1968 United States Senate election in Ohio

The 1968 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Senator Frank Lausche ran for re-election to a third term, but lost the Democratic primary to U.S. Representative John J. Gilligan. In the general election, Gilligan lost to Republican Ohio Attorney General William Saxbe.

1968 United States Senate election in Ohio

November 5, 1968

Nominee William B. Saxbe John J. Gilligan Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,928,964 1,814,152 Percentage 51.53% 48.47%

County Results Saxbe:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Gilligan:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Frank J. Lausche Democratic Elected U.S. Senator William Saxbe Republican

Democratic primary

Candidates

• John J. Gilligan, U.S. Representative from Cincinnati
• Frank Lausche, incumbent Senator since 1957

Democratic primary results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John J. Gilligan	544,814	55.40%
	Democratic	Frank Lausche (incumbent)	438,588	44.60%
Total votes			983,402	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Albert Edward Payne
• William B. Saxbe, Attorney General of Ohio
• William L. White, perennial candidate from Newark

Republican primary results[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William B. Saxbe	575,178	82.31%
	Republican	William L. White	71,191	10.91%
	Republican	Albert Edward Payne	52,393	7.50%
Total votes			698,762	100.00%

Results

1968 United States Senate election in Ohio[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	William B. Saxbe	1,928,964	51.53%	13.09
	Democratic	John J. Gilligan	1,814,152	48.47%	13.09
	Independent	Richard Wingerter (write-in)	2	0.00%	N/A
	Independent	Eugene P. Okey (write-in)	1	0.00%	N/A
	Socialist Labor	Peter M. Kapitz (write-in)	1	0.00%	N/A
Total votes			3,743,120	100.0%

See also

• 1968 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate - D Primary Race - May 07, 1968". www.ourcampaigns.com.
2. "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate - R Primary Race - May 07, 1968". www.ourcampaigns.com.
3. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 31 Dec 2020.
4. "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1968". www.ourcampaigns.com.