Former Sen. Sherrod Brown defeated Republican Sen. Jon Husted in Ohio's Senate race
Former Sen. Sherrod Brown defeated Republican incumbent Sen. Jon Husted in Ohio, flipping the seat to Democrats, CBS News and NBC News projected. Brown will return to the Senate for the remaining two years of the term JD Vance won in 2022. KCRA reported more than $500 million in spending by both sides and their allies.
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Former Sen. Sherrod Brown won Ohio’s Senate race, defeating Republican Sen. Jon Husted, with CBS News and NBC News projecting his victory. The seat was crucial to Democrats’ strategy to retake the chamber. Brown lost his 2024 reelection bid to newcomer Bernie Moreno and will return to the Senate to serve the remaining two years of the six-year term JD Vance won in 2022 and left after being elected vice president. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine appointed Husted to replace Vance last year. KCRA reported that spending by both sides and their allies exceeded $500 million. Brown criticized Husted over his support for AI data centers, ties to a statehouse bribery scandal and campaign donations from billionaire retail magnate Les Wexner. CBS News noted that no senator had made a successful comeback after losing reelection since 1988.
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CBS News, NBC News, and KCRA report that Sherrod Brown defeated Jon Husted and flipped Ohio’s Senate seat for Democrats. WTAP Television repeats the same report carried by KCRA.