Ohio Senate (special election)
Jon Husted (R) holds this seat and is running again. 4 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026. It's a special election, for the rest of a term that ends in January 2029. The Cook Political Report rates it a toss-up.
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Jon Husted
Republican · holds this seat today
ALiberty Score AOn the liberty side in 33 of 33 votes and bills.
Raised $19,894,786 since January 2025: 49% from people, 36% transfers and other income, 14% from PACs and other committees. The filing at FEC.gov
Sherrod Brown
Democrat · Former senator, in Congress 1993 to 2025
FLiberty Score FOn the liberty side in 22 of 47 votes and bills, cast from 2021 to 2025.
Higher on Liberty Score: Jon Husted. Jon Husted: A, 100 out of 100 from recorded votes. Sherrod Brown: F, 40 out of 100 from recorded votes.
Voting in Ohio: how to register, vote early or vote by mail. Election Day was November 3.
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Each letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle.
Also on the ballot
Greg Levy (Independent), William Redpath (Libertarian).
Who is on the ballot: the state election offices, as listed on Wikipedia on November 3, 2026, checked against the candidate file of the Federal Election Commission. Race rating: the Cook Political Report, November 2, 2026. See a name that is wrong or missing? Say so in the discussion.
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