1976 Ohio U.S. Senate Election

Ohio · 6 candidates · See every 1976 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1976 Ohio U.S. Senate Election?

Howard M. Metzenbaum won the 1976 Ohio U.S. Senate Election. Howard M. Metzenbaum received 1,941,113 popular votes (49.51%). The main challenger was Robert Taft Jr. (46.52%).

See the full head-to-head between Metzenbaum and Jr.

Metzenbaum +3.0 pts · won by 117,339 votes

Howard M. Metzenbaum DemocraticWINNER49.51%

1,941,113 votes

Robert Taft Jr.Republican46.52%

1,823,774 votes

John O'NeillIndependent1.37%

53,657 votes

Donald E. BabcockAmerican0.94%

36,979 votes

Emma Lila FundaburkIndependent0.85%

33,285 votes

Melisa SinglerSocialist Workers0.81%

31,805 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.