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Sherrod Brown to Seek Senate Comeback Against Jon Husted in Ohio

Democrats hail his decision as their best path to contest a Republican-held seat to sway the Senate majority.

Sherrod Brown at a campaign rally in Cincinnati last year.
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) addresses members of the Local 23 and 25 food service and hospitality labor workers' unions during a picket line to protest against Capitol food service worker layoffs, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 6, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) speaks with the media as he attends a press conference after inspecting the site of a train derailment of hazardous material in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., February 16, 2023. REUTERS/Alan Freed/File Photo
In this October 2024 photo, Sherrod Brown speaks during a campaign event at UAW Local 1112 in Warren, Ohio.

Overview

  • Former Sen. Sherrod Brown has decided to enter the November 2026 special election in Ohio to challenge appointed Sen. Jon Husted for the remainder of Vice President J.D. Vance’s term, though he has not yet formally launched a campaign.
  • Brown lost his 2024 reelection bid to Republican Bernie Moreno by a 50.1%–46.5% margin and has since created the Dignity of Work Institute to advocate for blue-collar workers.
  • Jon Husted was appointed by Gov. Mike DeWine in January to fill the vacancy left by Vance and will serve until January 2029 unless defeated in the special election.
  • Democrats, led by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, recruited Brown as their top candidate to contest a state that Trump won by double digits and that they need to flip to reclaim the Senate.
  • The National Republican Senatorial Committee has already released memos projecting confidence in Husted’s prospects and warning that Ohio’s rightward trend poses an obstacle to Brown’s comeback bid.