1968 United States Senate election in Ohio
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November 5, 1968
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 County results Saxbe: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Gilligan: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1968 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Senator Frank Lausche, considered one of the most conservative Northern Democrats in the Senate, ran for re-election to a third term, but lost the Democratic primary to former U.S. Representative John J. Gilligan. In the general election, Gilligan narrowly lost to Republican state attorney general William B. Saxbe.
In January 1974, Saxbe was appointed United States Attorney General and resigned from the Senate; Gilligan, who had been elected Governor of Ohio in 1970, appointed Democrat Howard Metzenbaum to replace him.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- John J. Gilligan, former U.S. Representative from Ohio's 1st congressional district (1965–67)
- Frank Lausche, incumbent Senator since 1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John J. Gilligan | 544,814 | 55.40% | |
| Democratic | Frank Lausche (incumbent) | 438,588 | 44.60% | |
| Total votes | 983,402 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Albert Edward Payne
- William B. Saxbe, Ohio Attorney General
- William L. White, perennial candidate from Newark
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William B. Saxbe | 575,178 | 82.31% | |
| Republican | William L. White | 71,191 | 10.91% | |
| Republican | Albert Edward Payne | 52,393 | 7.50% | |
| Total votes | 698,762 | 100.00% | ||
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William B. Saxbe | 1,928,964 | 51.53% |  13.09 | |
| Democratic | John J. Gilligan | 1,814,152 | 48.47% |  13.09 | |
| Independent | Richard Wingerter (write-in) | 2 | 0.00% | N/A | |
| Independent | Eugene P. Okey (write-in) | 1 | 0.00% | N/A | |
| Socialist Labor | Peter M. Kapitz (write-in) | 1 | 0.00% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 3,743,120 | 100.0% | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate - D Primary Race - May 07, 1968". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ↑ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate - R Primary Race - May 07, 1968". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ↑ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ↑ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1968". www.ourcampaigns.com.