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Sherrod Brown
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DemocratNot in office · last served 2025Won the 2026 general by 4.9

Sherrod Brown

Last held office: U.S. Senate, Ohio (2007–2025). Won the 2026 race for U.S. Senate in Ohio (special).

Last office: U.S. Senate, OhioBorn 1952University teacher

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Last margin
+4.9
Won 2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Career

Offices held, and every time Brown was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Every race Brown has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Brown won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaisedBaselineAgainst baseline
2026U.S. Senate in Ohio (special)GeneralWonJon Husted (R), William B. Redpath (L)50%D+4.9$68.4MR+11.3+16.2
2024U.S. Senate, OhioGeneralLostBernie Moreno (R), Don Kissick (L)46.5%R+3.6$96.5M—
2018U.S. Senate, OhioGeneralWonJames B. Renacci (R)53.4%D+6.8$22.8M—
2012U.S. Senate, OhioGeneralWonJosh Mandel (R), Scott A. Rupert (I)50.7%D+6.0$20.9M—
2006U.S. Senate, OhioGeneralWonMichael DeWine (R)56.2%D+12.3$8.9M—
2004U.S. House, OH-13GeneralWonRobert Lucas (R)67.4%D+34.9$1M—
2002U.S. House, OH-13GeneralWonEd Oliveros (R)69%D+37.9$1.2M—
2000U.S. House, OH-13GeneralWonRick H. Jeric (R), Michael A. Chmura (L), David C. Kluter (NLP)64.6%D+32.6$1.1M—
1998U.S. House, OH-13GeneralWonGrace L. Drake (R)61.5%D+23.1$1.1M—
1996U.S. House, OH-13GeneralWonKenneth C. Blair Jr. (R), David C. Kluter (NLP)60.8%D+25.2$975.7K—
1994U.S. House, OH-13GeneralWonGregory A. White (R), Howard Mason (I), John Michael Ryan (I)49.1%D+3.5$986.8K—
1992U.S. House, OH-13GeneralWonMargaret R. Mueller (R), Mark Miller (I), Tom Lawson (I)53.3%D+18.1$495.3K—

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Ohio Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$68.4M
Spent
$64M
Cash
$4.5M

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN
FEC		Active

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Seats Brown has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Brown has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Ohio Secretary of State (unofficial)

In the polls

Included in 55 polls; Brown’s best result was 53% (U.S. Senate in Ohio (special)).

Brown’s polls in the database →

Source: Polls: The New York Times and Wikipedia poll lists

How we know Brown

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET