1994_United_States_Senate_election_in_Ohio Knowpia

1994 United States Senate election in Ohio
	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 Senate race in Ohio since 1970.

Candidates edit

Democratic edit

Joel Hyatt, businessman and son-in-law of incumbent U.S. Senator Howard Metzenbaum
Mary O. Boyle, former Ohio State Representative

Republican edit

Mike DeWine, Lieutenant Governor and nominee in 1992
Bernadine Healy, former Director of the National Institutes of Health

Independent edit

Joe Slovenec, anti-abortion activist^[1]

Results edit

Ohio United States Senate Election, 1994^[2]
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

References edit

^ 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.

[1] Apple, R. W. Jr. (September 15, 1994). "THE 1994 CAMPAIGN: OHIO; TV Makes Ohio Candidate, then Turns and Hurts Him". The New York Times.

[2] "General Election: November 8, 1994". Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2010.

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