Federal

U.S. Senator

Unexpired term ending 1/3/2029

Vote for: 1
Candidates: 4
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A U.S. senator is one of Ohio's two members of the U.S. Senate, voting on federal laws, taxes and spending, treaties, and confirming federal judges and officials.

Special election for the remaining two years of the term J.D. Vance was elected to in 2022; Governor Mike DeWine appointed Jon Husted to the seat in January 2025 after Vance became Vice President.

Candidates Compare by issue

Sherrod Brown

Democratic

The gist

Proposes banning insurers from denying doctor-prescribed care.
Proposes barring drug makers from charging Americans more than abroad.
Opposes tax breaks for data centers; supports local approval.
Proposes capping how much utilities can raise rates.
Supports banning stock trading by members of Congress and spouses.
Supports barring former members of Congress from lobbying.
Opposes trade agreements he says cost Ohio jobs.

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Proposes banning insurers from denying doctor-prescribed care.
Our Fight - Sherrod Brown for Ohio
Campaign website · Sherrod Brown for Ohio · sherrodbrown.com
“It’s time to ban health insurance companies from denying the care your doctor says you need.”
Proposes barring drug makers from charging Americans more than abroad.
Our Fight - Sherrod Brown for Ohio
Campaign website · Sherrod Brown for Ohio · sherrodbrown.com
“Let’s make it illegal for drug companies to charge Americans more than they do in other countries”
Opposes tax breaks for data centers; supports local approval.
Our Fight - Sherrod Brown for Ohio
Campaign website · Sherrod Brown for Ohio · sherrodbrown.com
“Ohioans – not Jon Husted and his billionaire friends – should get to decide if data centers are built in their community.”
Proposes capping how much utilities can raise rates.
Our Fight - Sherrod Brown for Ohio
Campaign website · Sherrod Brown for Ohio · sherrodbrown.com
“We’re fighting to cap how much utility companies can raise your rates”
Supports banning stock trading by members of Congress and spouses.
Our Fight - Sherrod Brown for Ohio
Campaign website · Sherrod Brown for Ohio · sherrodbrown.com
“No one – NO ONE – who serves in Congress, or their spouse, should be able to trade stocks.”
Supports barring former members of Congress from lobbying.
Our Fight - Sherrod Brown for Ohio
Campaign website · Sherrod Brown for Ohio · sherrodbrown.com
“They also shouldn’t be able to turn around when they leave office and become a lobbyist.”
Opposes trade agreements he says cost Ohio jobs.
Sherrod Brown for Ohio
Campaign website · Sherrod Brown for Ohio · sherrodbrown.com
“he’s always opposed unfair trade deals that hurt Ohio workers.”

Greg Levy

Other-party candidate

Community organizer and musician · University Heights

The gist

Supports raising wages and protecting rural hospitals.

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Supports raising wages and protecting rural hospitals.
Socialist and Black liberation organizer Greg Levy launches 2026 Ohio Senate run
News coverage · ABC 6 (WSYX) · abc6onyourside.com
“His platform centers on raising wages, protecting rural hospitals”

William B. Redpath

Libertarian

The gist

Supports ending all U.S. tariffs.
Proposes eliminating the federal Education and HUD departments.
Supports ending corporate welfare and farm subsidies.
Supports ending federal drug prohibition.
Supports reducing federal spending and taxes.

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Supports ending all U.S. tariffs.
Bill Redpath for U.S. Senate
Campaign website · Redpath for US Senate Committee · billredpath.com
“The United States should end all tariffs on imported goods and services, regardless of the policies of other nations.”
Proposes eliminating the federal Education and HUD departments.
Bill Redpath for U.S. Senate
Campaign website · Redpath for US Senate Committee · billredpath.com
“I call for the elimination of the Departments of Education and Housing & Urban Development”
Supports ending corporate welfare and farm subsidies.
Bill Redpath for U.S. Senate
Campaign website · Redpath for US Senate Committee · billredpath.com
“as well as an end to all corporate welfare and farm subsidies”
Supports ending federal drug prohibition.
Bill Redpath for U.S. Senate
Campaign website · Redpath for US Senate Committee · billredpath.com
“the Federal government should end its drug prohibition and allow the states to address this issue.”
Supports reducing federal spending and taxes.
Bill Redpath for U.S. Senate
Campaign website · Redpath for US Senate Committee · billredpath.com
“my campaign calls for reduced government spending, lower taxes and real respect for civil liberties.”

Jon Husted

RepublicanIncumbent

The gist

Sponsored bill shielding ratepayers from data center power costs.In office
Sponsored bill requiring photo ID to vote.In office
Voted for the Working Families Tax Cuts Act.In office
Introduced bill letting 529 savings fund first-home down payments.In office
Introduced bill penalizing states licensing immigrants without legal status.In office
Co-sponsored bill restricting AI companion chatbots for minors.In office
Co-sponsored bill clarifying Clean Air Act permitting rules.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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Sponsored bill shielding ratepayers from data center power costs.
Husted bill to protect Americans from footing the bill for new data centers blocked from passage
Government record · Office of U.S. Sen. Jon Husted · husted.senate.gov
“The Ratepayer Protection Act would ensure American families and small businesses aren’t left paying for the energy infrastructure needed to support new data centers.”
Sponsored bill requiring photo ID to vote.
Senate votes on Husted photo ID bill
Government record · Office of U.S. Sen. Jon Husted · husted.senate.gov
“The Senate today voted on Sen. Jon Husted’s (R-Ohio) bill to require voters to show photo ID at the polls.”
Voted for the Working Families Tax Cuts Act.
Husted commemorates one year of Working Families Tax Cuts Act
Government record · Office of U.S. Sen. Jon Husted · husted.senate.gov
“Husted cast the deciding vote to pass the legislation.”
Introduced bill letting 529 savings fund first-home down payments.
Husted leads bill to help Ohioans afford their first home
Government record · Office of U.S. Sen. Jon Husted · husted.senate.gov
“This bill would help first-time homebuyers by allowing them to put unused college savings toward a down payment.”
Introduced bill penalizing states licensing immigrants without legal status.
Husted, Moreno lead effort to stop illegal immigrants from obtaining driver’s licenses
Government record · Office of U.S. Sen. Jon Husted · husted.senate.gov
“withholding federal transportation funding from states that have enacted laws to provide driver’s licenses or identification cards”
Co-sponsored bill restricting AI companion chatbots for minors.
Husted, Kim lead bipartisan bill to protect children from AI companion chatbots
Government record · Office of U.S. Sen. Jon Husted · husted.senate.gov
“Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) in introducing the Children Harmed by AI Technology (CHAT) Act 2.0.”
Co-sponsored bill clarifying Clean Air Act permitting rules.
Husted introduces bill to streamline permitting process and boost American innovation
Government record · Office of U.S. Sen. Jon Husted · husted.senate.gov
“a bill that would clarify the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) interpretation of New Source Review (NSR) requirements under the Clean Air Act.”

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