1980 United States Senate election in Ohio

1980 United States Senate election in Ohio

November 3, 1980

Nominee John Glenn Jim Betts Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,770,786 1,137,695 Percentage 68.8% 28.3%

County Results Glenn:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Betts:      50-60%

U.S. senator before election John Glenn Democratic Elected U.S. Senator John Glenn Democratic

The 1980 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 3, 1980. It was concurrent with elections to the United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Democratic U.S Senator John Glenn won re-election to a second term in a landslide with 69% of the vote, coinciding with Ronald Reagan's substantial win in the state during the presidential election. Glenn won by a state-record 1.6 million votes.

Major candidates

Democratic

• John Glenn, incumbent U.S. Senator

Republican

• Jim Betts, State Representative

Results

1980 United States Senate election in Ohio

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Glenn (incumbent)	2,770,786	68.8%
	Republican	Jim Betts	1,137,695	28.3%
	Independent	John E. Powers	76,412	1.9%
	Independent	Rick Nagin	42,410	1.1%

See also

• United States Senate elections, 1980