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What Sherrod Brown Has to Do to Beat Jon Husted in Ohio

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You’re reading The TNR Blue Book. Get daily scoops, strategy, and developments inside the liberal ideas factory delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for free . Inside Washington Could Jon Husted be Sherrod Brown’s ideal opponent? We’re taking a look outside of Washington during Congress’s recess, highlighting some of the top battleground House and Senate races. Today, we’re focused on Ohio, where former Senator Sherrod Brown is fighting to represent the state once again in the U.S. Senate. Brown, who served three Senate terms before losing to Republican Bernie Moreno in 2024, is running against Jon Husted , whom the governor appointed to fill the state’s other Senate seat—the one JD Vance vacated when he was elected vice president that year. Since taking the seat last year, Husted has consistently voted for President Donald Trump ’s agenda, repeatedly voting against resolutions that sought to curb the war in Iran. Husted previously served as Ohio’s lieutenant governor and, before tha