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Former Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown defeated Republican Senator Jon Husted in Ohio’s 2026 Senate election, returning Brown to the chamber after he lost his seat in 2024.
Husted had been appointed to the Senate after JD Vance left the seat to become vice president. Before joining the Senate, Husted served as Ohio’s lieutenant governor and secretary of state. Brown previously represented Ohio in Congress and the Senate for more than three decades.
Brown’s campaign emphasized manufacturing, organized labor, consumer protections, health care and living costs. He also criticized Husted’s support for data center projects, raising concerns about their energy and infrastructure costs.
Husted said the projects would bring jobs and investment, and argued that Brown would vote consistently with national Democratic leaders. The result gives Democrats a Senate seat previously held by Republicans.
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