2016 Ohio U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 2016 Ohio U.S. Senate Election?

Rob Portman won the 2016 Ohio U.S. Senate Election. Rob Portman received 3,118,567 popular votes (58.03%). The main challenger was Ted Strickland (37.16%).

See the full head-to-head between Portman and Strickland

Portman +20.9 pts · won by 1,121,659 votes

Rob Portman RepublicanWINNER58.03%

3,118,567 votes

Ted Strickland Democratic37.16%

1,996,908 votes

Tom ConnorsIndependent1.73%

93,041 votes

Joseph R. DemareGreen1.64%

88,246 votes

Scott A. RupertIndependent1.44%

77,291 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.