1974 United States Senate election in Ohio explained

Election Name:1974 United States Senate election in Ohio
Country:Ohio
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1968 United States Senate election in Ohio
Previous Year:1968
Next Election:1980 United States Senate election in Ohio
Next Year:1980
Election Date:November 5, 1974
Image1:File:John Glenn Portrait (3x4).jpg
Nominee1:John Glenn
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:1,930,670
Percentage1:64.62%
Nominee2:Ralph Perk
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:918,133
Percentage2:30.73%
Map Size:210px
U.S. Senator
Before Election:Howard Metzenbaum
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:John Glenn
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1974 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 5, 1974. It was concurrent with elections to the United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Democratic U.S Senator Howard Metzenbaum was running for election his first full term after he was appointed in 1974 by Ohio governor John J. Gilligan to fill out the Senate term of William B. Saxbe, who had resigned to become United States Attorney General. Metzenbaum lost the primary election to John Glenn, who went on to win the general election and win every county in the state. Metzenbaum would later be elected in the other U.S. Senate seat in 1976 and worked with Glenn until he retired from the post in 1994.

Democratic primary

Candidates

The Democratic Primary that year was seen as competitive between John Glenn, a former Astronaut, and Howard Metzenbaum, the incumbent senator, a rematch in the 1970 senate race primary in Ohio.

See also