Sherrod Brown Wins Ohio Democratic Senate Nomination, Faces Incumbent Jon Husted in November

Former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown won Ohio’s Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat in a special election, defeating Ron Kincaid, and will face Republican incumbent Jon Husted in November. NBC News projects Brown’s win as the first step in a comeback effort after a 2024 re-election loss, when Republican car dealer Bernie Moreno beat him by 4 points. Husted, appointed to the seat last year after JD Vance left for the vice presidency, ran unopposed in the Republican primary. The race is expected to be nationally watched, with the general election winner set to serve the remainder of the term vacated by Vance.

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In the Democratic primary, WKRC said Brown defeated Ron Kincaid and quoted DNC Chair Ken Martin praising Brown as “a champion for working families.” WKRC also said Brown will face Husted in November, after Brown served as a senator from 2007 until 2025. NBC News reported Brown, 73, won the primary over software consultant Ron Kincaid and described the Ohio race as expected to be among the most expensive in the country. NBC News added that Brown’s campaign had $17 million in the bank as of mid-April—more than double Husted’s $8.1 million—according to the Federal Election Commission. NBC News also reported that both candidates debuted their first TV ads last week, with Husted’s 30-second spot opening on a biographical note and asserting his commitment to job growth.

The November matchup is framed as pivotal for control of the U.S. Senate, with Fox News saying Republicans currently control the Senate 53-47. The Guardian reported that the special election will decide who serves the remainder of the six-year term JD Vance won in 2022, before becoming vice-president last year. The Guardian also said the main Senate Republican Super Pac has announced plans to spend $79m in Ohio, while Democratic-aligned groups are expected to do the same. NBC News said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., aggressively recruited Brown to run again and sees Ohio as a top pickup opportunity in the Democrats’ fight to regain control of the Senate. In the same reporting, NBC News noted that Trump endorsed Husted, helping spare him a primary challenger, and that outside money is likely to pour into the state.

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