2000 United States Senate election in Ohio
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The 2000 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Senator Mike DeWine won re-election to a second term. His victory made him the first Republican re-elected to the Senate in Ohio since John W. Bricker in 1952. This was last time until the 2024 United States Senate election in Ohio that the Republicans won Ohio’s Class 1 Senate seat.
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November 7, 2000
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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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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 | 59.92% | +6.48% | |
| Democratic | Ted Celeste | 1,595,066 | 35.85% | −3.38% | |
| Libertarian | John McAlister | 116,724 | 2.62% | N/A | |
| Natural Law | John Eastman | 70,713 | 1.59% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 786 | 0.02% | N/A | ||
| Majority | 1,070,446 | 24.06% | +9.85% | ||
| Turnout | 4,448,801 | 63.6 | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||