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Election 1956 Results

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1956 US Senate election in Ohio

Frank J. Lausche (Democrat) beat George H. Bender (Republican) in Ohio in 1956, 52.9% to 47.1%, a margin of 5.8 points and 203,679 votes.

Ohio changed party: in 1950 it went Republican, for Robert A. Taft.

Republicans led in 54 of the 88 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 34. The largest, Cuyahoga, cast 622,680 votes and went to the Democrat by 16.4 points. The closest was Fairfield, where 18 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
Frank J. Lausche won Democratic 1,864,589 52.9%
George H. Bender Republican 1,660,910 47.1%
Total3,525,499

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cuyahoga 362,294 58.2% 260,386 41.8% 622,680 D+16.4
Hamilton 156,723 49.3% 161,391 50.7% 318,114 R+1.5
Franklin 122,663 55.1% 99,873 44.9% 222,536 D+10.2
Summit 115,503 61.0% 73,787 39.0% 189,290 D+22.0
Lucas 97,950 53.6% 84,801 46.4% 182,751 D+7.2
Montgomery 94,578 54.2% 79,990 45.8% 174,568 D+8.4
Stark 67,952 52.8% 60,798 47.2% 128,750 D+5.6
Mahoning 70,673 62.4% 42,578 37.6% 113,251 D+24.8
Trumbull 37,087 54.5% 30,909 45.5% 67,996 D+9.1
Butler 30,536 48.2% 32,843 51.8% 63,379 R+3.6
Lorain 32,990 52.6% 29,694 47.4% 62,684 D+5.3
Lake 25,866 53.1% 22,861 46.9% 48,727 D+6.2
Clark 22,835 52.4% 20,711 47.6% 43,546 D+4.9
Jefferson 23,397 56.4% 18,098 43.6% 41,495 D+12.8
Columbiana 19,801 47.9% 21,517 52.1% 41,318 R+4.2
Allen 18,842 47.9% 20,491 52.1% 39,333 R+4.2
Richland 15,481 42.3% 21,118 57.7% 36,599 R+15.4
Belmont 21,097 58.2% 15,182 41.8% 36,279 D+16.3
Ashtabula 17,718 48.9% 18,519 51.1% 36,237 R+2.2
Scioto 16,995 48.6% 17,983 51.4% 34,978 R+2.8
Muskingum 14,931 46.7% 17,025 53.3% 31,956 R+6.6
Licking 15,969 50.2% 15,835 49.8% 31,804 D+0.4
Tuscarawas 15,735 50.2% 15,598 49.8% 31,333 D+0.4
Portage 16,408 53.5% 14,272 46.5% 30,680 D+7.0
Miami 13,534 47.4% 15,041 52.6% 28,575 R+5.3
Wayne 11,462 45.3% 13,817 54.7% 25,279 R+9.3
Wood 11,837 47.5% 13,067 52.5% 24,904 R+4.9
Greene 12,962 53.6% 11,219 46.4% 24,181 D+7.2
Seneca 10,979 47.3% 12,253 52.7% 23,232 R+5.5
Fairfield 11,622 50.0% 11,604 50.0% 23,226 D+0.1
Clermont 11,258 48.9% 11,745 51.1% 23,003 R+2.1
Marion 10,931 49.5% 11,159 50.5% 22,090 R+1.0
Medina 9,782 47.2% 10,933 52.8% 20,715 R+5.6
Hancock 8,622 42.7% 11,575 57.3% 20,197 R+14.6
Sandusky 9,475 47.1% 10,659 52.9% 20,134 R+5.9
Warren 9,340 47.2% 10,455 52.8% 19,795 R+5.6
Darke 9,833 49.9% 9,858 50.1% 19,691 R+0.1
Ross 10,052 51.4% 9,506 48.6% 19,558 D+2.8
Erie 9,532 49.4% 9,758 50.6% 19,290 R+1.2
Crawford 9,376 49.2% 9,663 50.8% 19,039 R+1.5
Washington 8,959 47.6% 9,874 52.4% 18,833 R+4.9
Lawrence 8,662 47.0% 9,785 53.0% 18,447 R+6.1
Ashland 8,373 49.5% 8,526 50.5% 16,899 R+0.9
Knox 7,696 45.6% 9,195 54.4% 16,891 R+8.9
Athens 7,728 48.2% 8,300 51.8% 16,028 R+3.6
Huron 6,684 42.8% 8,928 57.2% 15,612 R+14.4
Auglaize 7,513 48.7% 7,903 51.3% 15,416 R+2.5
Geauga 7,399 48.1% 7,974 51.9% 15,373 R+3.7
Logan 6,729 44.8% 8,291 55.2% 15,020 R+10.4
Guernsey 6,440 43.7% 8,290 56.3% 14,730 R+12.6
Delaware 6,473 45.4% 7,772 54.6% 14,245 R+9.1
Coshocton 7,113 51.9% 6,600 48.1% 13,713 D+3.7
Van Wert 6,875 50.9% 6,644 49.1% 13,519 D+1.7
Shelby 7,310 54.6% 6,067 45.4% 13,377 D+9.3
Ottawa 6,455 48.4% 6,873 51.6% 13,328 R+3.1
Mercer 7,404 56.0% 5,814 44.0% 13,218 D+12.0
Hardin 6,343 48.1% 6,836 51.9% 13,179 R+3.7
Highland 6,465 51.9% 5,985 48.1% 12,450 D+3.9
Williams 4,751 38.6% 7,548 61.4% 12,299 R+22.7
Defiance 5,765 47.8% 6,287 52.2% 12,052 R+4.3
Champaign 6,044 50.3% 5,980 49.7% 12,024 D+0.5
Preble 6,041 50.4% 5,956 49.6% 11,997 D+0.7
Jackson 5,395 46.1% 6,310 53.9% 11,705 R+7.8
Putnam 6,209 53.9% 5,312 46.1% 11,521 D+7.8
Perry 5,581 49.1% 5,797 50.9% 11,378 R+1.9
Fulton 4,106 36.7% 7,080 63.3% 11,186 R+26.6
Pickaway 6,285 56.8% 4,783 43.2% 11,068 D+13.6
Clinton 5,033 47.1% 5,650 52.9% 10,683 R+5.8
Henry 4,580 43.6% 5,931 56.4% 10,511 R+12.9
Union 4,283 43.4% 5,593 56.6% 9,876 R+13.3
Fayette 4,794 50.4% 4,727 49.6% 9,521 D+0.7
Brown 4,977 53.9% 4,253 46.1% 9,230 D+7.8
Wyandot 4,093 45.2% 4,962 54.8% 9,055 R+9.6
Gallia 3,576 39.6% 5,447 60.4% 9,023 R+20.7
Adams 4,360 48.5% 4,623 51.5% 8,983 R+2.9
Madison 4,262 48.0% 4,625 52.0% 8,887 R+4.1
Meigs 3,642 42.5% 4,935 57.5% 8,577 R+15.1
Carroll 3,703 45.7% 4,408 54.3% 8,111 R+8.7
Morrow 3,420 42.5% 4,623 57.5% 8,043 R+15.0
Harrison 3,570 45.0% 4,366 55.0% 7,936 R+10.0
Hocking 4,139 53.0% 3,666 47.0% 7,805 D+6.1
Pike 4,249 60.8% 2,740 39.2% 6,989 D+21.6
Paulding 3,305 49.5% 3,377 50.5% 6,682 R+1.1
Noble 2,492 44.1% 3,159 55.9% 5,651 R+11.8
Monroe 3,232 57.6% 2,383 42.4% 5,615 D+15.1
Holmes 3,006 54.2% 2,543 45.8% 5,549 D+8.3
Morgan 2,267 42.2% 3,108 57.8% 5,375 R+15.6
Vinton 2,187 46.6% 2,509 53.4% 4,696 R+6.9

Counties as they stood in 1956; 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