1994 United States Senate election in Ohio

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1994 United States Senate election in Ohio

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Nominee Mike DeWine Joel Hyatt Joe Slovenec
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Popular vote 1,836,556 1,348,213 252,031
Percentage 53.44% 39.23% 7.33%

DeWine:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Hyatt:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Howard Metzenbaum
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Mike DeWine
Republican

The 1994 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 8, 1994. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Howard Metzenbaum decided to retire after 19 years in the United States Senate. Republican nominee Mike DeWine won the open seat against Democratic nominee Joel Hyatt, Metzenbaum's son-in-law. Independent candidate, conservative anti-abortion activist Joe Slovenec performed very well, getting over 7% of the vote. DeWine was the first Republican to win a U.S. Senate race in Ohio since 1970.

Democratic primary

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Results

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1994 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joel Hyatt 432,361 46.25%
Democratic Mary O. Boyle 415,853 44.48%
Democratic Ralph A. Applegate 86,677 9.27%
Total votes 934,891 100.00%

Republican primary

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1994 Republican U.S. Senate primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike DeWine 422,367 52.04%
Republican Bernadine Healy 263,560 32.47%
Republican Gene J. Watts 83,103 10.24%
Republican George H. Rhodes 42,633 5.25%
Total votes 811,663 100.00%

General election

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1994 U.S. Senate election in Ohio[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mike DeWine 1,836,556 53.44% +11.13%
Democratic Joel Hyatt 1,348,213 39.23% −17.74%
Independent Joe Slovenec 252,031 7.33% N/A
Majority 488,343 14.21% −0.45%
Turnout 3,436,800
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Race to Succeed Metzenbaum Is Down to Wire". Los Angeles Times. Columbus, Ohio. May 4, 1994.
  2. ^ "Democratic Primary: May 3, 1994". Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "Republican Primary: May 3, 1994". Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  4. ^ Apple, R. W. Jr. (September 15, 1994). "THE 1994 CAMPAIGN: OHIO; TV Makes Ohio Candidate, then Turns and Hurts Him". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "General Election: November 8, 1994". Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2010.

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