1970 United States Senate election in Ohio
Nominee
Robert Taft Jr.
Howard Metzenbaum
Party
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
1,565,682
1,495,262
Percentage
49.7%
47.5%
County resultsTaft: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%Metzenbaum: 40–50% 50–60%
U.S. senator before election
Stephen M. Young
Democratic
Elected U.S. Senator
Robert Taft Jr.
Republican
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.
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Kenneth W. Clement
John Glenn , member of the Mercury Seven , first American to orbit the planet Earth, and candidate for Senate in 1964
John W. McAlarney
Howard Metzenbaum , former State Senator from Lyndhurst and campaign manager for Senator Stephen Young in 1964
Results [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Jim Rhodes , Governor of Ohio since 1963
Robert Taft Jr. , U.S. Representative from Cincinnati , scion of the Taft family , and nominee for Senate in 1964
Results [ ]
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
See also [ ]
1970 United States Senate elections
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