PoliticsKey flip: Fox News projects Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown to defeat incumbent Jon Husted in Senate race
Fox News projects that Ohio Democratic Senate candidate Sherrod Brown will win his race against Republican Jon Husted.

Candidate for US Senate, Ohio
United States Senator from Ohio (2007–2025)
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Fox News projects that Ohio Democratic Senate candidate Sherrod Brown will win his race against Republican Jon Husted.

NBC News projects that Democrat Sherrod Brown defeated Republican Jon Husted to win Ohio’s Senate race. NBC News’ Steve Kornacki analyzes the state’s voting results.

Democrat Sherrod Brown defeated Republican incumbent Jon Husted to return to the US Senate, according to Associated Press projections. More than $500m was spent on the race, making it the second most expensive contest of this midterm cycle. Brown highlighted his ties to labour unions and working-class communities, while cost of living was a major issue.

Democrat Sherrod Brown defeated Republican incumbent Jon Husted to return to the US Senate. The special election will determine who serves the final two years of JD Vance’s term, and Brown’s win brings Democrats closer to regaining control of the chamber. His campaign focused on working-class living costs and criticized Trump’s Iran war, tariffs and data-centre construction.

NBC News projects that Democratic former Sen. Sherrod Brown defeated Republican incumbent Jon Husted in one of the year’s most fiercely contested and expensive Senate races, completing his comeback bid.
