Howard M. Metzenbaum
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- June 4, 1917
- Died
- March 12, 2008
- Age at death
- 90
- Home state
- Ohio
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1970–1988
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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Metzenbaum7.8M
Opponents7.0M
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Elections run
Between 1970 and 1988, Howard M. Metzenbaum ran in 4 U.S. Senate elections, winning 3 and losing 1. Metzenbaum's biggest single-election total was 2,480,038 votes, in the 1988 U.S. Senate election in Ohio. Metzenbaum's closest win came in the 1976 U.S. Senate election in Ohio, decided by 117,339 votes.
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How many votes has Howard M. Metzenbaum received?
Howard M. Metzenbaum has received 7,840,180 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | U.S. SenateOhio | Won | 2,480,03856.97% | George Voinovich |
| 1982 | U.S. SenateOhio | Won | 1,923,76756.66% | Paul E. Pfeifer Alicia Merel Philip Herzing |
| 1976 | U.S. SenateOhio | Won | 1,941,11349.51% | Robert Taft Jr. (head-to-head) John O'Neill Donald E. Babcock Emma Lila Fundaburk Melisa Singler |
| 1970 | U.S. SenateOhio | Lost | 1,495,26247.45% | Robert Taft Jr. (head-to-head) Richard B. Kay John O'Neill |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000678) and Wikidata (Q330165). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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