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2000 Ohio U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 2000 Ohio U.S. Senate Election?

Mike DeWine won the 2000 Ohio U.S. Senate Election. Mike DeWine received 2,665,512 popular votes (59.92%). The main challenger was Ted Celeste (35.85%).

See the full head-to-head between DeWine and Celeste

DeWine +24.1 pts · won by 1,070,446 votes
Mike DeWineRepublicanWINNER59.92%
2,665,512 votes
Ted CelesteDemocratic35.85%
1,595,066 votes
John R. McAlisterLibertarian2.62%
116,724 votes
John A. EastmanNatural Law1.59%
70,713 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.