COLUMBUS, Ohio — In November 2026, Democrat Sherrod Brown will face incumbent Republican Sen. Jon Husted in a competitive race for the U.S. Senate.

In 2024, Brown lost his seat, which he held since 2007, to Sen. Bernie Moreno.

Now, he will compete against Husted for the seat vacated by Vice President JD Vance.

“Brown’s entry certainly changes the dynamics,” said Dr. Mark Caleb Smith, director of the Center for Political Studies at Cedarville University.

Dr. Smith said Brown’s announcement is the “best case scenario” for democrats.

“If you have to place a wager on it, I would say Republicans at the statewide level are going to be favored in Ohio as a general rule, but Sherrod Brown has been very competitive and even in the last election cycle in which he lost, he outperformed other Dem

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