2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal results

2006 election for U.S. Senate in Ohio

Name: 2006 election for U.S. Senate in Ohio
Start: 2006-11-07
Location: Ohio

U.S. Senate · Ohio

Sherrod Brown (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Michael DeWine (R) by 12.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Sherrod BrownDemocrat · winner

56.2%2,257,369

43.8%1,761,037

4,019,236 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Sherrod BrownMichael DeWine

$8.9M

Raised by the campaign

$12.1M

$10.8M

Spent by the campaign

$14.2M

$287.2K

Cash on hand

$68.1K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006