ɪnðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən, hiː hæd ɐ ɹᵻmˈætʃ wɪð stɹˈɪklənd, hˌuː hɐdbɪn ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ðə stˈeɪt sˈɛnət ɪnðɪ ˌɪntɚvˈiːnɪŋ pˈiəɹɪəd.
In the general election, he had a rematch with Strickland, who had been elected to the State Senate in the intervening period.