1994 United States Senate election in Ohio
(Redirected from United States Senate election in Ohio, 1994)
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.
 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
DeWine: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Hyatt: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
.jpg)
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Ralph A. Applegate, Columbus businessman[1]
- Mary O. Boyle, Cuyahoga County Commissioner and former State Representative from Cleveland Heights[1]
- Joel Hyatt, attorney, businessman and son-in-law of incumbent U.S. Senator Howard Metzenbaum
Results
edit| 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
editCandidates
edit- Mike DeWine, Lieutenant Governor and nominee in 1992[1]
- Bernadine Healy, former Director of the National Institutes of Health[1]
- George H. Rhodes, Mentor firefighter and aviation consultant[1]
- Eugene J. Watts, State Senator from Columbus[1]
Results
edit| 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
editCandidates
edit- Mike DeWine, Lieutenant Governor and nominee for Senate in 1992 (Republican)
- Joel Hyatt, businessman and son-in-law of incumbent U.S. Senator Howard Metzenbaum (Democratic)
- Joe Slovenec, anti-abortion activist[4] (Independent)
Results
edit| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Race to Succeed Metzenbaum Is Down to Wire". Los Angeles Times. Columbus, Ohio. May 4, 1994.
- ^ "Democratic Primary: May 3, 1994". Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ "Republican Primary: May 3, 1994". Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ Apple, R. W. Jr. (September 15, 1994). "THE 1994 CAMPAIGN: OHIO; TV Makes Ohio Candidate, then Turns and Hurts Him". The New York Times.
- ^ "General Election: November 8, 1994". Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
