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1916 United States Senate election in Ohio
	County results; Pomerene: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Herrick: 40–50% 50–60%
U.S. senator before election; Atlee Pomerene; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Atlee Pomerene; Democratic

The 1916 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Democratic Senator Atlee Pomerene was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican former Governor and Ambassador to France Myron Herrick.

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Jacob Coxey, businessman, advocate for the unemployed, and perennial candidate (Independent)
Myron Herrick, former U.S. Ambassador to France (1912–14) and Governor of Ohio (1904–06) (Republican)
Atlee Pomerene, incumbent Senator since 1911 (Democratic)
C. E. Ruthenberg (Socialist)
Aaron S. Watkins, former president of Asbury College (Prohibition)

Results edit

1916 U.S. Senate election in Ohio^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Atlee Pomerene (incumbent)	571,488	49.26%
	Republican	Myron Herrick	535,391	46.15%
	Socialist	C. E. Ruthenberg	38,186	3.29%
	Prohibition	Aaron S. Watkins	12,060	1.04%
	Independent	Jacob Coxey	2,965	0.26%
Total votes			1,160,091	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References edit

^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1916" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
^ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1916". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 31, 2020.

[results-1] "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1916" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved December 31, 2020.

[2] "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1916". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 31, 2020.

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