NATIONAL ELECTION RETURNS : EDITION-TIME COMPILATIONS : State-by-State Election Reports of Key Races and Issues : Ohio
- Share via
COLUMBUS — Democratic Gov. Richard Celeste took a substantial lead in early returns against a comeback bid by Republican James A. Rhodes, who sought to regain his old office for an unprecedented fifth, four-year term.
Sen. John Glenn, a Democrat, was projected a winner, holding onto his Senate seat for a third term against a challenge from Republican Rep. Thomas Kindness.
Celeste, 48, was seeking his second term. Rhodes, 77, won a three-way Republican primary in May.
Get the L.A. Times Politics newsletter
Deeply reported insights into legislation, politics and policy from Sacramento, Washington and beyond. In your inbox twice per week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
