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Elections in Ohio |
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The 1998 United States Senate election in Ohio was held November 3, 1998. It was concurrent with elections to the United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Democratic U.S Senator John Glenn decided to retire, instead of seeking a fifth term. Republican Governor George Voinovich won the open seat.[1] This was the first open-seat Senate election in Ohio for this seat since 1920.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | George Voinovich | 1,922,087 | 56.46% | +14.15% | |
Democratic | Mary Boyle | 1,482,054 | 43.54% | −7.45% | |
Majority | 440,033 | 12.92% | |||
Turnout | 3,404,141 | 49.81% | |||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing |