1986 Ohio U.S. Senate Election

Ohio · 2 candidates · See every 1986 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1986 Ohio U.S. Senate Election?

John Glenn won the 1986 Ohio U.S. Senate Election. John Glenn received 1,949,208 popular votes (62.45%). The main challenger was Thomas N. Kindness (37.55%).

See the full head-to-head between Glenn and Kindness

Glenn +24.9 pts · won by 777,315 votes

John Glenn DemocraticWINNER62.45%

1,949,208 votes

Thomas N. Kindness Republican37.55%

1,171,893 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.