1980 United States Senate election in Ohio
The 1980 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 3, 1980. It was concurrent with elections to the United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Democratic U.S Senator John Glenn won re-election to a second term in a landslide with 69% of the vote, coinciding with Ronald Reagan's substantial win in the state during the presidential election. Glenn won by a state-record 1.6 million votes.[1]
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Major candidates
Democratic
- John Glenn, incumbent U.S. Senator
Republican
- Jim Betts, State Representative
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | John Glenn (incumbent) | 2,770,786 | 68.8% | |
| Republican | Jim Betts | 1,137,695 | 28.3% | |
| Independent | John E. Powers | 76,412 | 1.9% | |
| Independent | Rick Nagin | 42,410 | 1.1% | |
See also
- United States Senate elections, 1980
References
- Wheat, Warren (November 11, 1980). "Sen. Metzenbaum may be a 'marked man'". News Herald. p. 4. Retrieved February 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3885
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