Sherrod Brown Wins Ohio Senate Seat 2 Years After Defeat, Tightening GOP Majority
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 4
Sherrod Brown Wins Ohio Senate Seat 2 Years After Defeat, Tightening GOP Majority
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 4
Summary
Sherrod Brown is projected to beat Republican Jon Husted in Ohio’s special Senate election, sending the Democrat back to Washington two years after Bernie Moreno unseated him.
The seat was opened when JD Vance resigned to become vice president, and Brown could be sworn in during the lame-duck session once Ohio certifies the result.
That timing matters because Democrats targeted Ohio as one of their best chances to chip away at Republicans’ narrow Senate majority, while the GOP saw Husted’s seat as key to holding the chamber.
Brown won despite Ohio’s recent Republican lean — Donald Trump carried the state by 11 points in 2024 — after campaigning on manufacturing, labor, consumer protections and cost-of-living issues.