Ted Celeste, U.S. Senate candidate

Ted Celeste

U.S. Senate candidate
Born
September 27, 1945
Current age
80
Home state
Ohio
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2000

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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Celeste1.6M
Opponents2.9M
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Elections run

Ted Celeste, a Democratic politician from Ohio, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 2000 U.S. Senate election in Ohio to Mike DeWine, receiving 1,595,066 votes (35.85%).

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How many votes has Ted Celeste received?

Ted Celeste has received 1,595,066 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Ted Celeste’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2000U.S. SenateOhioLost1,595,06635.85%John R. McAlister
John A. Eastman

Mike DeWine
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q7693058). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Ted Celeste: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/ted-celeste. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.