2000 United States Senate election in Ohio

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2000 United States Senate election in Ohio
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  1994 November 7, 2000 2006  
Turnout63.6% (Registered Voters)
  Mike DeWine official photo.jpg Ted Celeste.jpg
Nominee Mike DeWine Ted Celeste
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote2,665,5121,595,066
Percentage59.92%35.85%

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County results

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

Contents

Celeste:     40–50%     50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Mike DeWine
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Mike DeWine
Republican

The 2000 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Senator Mike DeWine won re-election to a second term. His victory made him the first Republican re-elected to the Senate in Ohio since John W. Bricker in 1952. This was last time until the 2024 United States Senate election in Ohio that the Republicans won Ohio’s Class 1 Senate seat.

Republican primary

Candidates

Result

Republican primary result [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike DeWine (incumbent) 1,029,860 79.51
Republican Ronald Richard Dickson161,18512.44
Republican Frank Cremeans104,2198.05
Total votes1,295,264 100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary result [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ted Celeste 375,205 43.86
Democratic Marvin McMickle208,29124.35
Democratic Richard Cordray202,34523.65
Democratic Dan Radakovich69,6208.14
Total votes855,461 100

General election

Debates

Results

Ohio United States Senate election, 2000 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Mike DeWine (Incumbent) 2,665,512 59.92% +6.48%
Democratic Ted Celeste1,595,06635.85%−3.38%
Libertarian John McAlister116,7242.62%N/A
Natural Law John Eastman70,7131.59%N/A
Write-in7860.02%N/A
Majority 1,070,44624.06%+9.85%
Turnout 4,448,80163.6
Republican hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

References

  1. Results
  2. http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2000/2000senate.htm Result
  3. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".

Official campaign websites (archived)