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Winner, unofficial result · U.S. Senate, OH
Sherrod Brown
American politician (born 1952)
- Over
- Jon Husted (Republican), 45.1%
- Votes
- 2,302,298 (223,004 ahead)
- Called
- First seen here 11:04 PM ET
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia · read 2026-11-14
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +3.2, from verified polls) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Sherrod Campbell Brown is an American politician who is the United States senator-elect from Ohio, where he previously served from 2007 to 2025.
More
Prior to his tenure in the U.S. Senate, he served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1975 to 1983, was Ohio secretary of state from 1983 to 1991, and was the U.S. representative for Ohio's 13th congressional district from 1993 to 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-07 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Education
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The race
U.S. Senate, OH. Won with 50.0%, 4.9 points ahead over Jon Husted.
- Sherrod Brown Democratic · winner50.0%
- Jon Husted Republican45.1%
- Bill Redpath L2.8%
- Greg Levy Independent2.1%
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-14 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +3.2, from verified polls)
- Result
- D +4.9
- Difference
- 1.7 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN. Covers August 11, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed. These are the two-year cycle totals; a Senate campaign runs six years, so money raised earlier in the term is not counted here.
Where the money came from
38.8% of the $57,861,942 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)32.8%$22,438,141
- Individuals, itemized51.8%$35,423,801
- Other political committees (PACs)1.5%$1,055,783
- Party committees0.0%$200
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts13.9%$9,491,275
Employers donors listed
- OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY$50,898130 contributions
- CLEVELAND CLINIC$43,183188 contributions
- UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS$22,056106 contributions
- ANALYSIS GROUP$22,0007 contributions
- CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY$21,57093 contributions
- WILMERHALE$21,05020 contributions
- CLIFFORD LAW OFFICES$18,5006 contributions
- UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI$18,376113 contributions
- SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS$17,50021 contributions
- THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY$17,411106 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-14 · filings can be amended · response hash a05de4978056
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here.
Record
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Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- sherrodbrown.com via Wikidata
- Campaign email
- info@sherrodbrown.com · source
Sources: Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. First seen here 11:04 PM ET
- 2024U.S. Senate, OH · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2018U.S. Senate, OH · General · won · 2,358,508 votes (53.4%) Vugol.Me record
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
- Newly elected Senate Democrats in the spotlight: From the Politics Desk
- Senate Republicans fear 'brutal' 2028 map could keep Dems in power for years to come
- Are Democrats ready to be a big-tent party again? Lawmakers from red states will find out.
- Bernie Sanders won’t support Schumer for Senate Democratic leader, saying it’s time for change
- Bernie Sanders won't support Schumer for Senate Democratic leader, saying it's time for change
- Republicans tap Moreno and Jack to lead Senate and House campaign arms
- Bernie Sanders says he won’t support Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader
- Rift grows among Senate Democrats over who will lead in majority
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Ohio&oldid=1385678912
- Call time: First seen here 11:04 PM ET
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherrod_Brown
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S6OH00163/
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sherrod_Brown_official_photo_2009_2.jpg
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sherrod_Brown_117th_Congress_(1).jpg
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cartoon_of_U.S._Senator_Sherrod_Campbell_Brown.jpg
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sherrod_Brown_official_photo_2009.jpg
- photo_headshot https://github.com/unitedstates/images
- photo_curated https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sherrod_Brown_117th_Congress_(2).jpg
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