The 1976 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Republican senator Robert Taft, Jr. ran for re-election to second term. Democrat Howard Metzenbaum, who had briefly served in the Senate in 1974, unseated Taft in a rematch of the 1970 election. Metzenbaum became the first Jewish senator of Ohio.
Democratic primary Candidates Richard B. Kay, Cleveland attorney and perennial candidate Howard Metzenbaum, former State Senator from Lyndhurst and interim United States Senator in 1974 James D. Nolan, nominee for Ohio Secretary of State in 1966 James V. Stanton, U.S. Representative from Cleveland
Results
General election Results
See also 1976 United States Senate elections
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