List of United States Senate elections in Ohio explained

United States Senate elections in Ohio occur when voters in the U.S. state of Ohio select an individual to represent the state in the United States Senate in either of the state's two seats allotted by the Constitution. Regularly scheduled general elections occur on Election Day, coinciding with various other federal, statewide, and local races.

Each state is allotted two U.S. Senators elected to staggered six-year terms, which were originally selected by the state legislature. The Senate is divided into three classes to stagger the terms of its members such that one-third of the Senate would be up for re-election every two years. Upon Ohio's admission to the Union in 1803, the state was assigned a Class 1 seat and a Class 3 seat, first elected in 1803. Since the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, U.S. Senators are elected directly by the voters of each state. Special elections may be held to fill mid-term vacancies to elect an individual to serve the remainder of the unexpired term.

The list below contains results from all U.S. Senate elections held in Ohio after the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment, sorted by year. The next scheduled election for the Class 1 seat is in 2024, while the Class 3 seat will hold its next election in 2028.

List of recent elections

Class 1

YearWinnerRunner(s)-upOthersRef
CandidatePartyVotes%CandidatePartyVotes%Votes%
1916align=left Atlee Pomerenestyle=background: align=left Democratic571,48849.26%align=left Myron T. Herrickstyle=background: align=left Republican535,39146.15%53,2124.59%align=center [1]
1922align=left Simeon D. Fessstyle=background: align=left Republican794,159align=left Atlee Pomerenestyle=background: align=left Democratic744,55821,514align=center [2]
1928align=left Simeon D. Fessstyle=background: align=left Republican1,412,805align=left Charles V. Truaxstyle=background: align=left Democratic908,9524,448align=center [3]
1934align=left A. Victor Donaheystyle=background: align=left Democratic1,276,206align=left Simeon D. Fessstyle=background: align=left Republican839,06813,569align=center [4]
1940align=left Harold Hitz Burtonstyle=background: align=left Republican1,602,498align=left John McSweeneystyle=background: align=left Democratic1,457,304align=center [5]
1946 (sp)align=left Kingsley A. Taftstyle=background: align=left Republican1,193,852align=left Henry P. Webberstyle=background: align=left Democratic929,584align=center rowspan=2 [6]
1946align=left John W. Brickerstyle=background: align=left Republican1,275,774align=left James W. Huffmanstyle=background: align=left Democratic947,61013,885
1952align=left John W. Brickerstyle=background: align=left Republican1,878,961align=left Michael DiSallestyle=background: align=left Democratic1,563,330align=center [7]
1958align=left Stephen M. Youngstyle=background: align=left Democratic1,652,211align=left John W. Brickerstyle=background: align=left Republican1,497,199align=center [8]
1964align=left Stephen M. Youngstyle=background: align=left Democratic1,923,608align=left Robert Taft Jr.style=background: align=left Republican1,906,781align=center [9]
1970align=left Robert Taft Jr.style=background: align=left Republican1,565,682align=left Howard Metzenbaumstyle=background: align=left Democratic1,495,26290,330align=center [10]
1976align=left Howard Metzenbaumstyle=background: align=left Democratic1,941,113align=left Robert Taft Jr.style=background: align=left Republican1,823,774155,726align=center [11]
1982align=left Howard Metzenbaumstyle=background: align=left Democratic1,923,76756.66%align=left Paul Pfeiferstyle=background: align=left Republican1,396,79041.14%74,9062.20%align=center [12]
1988align=left Howard Metzenbaumstyle=background: align=left Democratic2,480,03856.97%align=left George Voinovichstyle=background: align=left Republican1,872,71643.02%1510.00%align=center [13]
1994Mike DeWineRepublican1,836,55653.44%align=left Joel Hyattstyle=background: align=left Democratic1,348,21339.23%840.00%[14]
align=left Joe Slovenecstyle=background: align=left Independent252,0317.33%
2000align=left Mike DeWinestyle=background: align=left Republican2,665,51259.92%align=left Ted Celestestyle=background: align=left Democratic1,595,06635.85%188,2234.23%align=center [15]
2006align=left Sherrod Brownstyle=background: align=left Democratic2,257,36956.16%align=left Mike DeWinestyle=background: align=left Republican1,761,03743.82%8300.02%align=center [16]
2012align=left Sherrod Brownstyle=background: align=left Democratic2,762,76650.70%align=left Josh Mandelstyle=background: align=left Republican2,435,74444.70%250,6174.60%align=center [17]
2018align=left Sherrod Brownstyle=background: align=left Democratic2,358,50853.40%align=left Jim Renaccistyle=background: align=left Republican2,057,55946.58%1,0170.02%align=center [18]
County results of Class 1 elections since 2000

Class 3

YearWinnerRunner(s)-upOthersRef
CandidatePartyVotes%CandidatePartyVotes%Votes%
1914Warren G. HardingRepublican526,11549.16%align=left Timothy Sylvester Hoganstyle=background: align=left Democratic423,74239.60%52,8034.93%[19]
align=left Arthur Lovett Garfordstyle=background: align=left Progressive67,5096.31%
1920align=left Frank B. Willisstyle=background: align=left Republican1,134,953align=left William Alexander Julianstyle=background: align=left Democratic782,6502,647align=center [20]
1926align=left Frank B. Willisstyle=background: align=left Republican711,359align=left Atlee Pomerenestyle=background: align=left Democratic623,2212,846align=center [21]
1928 (sp)align=left Theodore E. Burtonstyle=background: align=left Republican1,429,554align=left Graham P. Huntstyle=background: align=left Democratic856,8073,451align=center
1930 (sp)align=left Robert J. Bulkleystyle=background: align=left Democratic1,046,561align=left Roscoe C. McCullochstyle=background: align=left Republican863,944align=center [22]
1932align=left Robert J. Bulkleystyle=background: align=left Democratic1,293,175align=left Gilbert Bettmanstyle=background: align=left Republican1,126,83241,987align=center [23]
1938align=left Robert A. Taftstyle=background: align=left Republican1,255,414align=left Robert J. Bulkleystyle=background: align=left Democratic1,085,792align=center [24]
1944align=left Robert A. Taftstyle=background: align=left Republican1,500,609align=left William G. Pickrelstyle=background: align=left Democratic1,482,610align=center [25]
1950align=left Robert A. Taftstyle=background: align=left Republican1,645,643align=left Joseph T. Fergusonstyle=background: align=left Democratic1,214,459align=center [26]
1954 (sp)align=left George H. Benderstyle=background: align=left Republican1,257,874align=left Thomas A. Burkestyle=background: align=left Democratic1,254,904align=center [27]
1956align=left Frank Lauschestyle=background: align=left Democratic1,864,589align=left George H. Benderstyle=background: align=left Republican1,660,910align=center [28]
1962align=left Frank Lauschestyle=background: align=left Democratic1,843,813align=left John Marshall Brileystyle=background: align=left Republican1,151,173align=center [29]
1968align=left William B. Saxbestyle=background: align=left Republican1,928,964align=left John J. Gilliganstyle=background: align=left Democratic1,814,1524align=center [30]
1974align=left John Glennstyle=background: align=left Democratic1,930,670align=left Ralph Perkstyle=background: align=left Republican918,133138,803align=center [31]
1980align=left John Glennstyle=background: align=left Democratic2,770,786align=left Jim Bettsstyle=background: align=left Republican1,137,695118,822align=center [32]
1986align=left John Glennstyle=background: align=left Democratic1,949,20862.45%align=left Tom Kindnessstyle=background: align=left Republican1,171,89337.55%880.00%align=center [33]
1992John GlennDemocratic2,444,39750.88%align=left Mike DeWinestyle=background: align=left Republican2,028,43442.22%[34]
align=left Martha Grevattstyle=background: align=left Workers World331,1256.89%
1998align=left George Voinovichstyle=background: align=left Republican1,922,08756.46%align=left Mary O. Boylestyle=background: align=left Democratic1,482,05443.53%2100.01%align=center [35]
2004align=left George Voinovichstyle=background: align=left Republican3,464,65163.85%align=left Eric Fingerhutstyle=background: align=left Democratic1,961,24936.14%2960.01%align=center [36]
2010align=left Rob Portmanstyle=background: align=left Republican2,168,74256.85%align=left Lee Fisherstyle=background: align=left Democratic1,503,29739.40%143,0593.75%align=center [37]
2016align=left Rob Portmanstyle=background: align=left Republican3,118,56758.03%align=left Ted Stricklandstyle=background: align=left Democratic1,996,90837.16%258,6894.81%align=center [38]
2022align=left JD Vancestyle=background: align=left Republican2,192,11453.04%align=left Tim Ryanstyle=background: align=left Democratic1,939,48946.92%1,7390.04%align=center [39]
County results of Class 3 elections since 2004

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OH Senate Race - Nov 07, 1916 . Our Campaigns .
  2. Web site: Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1922 . .
  3. Web site: Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 6, 1928 . .
  4. Web site: Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1934 . .
  5. Web site: Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940 . .
  6. Web site: Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1946 . .
  7. Web site: Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952 . .
  8. Web site: Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1958 . .
  9. Web site: Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964 . .
  10. Web site: Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1970 . .
  11. Web site: Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976 . .
  12. Web site: Federal Elections 1982 . .
  13. Web site: Federal Elections 1988 . .
  14. Web site: Federal Elections 1994 . .
  15. Web site: Federal Elections 2000 . .
  16. Web site: Federal Elections 2006 . .
  17. Web site: Federal Elections 2012 . .
  18. Web site: Federal Elections 2018 . .
  19. Web site: OH Senate Race - Nov 08, 1914 . Our Campaigns .
  20. Web site: Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 2, 1920 . .
  21. Web site: Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1926 . .
  22. Web site: Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1930 . .
  23. Web site: Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 8, 1932 . .
  24. Web site: Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1938 . .
  25. Web site: Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944 . .
  26. Web site: Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1950 . .
  27. Web site: Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1954 . .
  28. Web site: Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956 . .
  29. Web site: Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1962 . .
  30. Web site: Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968 . .
  31. Web site: Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1974 . .
  32. Web site: Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1980 . .
  33. Web site: Federal Elections 1986 . .
  34. Web site: Federal Elections 1992 . .
  35. Web site: Federal Elections 1998 . .
  36. Web site: Federal Elections 2004 . .
  37. Web site: Federal Elections 2010 . .
  38. Web site: Federal Elections 2016 . .
  39. Web site: 2022 OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS . Ohio Secretary of State.