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1932 US Senate election in Ohio

Robert J. Bulkley (Democrat) beat Gilbert Bettman (Republican) in Ohio in 1932, 52.5% to 45.8%, a margin of 6.6 points and 163,345 votes.

Ohio changed party: in 1926 it went Republican, for Frank B. Willis.

Democrats led in 57 of the 88 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 31. The largest, Cuyahoga, cast 353,411 votes and went to the Democrat by 13.7 points. The closest was Vinton, where 40 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Robert J. Bulkley won Democratic 1,290,175 52.5%
Gilbert Bettman Republican 1,126,830 45.8%
All other candidates 41,987 1.7%
Total2,458,992

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cuyahoga 198,416 56.1% 149,837 42.4% 5,158 353,411 D+13.7
Hamilton 121,110 49.8% 120,102 49.4% 2,015 243,227 D+0.4
Franklin 61,585 49.0% 61,041 48.5% 3,117 125,743 D+0.4
Lucas 65,174 59.1% 43,235 39.2% 1,844 110,253 D+19.9
Montgomery 52,600 52.5% 46,054 46.0% 1,499 100,153 D+6.5
Summit 52,272 53.8% 43,292 44.6% 1,572 97,136 D+9.2
Stark 36,863 48.9% 37,119 49.2% 1,410 75,392 R+0.3
Mahoning 33,789 47.7% 36,314 51.3% 743 70,846 R+3.6
Butler 22,750 54.5% 18,553 44.4% 469 41,772 D+10.0
Trumbull 17,785 45.3% 20,872 53.2% 575 39,232 R+7.9
Lorain 19,545 49.9% 19,313 49.3% 347 39,205 D+0.6
Clark 16,486 47.0% 18,151 51.7% 470 35,107 R+4.7
Belmont 19,631 57.4% 13,464 39.4% 1,079 34,174 D+18.0
Columbiana 13,849 42.8% 17,689 54.7% 784 32,322 R+11.9
Scioto 15,578 48.9% 16,116 50.6% 177 31,871 R+1.7
Allen 17,062 55.8% 12,966 42.4% 534 30,562 D+13.4
Muskingum 13,215 46.2% 14,456 50.5% 937 28,608 R+4.3
Jefferson 14,471 51.4% 12,476 44.4% 1,180 28,127 D+7.1
Tuscarawas 16,365 58.5% 11,149 39.8% 471 27,985 D+18.6
Richland 15,371 57.0% 11,257 41.7% 349 26,977 D+15.3
Ashtabula 11,916 44.7% 14,046 52.7% 714 26,676 R+8.0
Licking 13,191 50.4% 12,332 47.1% 671 26,194 D+3.3
Miami 10,238 47.2% 10,633 49.0% 815 21,686 R+1.8
Wood 11,174 52.2% 9,918 46.3% 324 21,416 D+5.9
Wayne 10,968 52.7% 9,382 45.1% 469 20,819 D+7.6
Seneca 11,757 57.9% 8,222 40.5% 333 20,312 D+17.4
Ross 10,196 52.7% 8,924 46.2% 213 19,333 D+6.6
Marion 10,290 55.3% 7,878 42.3% 436 18,604 D+13.0
Portage 9,706 52.2% 8,571 46.1% 302 18,579 D+6.1
Sandusky 10,352 55.8% 7,883 42.5% 326 18,561 D+13.3
Darke 10,513 56.8% 7,315 39.6% 666 18,494 D+17.3
Hancock 9,179 50.3% 8,517 46.7% 560 18,256 D+3.6
Erie 10,829 59.9% 7,168 39.7% 72 18,069 D+20.3
Washington 9,375 52.1% 8,264 45.9% 357 17,996 D+6.2
Lake 7,298 41.0% 10,232 57.5% 267 17,797 R+16.5
Fairfield 9,864 56.8% 7,174 41.3% 329 17,367 D+15.5
Huron 8,963 53.1% 7,718 45.8% 188 16,869 D+7.4
Guernsey 8,380 50.9% 7,784 47.3% 290 16,454 D+3.6
Crawford 10,208 62.9% 5,781 35.6% 242 16,231 D+27.3
Athens 6,162 38.4% 9,539 59.4% 347 16,048 R+21.0
Clermont 8,506 53.0% 7,259 45.2% 278 16,043 D+7.8
Hardin 8,399 53.6% 7,081 45.1% 204 15,684 D+8.4
Lawrence 7,215 48.2% 7,685 51.3% 74 14,974 R+3.1
Knox 6,783 46.0% 7,731 52.5% 220 14,734 R+6.4
Greene 6,543 44.8% 7,746 53.1% 307 14,596 R+8.2
Logan 6,485 47.4% 6,975 50.9% 235 13,695 R+3.6
Van Wert 7,785 57.0% 5,627 41.2% 251 13,663 D+15.8
Highland 6,650 49.8% 6,505 48.7% 194 13,349 D+1.1
Coshocton 7,177 55.0% 5,532 42.4% 338 13,047 D+12.6
Medina 6,089 46.7% 6,672 51.2% 270 13,031 R+4.5
Perry 5,978 45.9% 6,731 51.7% 309 13,018 R+5.8
Ashland 6,954 53.5% 5,530 42.6% 510 12,994 D+11.0
Delaware 5,845 46.1% 6,363 50.2% 468 12,676 R+4.1
Warren 5,378 43.8% 6,657 54.3% 234 12,269 R+10.4
Auglaize 7,658 62.9% 4,509 37.1% 12,167 D+25.9
Champaign 6,026 49.6% 5,968 49.1% 165 12,159 D+0.5
Shelby 7,844 64.8% 4,042 33.4% 219 12,105 D+31.4
Williams 6,531 55.1% 5,123 43.2% 203 11,857 D+11.9
Jackson 5,215 44.0% 6,518 55.0% 118 11,851 R+11.0
Putnam 7,667 68.4% 3,290 29.3% 257 11,214 D+39.0
Preble 5,954 53.5% 5,051 45.4% 122 11,127 D+8.1
Mercer 7,840 73.4% 2,616 24.5% 227 10,683 D+48.9
Clinton 5,042 47.8% 5,227 49.6% 275 10,544 R+1.8
Adams 5,654 54.1% 4,592 44.0% 198 10,444 D+10.2
Pickaway 6,036 58.9% 3,956 38.6% 251 10,243 D+20.3
Defiance 6,258 63.1% 3,480 35.1% 178 9,916 D+28.0
Brown 6,103 62.4% 3,547 36.3% 126 9,776 D+26.1
Henry 6,434 67.5% 3,014 31.6% 82 9,530 D+35.9
Ottawa 6,333 66.5% 3,112 32.7% 79 9,524 D+33.8
Meigs 3,903 41.6% 5,397 57.5% 92 9,392 R+15.9
Union 4,404 47.4% 4,745 51.1% 138 9,287 R+3.7
Wyandot 5,203 58.6% 3,564 40.1% 116 8,883 D+18.5
Fayette 4,787 54.3% 3,876 43.9% 159 8,822 D+10.3
Madison 4,315 49.0% 4,369 49.6% 131 8,815 R+0.6
Fulton 4,280 49.0% 4,029 46.2% 421 8,730 D+2.9
Gallia 3,532 42.3% 4,734 56.7% 83 8,349 R+14.4
Hocking 4,409 54.2% 3,631 44.6% 100 8,140 D+9.6
Pike 4,968 64.3% 2,699 34.9% 58 7,725 D+29.4
Noble 3,653 48.5% 3,751 49.8% 132 7,536 R+1.3
Harrison 3,166 42.3% 3,968 53.0% 352 7,486 R+10.7
Morrow 3,596 49.1% 3,528 48.2% 200 7,324 D+0.9
Monroe 4,696 66.2% 2,178 30.7% 219 7,093 D+35.5
Paulding 3,863 54.5% 3,070 43.3% 155 7,088 D+11.2
Carroll 3,098 45.6% 3,510 51.7% 181 6,789 R+6.1
Morgan 2,808 42.9% 3,644 55.6% 97 6,549 R+12.8
Geauga 2,487 43.2% 3,102 53.9% 170 5,759 R+10.7
Holmes 3,693 67.9% 1,663 30.6% 84 5,440 D+37.3
Vinton 2,456 49.0% 2,496 49.8% 56 5,008 R+0.8

Counties as they stood in 1932; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Ohio Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Bernie Moreno (R) R+3.6
2022 Jd Vance (R) R+6.1
2018 Sherrod Brown (D) D+6.8
2016 Rob Portman (R) R+20.9
2012 Sherrod Brown (D) D+6.0
2010 Rob Portman (R) R+17.4
2006 Sherrod Brown (D) D+12.3
2004 George V. Voinovich (R) R+27.7
2000 Mike Dewine (R) R+24.1
1998 George V. Voinovich (R) R+12.9
1994 Mike DeWine (R) R+14.2
1992 John Glenn (D) D+8.7
1988 Howard M. Metzenbaum (D) D+14.0
1986 John Glenn (D) D+24.9
1982 Howard M. Metzenbaum (D) D+15.5
1980 John Glenn (D) D+40.6
1976 Howard M. Metzenbaum (D) D+3.0
1974 John Glenn (D) D+33.9
1970 Robert A. Taft Jr. (R) R+2.2
1968 William B. Saxbe (R) R+3.1
1964 Stephen M. Young (D) D+0.4
1962 Frank J. Lausche (D) D+23.1
1958 Stephen M. Young (D) D+4.9
1956 Frank J. Lausche (D) D+5.8
1952 John W. Bricker (R) R+9.2
1950 Robert A. Taft (R) R+15.1
1946 John W. Bricker (R) R+14.7
1944 Robert A. Taft (R) R+0.6
1940 Harold H. Burton (R) R+4.7
1938 Robert A. Taft (R) R+7.2
1934 Vic Donahey (D) D+20.5
1932 Robert J. Bulkley (D) D+6.6
1928 Simeon D. Fess (R) R+21.7
1926 Frank B. Willis (R) R+6.6
1922 Simeon D. Fess (R) R+3.2
1920 Frank B. Willis (R) R+18.3
1916 Atlee Pomerene (D) D+3.1
1914 Warren G. Harding (R) R+9.6