# Ohio Senate race 2026

Sen. Jon Husted (R) faces former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) in the special election for the seat JD Vance left.

- Office: U.S. Senate
- Rating: Toss-up (Cook Political Report, Oct 20, 2026)
- Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-up
- Election Day: Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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## Who is running

- Jon Husted (Republican): incumbent
- Sherrod Brown (Democrat): challenger

## The facts

- Gov. Mike DeWine appointed Husted in January 2025 after Vance became vice president. (Wikipedia)
- Brown lost his seat in 2024. (Wikipedia)
- A Cook poll, Oct. 9-13, 2026, of 959 likely Ohio voters (margin of error 3.2 points; Democratic firm New River Strategies and Republican firm GS Strategy Group) found Brown ahead by 6 points. (Cook, via Yahoo News)

## Why this race matters to conservatives (opinion)

Ohio has trended Republican. A Brown win would be a big Democratic comeback.

This section is the opinion of RightNewsRightNow. The rest of the page is reporting.

## Where these facts come from

- [Cook Political Report](https://www.270towin.com/2026-senate-election/cook-political-report-2026-senate): current rating, as of Oct 20, 2026
- [Wikipedia (election pages, with their cited sources)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elections): candidate and race facts