NBC Projects Sherrod Brown to Win Ohio Senate Race

NBC News projected Sherrod Brown to win Ohio’s Senate special election against Republican Jon Husted, according to a report published after polls closed. The projection would return Brown, a Democrat and former senator, to the seat he lost in 2024. The supplied reports do not include a final vote count or official certification, so the projection is not the same as a confirmed result. The contest was held November 3 to determine who would serve the remaining two years of the term once held by JD Vance. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine appointed Husted, then the state’s lieutenant governor, to the seat after Vance became vice president in January 2025. Brown had represented Ohio in the Senate for three terms before losing his 2024 reelection campaign to Republican Bernie Moreno. A New York Times-Siena poll released November 2 put Brown at 49% and Husted at 44% among likely voters, with a reported margin of error of 4.4 percentage points. The poll showed Brown ahead, but the race had been described as close in election-day coverage. The poll figures are an estimate of voter preference, not an election result. Brown’s campaign emphasized affordability and economic concerns. It also...