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 2023, 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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![]() County results DeWine: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Celeste: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Ohio |
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Republican primary
Candidates
- Frank Cremeans, former U.S. Representative from Gallipolis
- 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 | 1,070,446 | ||||
Turnout | 4,448,801 | 63.6 | |||
Republican hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |||
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
References
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