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Ohio · U.S. Senate

Ohio Senate special election

Sherrod Brown wins. Called. A change from Republican control.

98% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Sherrod Brown D won 2,301,042 50.0%
Jon Husted R 2,077,750 45.2%
William Redpath L 128,272 2.8%
Greg Levy OTH 94,509 2.1%
Total4,601,573

3,979 of 4,713 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 2:55 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 5:30 PM.

By county

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Franklin 505,352 D +43.7 D +28.7 D +15.0 100%
Cuyahoga 475,488 D +45.3 D +31.7 D +13.6 96%
Hamilton 342,187 D +26.5 D +15.0 D +11.4 100%
Summit 225,274 D +23.7 D +7.0 D +16.6 100%
Montgomery 202,829 D +15.7 D +0.5 D +15.2 100%
Lucas 152,674 D +27.1 D +12.7 D +14.4 95%
Butler 146,581 R +10.8 R +26.5 D +15.7 94%
Stark 144,622 R +5.6 R +22.1 D +16.5 100%
Lorain 129,806 D +11.8 R +5.8 D +17.5 100%
Delaware 117,285 D +4.6 R +6.7 D +11.3 98%
Warren 113,087 R +18.7 R +31.8 D +13.1 100%
Lake 105,841 D +1.7 R +14.5 D +16.2 100%
Clermont 89,383 R +20.9 R +36.1 D +15.2 100%
Mahoning 89,146 D +7.6 R +9.5 D +17.0 100%
Medina 85,424 R +9.8 R +25.0 D +15.2 100%
Trumbull 74,350 D +2.8 R +16.9 D +19.7 100%
Greene 74,259 R +7.9 R +20.0 D +12.2 100%
Licking 74,189 R +12.8 R +30.3 D +17.5 100%
Fairfield 68,207 R +7.0 R +24.3 D +17.3 95%
Portage 65,900 D +2.9 R +15.7 D +18.5 100%
Wood 54,472 D +4.8 R +10.3 D +15.1 100%
Clark 48,806 R +14.1 R +29.8 D +15.7 100%
Miami 45,636 R +32.8 R +45.5 D +12.8 100%
Geauga 45,439 R +12.3 R +24.3 D +12.1 100%
Richland 44,064 R +27.7 R +42.7 D +15.0 100%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
+71,824 votes4,601,573D +5.1
+3,178 votes4,529,749D +4.4
+3,048 votes4,526,571D +4.4
+91,741 votes4,523,523D +4.4
+36,240 votes4,431,782D +4.2
+57,885 votes4,395,542D +3.9
+34,026 votes4,337,657D +3.3
+27,441 votes4,303,631D +3.0
+28,679 votes4,276,190D +2.8
+30,537 votes4,247,511D +2.6
+2,967 votes4,216,974D +2.4
+549 votes4,214,007D +2.4