2004Final results
2004 election for U.S. Senate in Ohio
U.S. Senate · Ohio
George Voinovich (R) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Eric Fingerhut (D) by 27.7 points.
George VoinovichRepublican · winner
63.8%3,464,356
Eric FingerhutDemocrat
36.1%1,961,171
5,425,823 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2004
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Eric FingerhutGeorge Voinovich
$1.2M
Raised by the campaign
$7.3M
$1.2M
Spent by the campaign
$9M
$4.8K
Cash on hand
$731.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004