for Ohio State Treasurer in 2014^{[3] [27]}
• Tim Ryan, U.S. Representative^[28]
• Betty Sutton, Administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation and former U.S. Representative^{[16] [20]}
• Nina Turner, former state senator and nominee for Ohio Secretary of State in 2014^{[3] [29]}
• Nan Whaley, Mayor of Dayton^{[16] [30]}

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Kelli Prather	P.G. Sittenfeld	Ted Strickland	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	March 4–6, 2016	508	± 4.4%	6%	16%	align=center	50%	28%
Public Policy Polling^[31]	January 12–14, 2016	1,138	± ?	10%	10%	align=center	61%	18%
Public Policy Polling	June 4–7, 2015	360	± 5.2%	—	13%	align=center	65%	22%

Results

Green primary

Candidates

Declared

• Joe DeMare, factory worker and environmentalist^[32]

Results

General election

Candidates

• Rob Portman (R), incumbent senator
• Ted Strickland (D), former governor of Ohio and former U.S. Representative
• Joe DeMare (G), factory worker and environmentalist
• Scott Rupert (I), truck driver and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012^[33]
• Tom Connors (I)
• James Stahl (Write-in)

Debates

Dates	Location	Portman	Strickland	Link
October 14, 2016	Youngstown, Ohio	Participant	Participant	align=left	^[34]
October 17, 2016	Columbus, Ohio	Participant	Participant	align=left	^[35]
October 20, 2016	Cleveland, Ohio	Participant	Participant	align=left	^[36]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report^[37]		November 2, 2016
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[38]		November 7, 2016
align=left	Rothenberg Political Report^[39]		November 3, 2016
align=left	Daily Kos^[40]		November 8, 2016
align=left	Real Clear Politics^[41]		November 7, 2016

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Rob Portman (R)	Ted Strickland (D)	Other	Undecided
SurveyMonkey^[42]	November 1–7, 2016	2,860	± 4.6%	align=center	57%	39%	—	4%
SurveyMonkey^[43]	Oct 31–Nov 6, 2016	2,530	± 4.6%	align=center	57%	39%	—	4%
Emerson College^[44]	November 4–5, 2016	900	± 3.2%	align=center	49%	28%	11%	12%
The Columbus Dispatch^[45]	Oct 27–Nov 5, 2016	1,151	± 2.9%	align=center	58%	37%	—	5%
CBS News/YouGov^[46]	November 2–4, 2016	1,189	± 4.1%	align=center	52%	39%	3%	6%
SurveyMonkey^[47]	Oct 28–Nov 3, 2016	2,004	± 4.6%	align=center	58%	39%	—	3%
SurveyMonkey^[48]	Oct 27–Nov 2, 2016	1,728	± 4.6%	align=center	57%	40%	—	3%
Quinnipiac University^[49]	Oct 27–Nov 1, 2016	589	± 4.0%	align=center	56%	38%	—	6%
SurveyMonkey^[50]	Oct 26–Nov 1, 2016	1,586	± 4.6%	align=center	57%	39%	—	4%
SurveyMonkey^[51]	October 25–31, 2016	1,823	± 4.6%	align=center	55%	40%	—	5%
Emerson College^[52]	October 26–27, 2016	800	± 3.4%	align=center	49%	35%	4%	12%
Suffolk University^[53]	October 17–19, 2016	500	± 4.4%	align=center	46%	31%	6%	14%
Quinnipiac University^[54]	October 10–16, 2016	624	± 3.9%	align=center	54%	41%	1%	4%
Washington Post/SurveyMonkey^[55]	October 8–16, 2016	1,307	± 0.5%	align=center	56%	39%	—	5%
CNN/ORC^[56]	align=center rowspan=2	October 10–15, 2016	774 LV	align=center rowspan=2	± 3.5%	align=center	56%	40%	—	2%
	890 RV	align=center	55%	40%	—	2%
NBC/WSJ/Marist^[57]	align=center rowspan=2	October 10–12, 2016	724 LV	± 3.6%	align=center	55%	37%	3%	5%
	1,007 RV	± 3.1%	align=center	54%	36%	3%	6%
Emerson College^[58]	October 10–12, 2016	600	± 3.9%	align=center	47%	30%	6%	16%
Baldwin Wallace University^[59]	October 9–11, 2016	1,152	± 3.0%	align=center	48%	36%	—	16%
The Times-Picayune/Lucid^[60]	October 7–10, 2016	1,304	± 3.0%	align=center	51%	37%	—	12%
CBS News/YouGov^[61]	October 5–7, 2016	997	± 3.9%	align=center	49%	38%	2%	10%
Public Policy Polling^[62]	October 5–6, 2016	782	± 3.5%	align=center	51%	36%	—	12%
Monmouth University^[63]	October 1–4, 2016	405	± 4.9%	align=center	54%	39%	2%	5%
Quinnipiac University^[64]	Sept 27–Oct 2, 2016	497	± 4.4%	align=center	55%	38%	—	7%
Anzalone Liszt Grove Research^[65]	Sept 27–Oct 2, 2016	800	± 4.0%	align=center	51%	39%	5%	5%
Breitbart/Gravis Marketing^[66]	September 22–23, 2016	850	± 3.4%	align=center	44%	36%	—	20%
TargetSmart/William & Mary^[67]	align=center rowspan=2	September 15–22, 2016	652 LV	align=center rowspan=2	± 3.4%	align=center	47%	32%	4%	17%
	821 RV	align=center	44%	34%	4%	18%
FOX News^[68]	align=center rowspan=2	September 18–20, 2016	737 LV	align=center rowspan=2	± 3.5%	align=center	51%	37%	1%	10%
	806 RV	align=center	50%	37%	1%	10%
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner - Democracy Corps^[69]	September 10–19, 2016	400	± 4.0%	align=center	51%	34%	4%	11%
Suffolk University^[70]	September 12–14, 2016	500	± 4.4%	align=center	39%	31%	5%	23%
CNN/ORC^[71]	align=center rowspan=2	September 7–12, 2016	769 LV	align=center rowspan=2	± 3.0%	align=center	58%	37%	—	5%
	895 RV	align=center	56%	38%	—	5%
Bloomberg/Selzer^[72]	September 9–12, 2016	802	± 3.5%	align=center	53%	36%	3%	7%
Quinnipiac University^[73]	Aug 29–Sept 7, 2016	775	± 3.5%	align=center	51%	40%	1%	8%
Public Policy Polling^[74]	August 26–27, 2016	1,134	± 3.0%	align=center	48%	39%	—	13%
Emerson College^[75]	August 25–27, 2016	800	± 3.4%	align=center	40%	25%	10%	25%
Monmouth University^[76]	August 18–21, 2016	402	± 4.9%	align=center	48%	40%	4%	8%
CBS News/YouGov^[77]	August 17–19, 2016	997	± 3.9%	align=center	46%	39%	4%	11%
Quinnipiac University^[78]	July 30–August 7, 2016	812	± 3.4%	align=center	49%	40%	1%	10%
NBC/WSJ/Marist^[79]	August 3–7, 2016	889	± 3.3%	align=center	48%	43%	1%	8%
Public Policy Polling^[80]	July 22–24, 2016	1,334	± 2.7%	align=center	43%	38%	—	19%
Suffolk University^[81]	July 18–20, 2016	500	± 4.4%	align=center	37%	33%	6%	23%
CBS News/YouGov^[82]	July 13–15, 2016	1,104	± 3.5%	align=center	41%	40%	4%	14%
Quinnipiac University^[83]	June 30–July 11, 2016	955	± 3.2%	align=center	47%	40%	1%	9%
NBC/WSJ/Marist^[84]	July 5–10, 2016	848	± 3.4%	44%	44%	2%	10%
Public Policy Polling^[85]	June 22–23, 2016	708	± 3.7%	align=center	40%	39%	—	21%
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner - Democracy Corps^[86]	June 11–20, 2016	300	± 5.7%	40%	align=center	43%	—	17%
Quinnipiac University^[87]	June 8–19, 2016	971	± 3.1%	42%	42%	1%	11%
Public Policy Polling^[88]	June 8–9, 2016	781	± 3.4%	align=center	46%	42%	—	12%
Quinnipiac University^[89]	April 27–May 8, 2016	1,042	± 3.0%	42%	align=center	43%	1%	14%
Public Policy Polling^[90]	April 26–27, 2016	799	± 3.2%	38%	38%	1%	23%
Hart Research Associates^[91]	April 5–7, 2016	500	± 3.2%	align=center	47%	45%	—	8%
Public Policy Polling	March 4–6, 2016	1,248	± 2.8%	40%	align=center	41%	—	19%
Quinnipiac University^[92]	February 16–20, 2016	1,539	± 2.5%	42%	align=center	44%	—	14%
Baldwin Wallace University^[93]	February 11–20, 2016	825	± 3.4%	align=center	44%	40%	—	16%
Democracy Corps^[94]	October 24–28, 2015	400	± 4.9%	47%	47%	—	6%
Quinnipiac University^[95]	Sept 25–Oct 5, 2015	1,180	± 2.9%	43%	align=center	46%	1%	8%
Harstad Strategic Research^[96]	September 10–16, 2015	813	± 3.4%	43%	align=center	46%	—	11%
Quinnipiac University^[97]	August 7–18, 2015	1,096	± 3.0%	41%	align=center	44%	1%	10%
Quinnipiac University^[98]	June 4–15, 2015	1,191	± 2.8%	40%	align=center	46%	1%	13%
Public Policy Polling	June 4–7, 2015	859	± 3.3%	align=center	43%	41%	—	15%
Quinnipiac University^[99]	March 17–28, 2015	1,077	± 3.0%	39%	align=center	48%	—	13%
Public Policy Polling (D-Ohio Democratic Party)^[100]	March 2–3, 2015	946	± 3.2%	45%	45%	—	10%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	class=small	Margin of error	Rob Portman (R)	P.G. Sittenfeld (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	March 4–6, 2016	1,248	± 2.8%	align=center	42%	30%	—	27%
Quinnipiac University^[101]	February 16–20, 2016	1,539	± 2.5%	align=center	48%	29%	1%	22%
Baldwin Wallace University	February 11–20, 2016	825	± 3.4%	align=center	51%	26%	—	23%
Quinnipiac University^[102]	September 25 – October 5, 2015	1,180	± 2.9%	align=center	49%	27%	1%	18%
Quinnipiac University^[103]	August 7–18, 2015	1,096	± 3.0%	align=center	46%	25%	1%	22%
Quinnipiac University^[104]	June 4–15, 2015	1,191	± 2.8%	align=center	49%	24%	1%	25%
Public Policy Polling	June 4–7, 2015	859	± 3.3%	align=center	46%	28%	—	26%
Quinnipiac University	March 17–28, 2015	1,077	± 3.0%	align=center	47%	24%	1%	28%
Public Policy Polling^[105] ↑	March 2–3, 2015	946	± 3.2%	align=center	50%	31%	—	15%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	class=small	Margin of error	Ken Blackwell (R)	Ted Strickland (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	June 4–7, 2015	859	± 3.3%	36%	align=center	46%	—	18%

Results

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Franklin (Largest city: Columbus)

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Mahoning (Largest city: Youngstown)
• Trumbull (Largest city: Warren)
• Monroe (Largest city: Woodsfield)

By congressional district

Portman won 13 of 16 congressional districts, including the 13th, held by Democrat Tim Ryan and which Hillary Clinton also won in the presidential race.^[106]

District	Portman	Strickland	Representative
		60%	36%		Steve Chabot
		65%	31%		Brad Wenstrup
		36%	59%		Joyce Beatty
		69%	26%		Jim Jordan
		66%	30%		Bob Latta
		66%	29%		Bill Johnson
		66%	29%		Bob Gibbs
		72%	24%		Warren Davidson
		43%	51%		Marcy Kaptur
		60%	36%		Mike Turner
		22%	73%		Marcia Fudge
		62%	34%		Pat Tiberi
		48%	46%		Tim Ryan
		61%	34%		David Joyce
		61%	34%		Steve Stivers
		62%	32%		Jim Renacci

Analysis

Despite being seen early on as a tight race, Portman began to gain the upper hand as Strickland's campaign was said to be the worst he had ever run.^{[107] [108]} Portman received the endorsements of many labor unions including the Ohio Teamsters and the United Mine Workers Union, both of which usually endorsed Democrats. In the end Portman ended up winning in a landslide, the only region where Strickland outperformed Hillary Clinton was in Appalachia, but his performance there was still disappointing for an area he used to represent in Congress.

External links

Official campaign websites (Archived)

• Rob Portman (R) for Senate
• Ted Strickland (D) for Senate
• Joe DeMare (G) for Senate
• Scott Rupert (I) for Senate
• Tom Connors (I) for Senate

Notes and References

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2. Web site: Rob Portman won't run for president in 2016 . . December 2, 2014 . December 2, 2014 . Maggie Haberman.
3. News: Livingston . Abby . Whither Ohio as the Ultimate House Battleground? . January 9, 2014 . Roll Call . January 9, 2014.
4. Bernstein, Jonathan (August 26, 2014) "Everybody's Running (Rob Portman Edition)", Bloomberg View. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
5. Torry, Jack (August 26, 2014) "2016 preview?: Ohio Sen. Portman visits New Hampshire", Dayton Daily News. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
6. Conroy, Scott (August 26, 2014) "Portman Won't Run for Two Offices Simultaneously in 2016", RealClearPolitics. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
7. Web site: Rob Portman has decided not to run for president . Cleveland.com . December 2, 2014 . December 11, 2014 . Stephen Koff.
8. Web site: Gay Marriage Foes Yet to Prove Formidable Threat to Rob Portman . NBC News . November 17, 2014 . November 18, 2014.
9. News: GOP's Ohio seat a '16 prize . The Hill . January 20, 2015 . January 21, 2015.
10. Web site: Portman has conservative primary challenger . . Torry . Jack . May 19, 2015 . May 19, 2015.
11. Web site: Martin O'Malley won't appear on Ohio's primary ballot . . Johnson . Alan . January 1, 2016 . January 11, 2016.
12. News: Portman list of Ohio endorsements grows to 500 . The Hill . February 3, 2015 . February 4, 2015.
13. http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2015/PPP_Release_OH_31016.pdf Public Policy Polling
14. http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2015/PPP_Release_OH_60915.pdf Public Policy Polling
15. News: Kasich joins GOP competitors in filing for Ohio primary . . Rowland . Darrel . Ludlow . Randy . December 16, 2015 . December 17, 2015.
16. News: Who's next? A look at the depth of the Ohio Democratic Party bench after Ed FitzGerald . March 19, 2014 . cleveland.com . September 3, 2014 . Henry J. Gomez.
17. News: Gomez . Henry J. . P.G. Sittenfeld, Cincinnati councilman and potential U.S. Senate candidate, gets some national attention . December 3, 2014 . cleveland.com . December 3, 2014.
18. News: Sittenfeld: Yes, I'm running for U.S. Senate . . Coolidge . Sharon . January 22, 2015.
19. News: Cheney. Kyle. Ted Strickland running against Rob Portman in Ohio. Politico. February 25, 2014.
20. News: Vardon . Joe . Ohio legislator to challenge Portman in '16 . September 20, 2013 . The Columbus Dispatch . May 8, 2013.
21. News: Who will face Portman in '16? . The Columbus Dispatch . January 2, 2015 . January 10, 2015.
22. News: Levinson . Alexis . Congressman Considering Rob Portman Challenge in 2016 . December 3, 2014 . Roll Call . December 3, 2014 . December 8, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141208013015/http://atr.rollcall.com/elections-2016-tim-ryan-considers-rob-portman/ . dead .
23. News: Barrett . Leslie . Controversy over use of image of flag draped coffins in campaign ad . October 10, 2015 . WFMJ . September 17, 2015.
24. News: Jennifer Brunner mends fences with Ted Strickland, signals support for his U.S. Senate bid . Northeast Ohio Media Group . Gomez . Henry J. . March 2, 2015 . March 12, 2015.
25. News: Sullivan . Lucas . Caruso . Doug . Mayor Coleman announces he won't run next year . December 3, 2014 . . November 26, 2014.
26. News: Turnout tanks to World War II levels, Zack Reed meets Rand Paul: Ohio Politics Roundup . Northeast Ohio Media Group . Gomez . Henry J. . March 12, 2015 . March 12, 2015.
27. News: Proud to endorse @ted_strickland for US Senate. He's a proven leader dedicated to improving education & the economy in OH . Twitter . Pillich . Connie . March 13, 2015 . March 13, 2015.
28. News: Levinson . Alexis . Rep. Tim Ryan declines to run for U.S. Senate against Rob Portman . February 13, 2015 . . February 13, 2015.
29. News: Nina Turner vows to stay involved in politics after election loss: 'I'm not going anywhere' . cleveland.com . November 15, 2014 . November 17, 2014 . Henry J. . Gomez.
30. News: Dayton mayor: Portman is "formidable" but still beatable . . Pitman . Michael D. . February 27, 2015 . March 1, 2015 . March 6, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150306063503/http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/dayton-mayor-portman-is-formidable-but-still-beata/nkLC2/ . dead .
31. https://web.archive.org/web/20160203040139/http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2016/01/DemToplines.pdf Public Policy Polling
32. News: Green Party candidate in Ohio pursuing 2016 Senate bid. WFMJ. June 9, 2015.
33. News: Truck driver plans independent run for U.S. Senate . . Ludlow . Randy . March 10, 2016 . March 20, 2016.
34. https://www.c-span.org/video/?416678-1/ohio-senate-debate Full debate - C-SPAN
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