1964 United States Senate election in Ohio
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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1964 United States Senate election in Ohio
| country = Ohio
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1958 United States Senate election in Ohio
| previous_year = 1958
| next_election = 1970 United States Senate election in Ohio
| next_year = 1970
| election_date = November 3, 1964
| image_size = 150x150px
| image1 = File:StephenMYoung.jpg
| nominee1 = Stephen M. Young
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 1,923,608
| percentage1 = 50.22%
| image2 = RobertTaftJr (cropped).jpg
| nominee2 = Robert Taft Jr.
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 1,906,781
| percentage2 = 49.78%
| map_image = 1964 United States Senate election in Ohio results map by county.svg
| map_size = 210px
| map_caption = County results
Young: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}
Taft: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}
| title = U.S. Senator
| before_election = Stephen M. Young
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Stephen M. Young
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsOH}}
The 1964 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic Senator Stephen M. Young was re-elected to a second term in office, narrowly defeating Republican U.S. Representative Robert Taft, Jr. The result was considered an upset by the New York Times, as Taft's family name was "considered magic" in the state and Young's advanced age and polarizing attitude towards constituents were thought to be liabilities.{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/11/05/archives/young-beats-taft-in-an-ohio-upset-senator-profits-from-heavy-vote.html | title=YOUNG BEATS TAFT IN AN OHIO UPSET; Senator Profits from Heavy Vote for Johnson There | work=The New York Times | date=November 5, 1964 }}
Democratic primary
=Candidates=
- Albert T. Ball, Shaker Heights resident{{cite news|newspaper=The North Canton Sun|date=29 Apr 1964|location=North Canton, Ohio|volume=38|issue=32|page=1|url=https://ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p16007coll23/id/22301/ |title=CONTENTdm }}{{cite news|title=Equal TV Time is Sought by Glenn Foe|location=New York|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=Lancaster Eagle-Gazette|date=20 Mar 1964|page=2}}
- William Hotchkiss, Akron resident
- Stephen M. Young, incumbent Senator since 1959
==Withdrew==
- John Glenn, member of the Mercury Seven and first American to orbit the planet Earth (withdrew March 30){{cite news|title=Glenn Quits Race in Ohio, Citing His Slow Recovery|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/03/31/archives/glenn-quits-race-in-ohio-citing-his-slow-recovery.html|date=31 Mar 1964|page=1|newspaper=The New York Times|location=San Antonio, Tex.}}
=Campaign=
Astronaut John Glenn resigned from NASA and entered the race on January 17, 1964. However, a little over one month later, he was injured after slipping and falling while repairing his bathroom mirror. He suffered a concussion and an inner ear injury and was hospitalized in Columbus, before being flown to Wilford Hall Air Force Hospital in Texas on March 6.
After weeks in recovery, Glenn withdrew from the race on March 30 in a press conference from his hospital bed. He cited the medical advice of his doctors and his inability to campaign. “No man has a right to ask for a seat in either branch of the Congress merely because of a specific event such as orbiting the earth in a spacecraft, any more than he would have that right just by being a lawyer and having tried a few cases at the local courthouse,” Glenn said. "I will not run just asking the people of Ohio to vote for a name."
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change
| title=1964 Democratic Senate primary{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=330312|title = Our Campaigns - OH US Senate - D Primary Race - May 05, 1964}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Stephen M. Young (incumbent)
| votes = 520,641
| percentage = 66.51%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = John Glenn (withdrawn)
| votes = 206,956
| percentage = 26.44%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Albert T. Ball
| votes = 32,564
| percentage = 4.16%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = William Hotchkiss
| votes = 22,618
| percentage = 2.89%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 782,779
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
Republican primary
=Candidates=
- Ted W. Brown, Ohio Secretary of State since 1951
- Robert Taft Jr., U.S. Representative from Cincinnati (representing Ohio at-large) and scion of the Taft family
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change
| title=1964 Republican Senate primary{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=330311|title = Our Campaigns - OH US Senate- R Primary Race - May 05, 1964}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Robert Taft Jr.
| votes = 606,944
| percentage = 79.11%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Ted W. Brown
| votes = 160,263
| percentage = 20.89%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 767,207
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
General election
=Results=
{{Election box begin
| title=1964 U.S. Senate election in Ohio{{cite web|title=Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1964election.pdf|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|access-date=31 Dec 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=27779|title=Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1964|website=www.ourcampaigns.com|access-date=31 Dec 2020}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Stephen M. Young (incumbent)
| votes = 1,923,608
| percentage = 50.22%
| change = {{decrease}}2.24
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Robert Taft Jr.
| votes = 1,906,781
| percentage = 49.78%
| change = {{increase}}2.24
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 3,830,389
| percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
| loser = Republican Party (United States)
| swing =
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{{Election box end}}