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.
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County results Taft: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Metzenbaum: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Both Taft and Metzenbaum won very competitive primaries to gain their parties' nominations, over Governor of Ohio Jim Rhodes and astronaut John Glenn, respectively.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Howard Metzenbaum | 430,469 | 46.32% | |
Democratic | John Glenn | 417,027 | 44.88% | |
Democratic | Kenneth W. Clement | 50,375 | 5.42% | |
Democratic | John W. McAlarney | 31,438 | 3.38% | |
Total votes | 929,309 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Robert Taft Jr. | 472,202 | 50.28% | |
Republican | Jim Rhodes | 466,932 | 49.72% | |
Republican | William L. White (write-in) | 18 | 0.00% | |
Total votes | 939,152 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Robert Taft Jr. | 1,565,682 | 49.68% | 0.10 | |
Democratic | Howard Metzenbaum | 1,495,262 | 46.52% | 3.70 | |
American Independent | Richard B. Kay | 61,261 | 1.94% | N/A | |
Socialist Labor | John O'Neill | 29,069 | 0.92% | N/A | |
Total votes | 3,151,274 | 100.00% | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |