Sherrod Brown wins Ohio 2026 Senate election, flipping seat for Democrats

Updated on: November 4, 2026 / 12:06 AM EST / CBS News

Washington — Former Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown will be returning to the Senate, defeating Sen. Jon Husted, CBS News projects. Brown flipped the seat for Democrats two years after he lost his reelection bid in the Buckeye State.

Brown, 73, lost narrowly in 2024 to GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno after more than three decades representing Ohio in the House and Senate. Democrats saw a path to victory in the state this year, since President Trump's popularity has been waning because of the Iran war and high fuel and cost-of-living prices. Brown fell short by just four points two years ago, and Mr. Trump won Ohio by more than 10 points.

Brown faced off against Husted, who was appointed to the seat last year to replace Vice President JD Vance. Husted, 59, previously served as Ohio's lieutenant governor and secretary of state. He was defending the seat for the first time this cycle, and remained a relative unknown in the race.

While Brown maintained a strong working-class brand in the state, Republicans attempted to use Brown's long history in Washington to frame him as the incumbent in the…

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