<page_title> 94th United States Congress </page_title> <section_title> Senate </section_title> <table> <cell> Robert Taft Jr. (R) <col_header> Vacator </col_header> </cell> <cell> Resigned December 28, 1976 to give successor preferential seniority. Successor appointed December 28, 1976 to finish the term, having already been elected to the next term. <col_header> Reason for change </col_header> </cell> <cell> Howard Metzenbaum (D) <col_header> Successor </col_header> </cell> <cell> December 29, 1976 <col_header> Date of successor's formal installation </col_header> </cell> </table>
Robert Taft Jr. (R) served until December 28, 1976 and later Howard Metzenbaum (D) served from December 29, 1976.