2000 United States Senate election in Ohio
The 2000 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mike DeWine won re-election to a second term. DeWine's victory made him the first Republican re-elected to the Senate in Ohio since John W. Bricker in 1952. As of 2022, this remains the last time that the Republicans have won Ohio’s class 1 Senate seat.
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| Turnout | 63.6% (Registered Voters) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Elections in Ohio |
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Republican primary
Candidates
- Frank Cremeans, former U.S. Representative
- Mike DeWine, incumbent U.S. Senator
- Ronald Richard Dickson, gun show prompter
Result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Mike DeWine (Incumbent) | 1,029,860 | 79.51 | |
| Republican | Ronald Richard Dickson | 161,185 | 12.44 | |
| Republican | Frank Cremeans | 104,219 | 8.05 | |
| Total votes | 1,295,264 | 100 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Ted Celeste, real estate developer and brother of former Ohio Governor Dick Celeste
- Richard Cordray, former Solicitor General of Ohio and nominee for Ohio Attorney General in 1998
- Marvin McMickle, Reverend
- Dan Radakovich, activist
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Ted Celeste | 375,205 | 43.86 | |
| Democratic | Marvin McMickle | 208,291 | 24.35 | |
| Democratic | Richard Cordray | 202,345 | 23.65 | |
| Democratic | Dan Radakovich | 69,620 | 8.14 | |
| Total votes | 855,461 | 100 | ||
General election
Debates
- Complete video of debate, November 4, 2000
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Mike DeWine (Incumbent) | 2,665,512 | 59.9% | +6.5% | |
| Democratic | Ted Celeste | 1,595,066 | 35.9% | -3.3% | |
| Libertarian | John McAlister | 116,724 | 2.6% | 0.00% | |
| Natural Law | John Eastman | 70,713 | 1.6% | 0.00% | |
| Write-in | 786 | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
| Majority | 1,076,446 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,448,801 | 63.6 | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |||
See also
References
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