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Democrat Sherrod Brown wins Ohio Senate race
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Key Points:
- Democratic former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown won back his Senate seat in Ohio, defeating incumbent Republican Jon Husted after a close and costly race, as reported by the Associated Press.
- Brown becomes the seventh former U.S. senator since 1946 to lose a seat and later return to the Senate, having previously served three terms before losing in 2024.
- Husted, appointed to the Senate seat in January 2023, has a long political career in Ohio but faced challenges in a traditionally Republican state where polls showed a tight race due to Brown's strong name recognition.
- Major campaign issues included data centers, affordability, the war in Iran, and health care costs, with Brown criticizing Husted's ties to data center deals; the race was one of the most expensive Senate contests, with over $422 million spent.
- Brown will serve the remaining two years of the term and must run for reelection in 2028 to retain the seat.
