• Source: 1970 United States Senate election in Ohio

      • 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.
      Primary elections were held on May 5. 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

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      Kenneth W. Clement, Cleveland physician and advisor to mayor Carl Stokes
      John Glenn, member of the Mercury Seven, first American to orbit the planet Earth, and candidate for Senate in 1964
      John W. McAlarney, Akron resident
      Howard Metzenbaum, industrialist, former State Senator from Lyndhurst and campaign manager for Senator Stephen Young in 1964


      = Results

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      Republican primary




      = Candidates

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      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

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      General election




      = Results

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      See also


      1970 United States Senate elections


      References

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