1970 United States Senate election in Ohio

The 1970 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Democratic Senator Stephen M. Young did not run for re-election to a third term in office. U.S. Representative Robert Taft Jr. won the open seat over Democrat Howard Metzenbaum.

Both Taft and Metzenbaum won very competitive primaries to gain their parties' nominations, over Governor of Ohio Jim Rhodes and astronaut John Glenn, respectively.

Candidates

 * Kenneth W. Clement
 * John Glenn, member of the Mercury Seven, first American to orbit the planet Earth, and candidate for Senate in 1964
 * John W. McAlarney
 * Howard Metzenbaum, former State Senator from Lyndhurst and campaign manager for Senator Stephen Young in 1964

Candidates

 * Jim Rhodes, Governor of Ohio since 1963
 * Robert Taft Jr., U.S. Representative from Cincinnati, scion of the Taft family, and nominee for Senate in 1964