Cracked BuckeyeCracked Buckeye

Election 2026

U.S. Senator from Ohio

November 3, 2026 · special election · 2 candidates with a page

Correct this page · hello@crackedbuckeye.com

The candidates

Listed alphabetically by surname. Ohio rotates the order candidates appear in by precinct, so no order on this page is the order on a ballot.

Sherrod Brown

Democratic · United States Senator for Ohio

certified

11 of 11 sections researched · 66 sources

Jon Husted

Republican · United States Senator for Ohio

certified

11 of 11 sections researched · 52 sources

A note on our coverage

Read before the columns: where one candidate has more entries than another, this says which of the two reasons it is.

We have checked 1 claim by Jon Husted and 0 by Sherrod Brown. The gap is in our research, not in them.

Donors: 7 for Jon Husted and 1 for Sherrod Brown. The gap is in our research, not in them.

Jon Husted's record in office has 14 entries and Sherrod Brown's has 6. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.

Jump to a candidate

Where they stand

Their own words, by issue, with the date, the venue and the link. A paraphrase is marked as one.

Campaign priorities

Sherrod Brown

None found in the records checked

Jon Husted

lowering costs, creating jobs, securing the border and making America affordable again

2026 · Campaign filing announcement, reported by Fox News

Source: foxnews.com

My focus is on delivering for Ohio's working families. That won't change in this campaign, and it won't change in my next term.

2026 · Campaign filing announcement, reported by Fox News

Source: foxnews.com

Data centers and electricity costs

Sherrod Brown

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Ohio's data-center tax incentives raised household electricity costs, and he holds the lieutenant governor who backed them responsible.

August 27, 2026 · Campaign message, reported by WVXU and CNBC

Sources: wvxu.org · cnbc.com

Jon Husted

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Data-center operators, rather than households and small businesses, should pay for the power infrastructure their facilities require.

September 2026 · Senate office press release on the Ratepayer Protection Act

Sources: husted.senate.gov · cnbc.com

Family policy

Sherrod Brown

None found in the records checked

Jon Husted

protecting women's sports and children from online predators

2026 · Senate office biography

Source: husted.senate.gov

Immigration and border security

Sherrod Brown

None found in the records checked

Jon Husted

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Secure the southern border, strengthen immigration enforcement, and address fentanyl trafficking into Ohio communities.

2026 · Senate office biography

Source: husted.senate.gov

Prescription drug prices

Sherrod Brown

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Lower prescription drug prices and oppose losses of health coverage.

2026 · Senate office biography

Source: brown.senate.gov

Jon Husted

None found in the records checked

Regulation

Sherrod Brown

None found in the records checked

Jon Husted

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Continue the regulatory reform and government-efficiency work he ran as lieutenant governor.

2026 · Senate office biography

Source: husted.senate.gov

Taxes

Sherrod Brown

None found in the records checked

Jon Husted

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Eliminate taxes on tips and on overtime, and reduce taxes on Social Security benefits.

2026 · Campaign and Senate office statements of his priorities

Sources: husted.senate.gov · foxnews.com

Trade and tariffs

Sherrod Brown

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Trade enforcement to protect domestic steel: co-sponsorship of Section 232 tariffs and the Stop Mexico's Steel Surge Act, and a standing test that a trade deal must demonstrably benefit workers.

2026 · Senate office press release, and reporting by Crain's Cleveland Business

Sources: brown.senate.gov · crainscleveland.com · brown.senate.gov

Jon Husted

None found in the records checked

Work and wages

Sherrod Brown

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

A "Dignity of Work" campaign centered on defending Ohio workers, labor unions and manufacturing jobs.

August 18, 2025 · Campaign launch, reported by the Statehouse News Bureau

Sources: brown.senate.gov · statenews.org

Jon Husted

None found in the records checked

Workforce training

Sherrod Brown

None found in the records checked

Jon Husted

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Expand career-technical education and job-training routes that are an alternative to a four-year degree, building on the TechCred program he created as lieutenant governor.

2026 · Senate office biography

Source: husted.senate.gov

What they have said, checked

Newest first. Each check is shown in the checker's own rating word, with their name, the date and the link.

Sherrod Brown

Jon Husted

Record in office

Dated actions. Any evaluation of an action is printed with the name of whoever made it and the link.

Sherrod Brown

  1. 2019 · bill

    Co-sponsored the End Mass Deportation Act in 2019.

    Source: politifact.com

  2. 2019 · appointment

    Chaired the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs during his final Senate term.

    Sources: banking.senate.gov · brown.senate.gov

  3. 2015 · bill

    Authored the bipartisan Leveling the Playing Field Act, signed into law in 2015, which strengthened U.S. trade-enforcement law.

    United Steelworkers, in its December 15, 2025 endorsement: From fighting to restore the pensions our retirees earned to demanding trade policies that safeguard American manufacturing jobs, he has consistently delivered. · the source

    Sources: brown.senate.gov · britannica.com · usw.org

  4. 2010 · bill

    Led passage of the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act that created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. His Senate office states the bureau has returned about $21 billion to more than 205 million Americans since 2011.

    Sources: banking.senate.gov · brown.senate.gov

  5. 2008 · action

    Pushed for federal loans and bridge support for domestic automakers during the 2008 and 2009 auto industry crisis.

    Sources: brown.senate.gov · brown.senate.gov

  6. 2001 · vote

    Voted at least 10 times between 2001 and 2024, in the U.S. House and the Senate, against measures restricting federal funding to cities that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.

    Sources: politifact.com · politifact.com

Jon Husted

  1. September 2026 · bill

    Introduced the Ratepayer Protection Act, which would put the cost of power infrastructure for data centers on their operators rather than on households and small businesses. It passed the House 417-3 in September 2026 and was blocked from passing the Senate by unanimous consent.

    Source: husted.senate.gov

  2. August 2026 · statement

    Said he opposes further tax breaks for data centers, after supporting the incentives as lieutenant governor.

    Sources: wvxu.org · cnbc.com

  3. June 4, 2026 · vote

    Voted no on the Warnock motion to commit S. 2 to the Judiciary Committee with instructions to investigate loss of Medicaid coverage (Senate roll call vote 147), and no on the Ossoff motion to commit (vote 141).

    Sources: govtrack.us · govtrack.us · tiffinohio.net

  4. June 2025 · bill

    Co-authored and leads the Nuclear REFUEL Act (S.2082), which would streamline federal licensing for nuclear fuel reprocessing and recycling facilities, with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse.

    Sources: epw.senate.gov · husted.senate.gov

  5. 2019 · action

    Supported House Bill 6, Ohio's 2019 nuclear and coal subsidy law, at the center of a federal criminal case over about $60 million routed by FirstEnergy. Former House Speaker Larry Householder was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2023 and FirstEnergy paid $230 million in penalties in 2021. Husted testified as a defense witness in a related federal trial in March 2026 and has not been charged.

    Sources: ohiocapitaljournal.com · wkyc.com · factcheck.org

  6. 2019 · action

    Launched the InnovateOhio initiative as lieutenant governor and used an artificial-intelligence review that removed about 5 million words from Ohio's regulatory code, according to his Senate biography.

    Source: husted.senate.gov

  7. 2019 · action

    His Senate office credits him with helping land Intel's Ohio semiconductor investment and dozens of corporate relocations to Ohio while he oversaw economic development as lieutenant governor. The archive found no independent verification of the relocation count.

    Source: husted.senate.gov

  8. 2019 · action

    Created TechCred, a state credential and workforce-training program, and expanded career-technical education access for Ohio students as lieutenant governor (2019-2025).

    Source: husted.senate.gov

  9. 2019 · action

    Backed tax incentives that helped bring more than 240 data centers to Ohio as lieutenant governor (2019-2025).

    Sources: wvxu.org · cnbc.com

  10. June 2018 · action

    As secretary of state, directed a supplemental process that removed from the rolls voters who had not cast a ballot since 2008. The ACLU and Demos sued and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held the practice violated the National Voter Registration Act; the U.S. Supreme Court reversed that ruling 5-4 in Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute in 2018.

    Sources: pbs.org · ballotpedia.org · en.wikipedia.org

  11. 2014 · action

    Ended Golden Week, the period when Ohioans could register and vote early on the same day. The NAACP, the League of Women Voters of Ohio and Black churches sued; a federal judge ordered it restored in 2014, and a 2015 settlement ended Golden Week permanently while adding some evening and Sunday voting hours.

    Sources: acluohio.org · electionlawblog.org

  12. 2011 · action

    Implemented online voter registration in Ohio as secretary of state (2011-2019).

    Sources: husted.senate.gov · ballotpedia.org

  13. 2011 · action

    Cut the Ohio Secretary of State's operating budget by about $14.5 million and business-filing and startup costs by about 21 percent over his term (2011-2019), according to his Senate biography.

    Source: husted.senate.gov

  14. 2007 · action

    Accepted an honorary degree from the for-profit ECOT online charter school, the only one it awarded, and about $28,500 to $36,000 in campaign contributions from ECOT's founder and associates. He declined to return the money after ECOT closed in 2018, when Ohio sought repayment of more than $100 million for students whose attendance the school could not verify.

    Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com

Money

Totals and donors exactly as filed with the FEC or the Ohio Secretary of State, each figure with its filing link.

Sherrod Brown

FEC, as of June 30, 2026: raised $38,566,234, spent $22,336,493, cash on hand $16,229,741.

From inside Ohio: $9,861,954 (40%).

Sources: api.open.fec.gov · ohiocapitaljournal.com · washingtonsun.com · fec.gov · fec.gov

FEC, as of December 31, 2024: raised $96,530,241, spent $99,564,642, cash on hand $394,230.

From inside Ohio: $20,032,416 (31%).

Sources: api.open.fec.gov · fec.gov · fec.gov · opensecrets.org · opensecrets.org

Top donors, as filed

  • ActBlue small-dollar donors · $3,800,000 · campaign committee

    small-dollar donors through ActBlue, at an average donation of about $122

    Sources: opensecrets.org · ohiocapitaljournal.com

  • Donors at a September 14, 2026 San Francisco-area fundraiser · $870,000 · PAC · Out of state

    more than 40 donors giving at the maximum personal limit through the Ohio Grassroots Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee, including members of the Pritzker, Gates, Soros and Rockefeller families

    Sources: ohio.news · dailysignal.com

  • Corporate political action committees · $300,000 · PAC

    corporate political action committees including Visa Inc., New York Life, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Boeing and Bank of New York Mellon

    Sources: foxnews.com · spectrumnews1.com

  • Organized labor · $43,500 · PAC

    United Steelworkers, which endorsed him, and building-trades unions including the Bricklayers

    Source: opensecrets.org

  • Ohio State University employees · $26,000 · campaign committee · In state

    employees of Ohio State University; the top donor group to the Senate Victory for Sherrod Brown 2024 joint fundraising committee, whose largest industry category was retired donors at $138,660

    Sources: opensecrets.org · opensecrets.org

  • Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer · $24,000 · campaign committee · Out of state

    law firm; the top donor to the Victory Now for Sherrod Brown joint fundraising committee

    Source: opensecrets.org

Outside spending

  • opposing $40,000,000 · as of November 5, 2024

    Defend American Jobs · $40,000,000 · oppose

    Sources: coindesk.com · theintercept.com · bloomberg.com · cnbc.com

  • supporting $24,335,248 · opposing $118,638,039 · as of September 19, 2026

    Slf Pac · $64,100,138 · oppose

    American Crossroads · $31,103,341 · oppose

    Americans For Prosperity Action, Inc. (Afp Action) Dba Cva Action And Dba Libre Action · $8,993,525 · oppose

    Buckeye Values Pac · $8,731,372 · oppose

    Winsenate · $7,061,803 · support

    National Association Of Realtors Congressional Fund · $2,394,002 · support

    Sources: api.open.fec.gov · fec.gov

  • supporting $24,303,523 · opposing $115,071,915 · as of September 19, 2026

    Senate Leadership Fund · $63,683,899 · oppose

    American Crossroads · $31,103,341 · oppose

    Buckeye Values Pac · $8,731,372 · oppose

    Americans For Prosperity Action, Inc. (Afp Action) Dba Cva Action And Dba Libre Action · $7,517,864 · oppose

    Winsenate · $7,061,803 · support

    National Association Of Realtors Congressional Fund · $2,394,002 · support

    Sources: api.open.fec.gov · fec.gov

Jon Husted

FEC, as of June 30, 2026: raised $14,350,624, spent $4,931,806, cash on hand $9,418,818.

From inside Ohio: $5,734,019 (54%).

Sources: api.open.fec.gov · legis1.com · fec.gov · fec.gov

Top donors, as filed

  • Insurance industry contributors · $679,000 · PAC

    including Anthem/Elevance Health, Medical Mutual of Ohio, UnitedHealth Group, CareSource, Buckeye Community Health Plan, Summa Health Systems and Centene

    Source: tiffinohio.net

  • AIPAC donor network · $543,800 · PAC

    about $538,000 in individual donations bundled through AIPAC's network plus a $5,000 AIPAC PAC contribution

    Sources: tiffinohio.net · readsludge.com

  • Centene Corporation · $75,000 · PAC · Out of state

    Medicaid managed-care insurer

    Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com

  • CSX Corporation · $10,000 · PAC

    corporate PAC

    Source: legis1.com

  • GE Aerospace · $10,000 · PAC

    corporate PAC

    Source: legis1.com

  • General Dynamics · $10,000 · PAC

    corporate PAC

    Source: legis1.com

  • National Automobile Dealers Association · $10,000 · PAC

    trade association PAC

    Source: legis1.com

Outside spending

  • · as of July 2026

    Senate Leadership Fund · $79,000,000 · support

    Sources: 10tv.com · ohiocapitaljournal.com

  • supporting $3,189,450 · opposing $23,794 · as of September 19, 2026

    Americans For Prosperity Action, Inc. (Afp Action) Dba Cva Action And Dba Libre Action · $2,228,619 · support

    Slf Pac · $617,776 · support

    Win It Back Pac · $250,341 · support

    Clearpath Action Fund, Inc. · $92,660 · support

    Indivisible Action · $15,476 · oppose

    Activate America · $6,545 · oppose

    Sources: api.open.fec.gov · fec.gov

The result

Not yet researched

Sources

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 2026 United States Senate special election in Ohio · Jon Husted

  1. Jon Husted · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-18
  2. Sherrod Brown · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-18
  3. United States Senate special election in Ohio, 2026 · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-18
  4. 2026 United States Senate special election in Ohio · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-18
  5. Appointed senator and former senator face off in Ohio's U.S. Senate special election · Ballotpedia News · 2026-06-08 · accessed 2026-09-18
  6. Sherrod Brown wins Ohio Democratic U.S. Senate primary, set to face Jon Husted in November · Ohio Capital Journal · 2026-05-05 · accessed 2026-09-18
  7. United States Senate election in Ohio, 2024 · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-18
  8. Ohio election results certified · Dayton 24/7 Now · accessed 2026-09-18
  9. Termination Report for 01/03/2025 - Brown, Sherrod · U.S. Senate Financial Disclosures (efdsearch.senate.gov) · 2025-02-03 · accessed 2026-09-18
  10. Candidate Report - Brown, Sherrod (filed 08/13/2026) · U.S. Senate Financial Disclosures (efdsearch.senate.gov) · 2026-08-13 · accessed 2026-09-18
  11. Ohio 2026 Poll: Senator Husted Starts Matchup with Six-point Lead Over Sherrod Brown · Emerson College Polling · 2025-08 · accessed 2026-09-18
  12. Sherrod Brown Demands Financial Transparency. For Years, He Failed to Disclose Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Assets. · Washington Free Beacon · accessed 2026-09-18
  13. Campaign finance reports show Ohio U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown far out-raising Republican candidates · Ohio Capital Journal · 2024-02-07 · accessed 2026-09-18
  14. Republican Bernie Moreno defeats incumbent Sherrod Brown for Ohio U.S. Senate seat, AP projects · Ohio Capital Journal (AP) · 2024-11-05 · accessed 2026-09-18
  15. Poll shows the Ohio US Senate race is statistically tied, and that health insurance is a big concern · Ohio Capital Journal · 2026-03-18 · accessed 2026-09-18
  16. Brown outraises Husted as outside groups enter Ohio's U.S. Senate race · Ohio Capital Journal · 2026-07-29 · accessed 2026-09-18
  17. Jon Husted's inaccurate claim that Sherrod Brown voted for benefits for immigrants in US illegally · PolitiFact · 2026-08-25 · accessed 2026-09-18
  18. There's no evidence Sherrod Brown's immigration votes caused a fatal Ohio crash · PolitiFact · 2026-09-01 · accessed 2026-09-18
  19. Ohio U.S. Senate race results: Sherrod Brown v. Bernie Moreno · Signal Cleveland · accessed 2026-09-18
  20. Sherrod Brown discloses writing, teaching income after Senate · Signal Ohio · accessed 2026-09-18
  21. Brown, Moreno both accepted corporate PAC donations · Spectrum News 1 · 2024-05-24 · accessed 2026-09-18
  22. Sen. Brown accepted donations from PACs tied to drug companies named in Ohio lawsuit · Spectrum News 1 · 2023-05-17 · accessed 2026-09-18
  23. Fox News poll finds Sherrod Brown leading Ohio Senate race by 8 points; Trump rating drops · The Hill · accessed 2026-09-18
  24. Why Crypto Billionaires Want to Flip Sherrod Brown's Senate Seat · The Intercept · 2024-10-13 · accessed 2026-09-18
  25. USW Proudly Endorses Sherrod Brown to Return to Senate · United Steelworkers · 2025-12-15 · accessed 2026-09-18
  26. Sherrod Brown Grows His Fundraising Advantage · NOTUS / Washington Sun · 2026-04-16 (FEC data release date cited in article) · accessed 2026-09-18
  27. Moreno Extends Lead in Ohio · ActiVote · accessed 2026-09-18
  28. Brown: The CFPB Stands Up for Consumers · U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs · accessed 2026-09-18
  29. Pro-Crypto Political Candidates 2024: Fairshake PAC Targets Ohio's Sherrod Brown · Bloomberg · 2024-10-23 · accessed 2026-09-18
  30. Sherrod Brown | Campaign, Ohio, Age, Senate 2026, Biography, & Facts · Britannica · accessed 2026-09-18
  31. Biography · U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio (official Senate site, historical) · accessed 2026-09-18
  32. Sen. Brown supports automotive bailout · U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio (official Senate site, historical) · accessed 2026-09-18
  33. Brown, Cleveland-Cliffs, USW Call for Action to Stop Mexican Steel Surge · U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio (official site) · accessed 2026-09-18
  34. Bitcoiners celebrate as $40 million campaign brings down Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown · CNBC · 2024-11-05 · accessed 2026-09-18
  35. As GOP warns data centers put Ohio Senate seat at risk, Husted defends energy policy · CNBC · 2026-08-21 · accessed 2026-09-18
  36. Crypto PACs Dominate Ohio Senate Race, Spending $40M on Sherrod Brown's Foe · CoinDesk · 2024-09-26 · accessed 2026-09-18
  37. Cleveland-Cliffs welcoming Sherrod Brown to support tariffs on Mexican steel · Crain's Cleveland Business · accessed 2026-09-18
  38. Democrats Seek California Cash as Fundraising Heats Up · The Daily Signal · 2026-09-18 · accessed 2026-09-18
  39. BROWN, SHERROD - Candidate overview · FEC.gov · accessed 2026-09-18
  40. DIGNITY OF WORK PAC - committee overview · FEC.gov · accessed 2026-09-18
  41. FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN - committee overview (2023-2024 cycle) · FEC.gov · accessed 2026-09-18
  42. FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN - committee overview · FEC.gov · accessed 2026-09-18
  43. Ex-Dem senator's PAC splurges on luxury perks while skirting hefty tax bill ahead of potential comeback bid · Fox News · accessed 2026-09-18
  44. Sherrod Brown leads Husted by 8 as inflation tops Ohio Senate poll · Fox News · 2026-08 · accessed 2026-09-18
  45. Vulnerable Dem. Sen ripped after raking in cash from corporate PACs despite previous objections: 'Hypocrisy' · Fox News · accessed 2026-09-18
  46. Sherrod Brown's Fortunes Reversed in Ohio as Bernie Moreno Leads Polls · Newsweek · accessed 2026-09-18
  47. Sherrod Brown turns to California for fundraising to win Ohio Senate seat · Ohio News · accessed 2026-09-18
  48. Senate Victory for Sherrod Brown 2024 Top Donors, 2024 · OpenSecrets · accessed 2026-09-18
  49. Senate Victory for Sherrod Brown 2024 Top Industries, 2024 · OpenSecrets · accessed 2026-09-18
  50. Senate Victory for Sherrod Brown 2024 Summary, 2024 · OpenSecrets · accessed 2026-09-18
  51. Victory Now for Sherrod Brown Top Donors, 2024 · OpenSecrets · accessed 2026-09-18
  52. Victory Now for Sherrod Brown Summary, 2024 · OpenSecrets · accessed 2026-09-18
  53. Ohio's Senate race ranks among top most expensive contests of 2024 · OpenSecrets News · 2024-04 · accessed 2026-09-18
  54. United Steelworkers PAC Contributions to Federal Candidates · OpenSecrets · accessed 2026-09-18
  55. 2024 Ohio Senate - Brown vs. Moreno · RealClearPolling · accessed 2026-09-18
  56. Sherrod Brown is running in 2026 to ask Ohio voters to return him to the US Senate · The Statehouse News Bureau · 2025-08-18 · accessed 2026-09-18
  57. New BGSU/YouGov poll shows Democrats holding narrow 2026 leads in Ohio governor, Senate races · WKYC · 2026-09 · accessed 2026-09-18
  58. Analysis: Republicans worry data centers will cost Jon Husted his Senate seat · WVXU (Cincinnati Public Radio) · 2026-08-27 · accessed 2026-09-18
  59. https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/committee/C00916288/totals/?cycle=2026
  60. https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/schedules/schedule_a/by_state/?committee_id=C00916288&cycle=2026&sort=-total
  61. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00916288/?tab=raising
  62. https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/schedules/schedule_a/by_zip/?committee_id=C00916288&cycle=2026&sort=-total
  63. https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/committee/C00264697/totals/?cycle=2024
  64. https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/schedules/schedule_a/by_state/?committee_id=C00264697&cycle=2024&sort=-total
  65. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00264697/?tab=raising
  66. https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/schedules/schedule_a/by_zip/?committee_id=C00264697&cycle=2024&sort=-total
  67. https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/schedules/schedule_e/by_candidate/?candidate_id=S6OH00163
  68. https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S6OH00163/?tab=independent-expenditures
  69. https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S6OH00163/?tab=independent-expenditures&cycle=2024
  70. Jon Husted · American Jewish Congress - Jewish Political Guide · accessed 2026-09-18
  71. Financial Disclosures About Jon Husted's Relationship with Intel and JobsOhio Raise New Questions · Columbus Underground · accessed 2026-09-18
  72. Ohio Early Voting Suit Settled, With Elimination of Significant "Golden Week" · Election Law Blog · accessed 2026-09-18
  73. Jon Husted · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-18
  74. The Money Race Shaping Ohio's 2026 Senate Election · Legis1 · accessed 2026-09-18
  75. New texts show Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted leading FirstEnergy's push for House Bill 6 · Ohio Capital Journal · 2024-06-24 · accessed 2026-09-18
  76. Ohio's new U.S. Senator Jon Husted has a history of connections to energy and charter scandals · Ohio Capital Journal · 2025-01-21 · accessed 2026-09-18
  77. Husted took thousands from company that paid Ohio $88 million to settle Medicaid fraud allegations · Ohio Capital Journal · 2026-01-16 · accessed 2026-09-18
  78. As he worked to advance the Intel project, an Ohio senator's wife was invested in it · Ohio Capital Journal · 2026-08-28 · accessed 2026-09-18
  79. Husted political committee got nearly $500K from a bank he worked for while in office · Ohio Capital Journal · 2026-09-14 · accessed 2026-09-18
  80. Here Is How Much AIPAC Has Funneled to Every Member of Congress · Read Sludge · 2026-03-01 · accessed 2026-09-18
  81. United States Senate Financial Disclosures - New Filer Report for 01/21/2025 - Jon A. Husted (filed 05/21/2025) · U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics (efdsearch.senate.gov), mirrored via signalohio.org · 2025-05-21 · accessed 2026-09-18
  82. AIPAC routed $543K to Husted's Senate bid; Brown got none · TiffinOhio.net · accessed 2026-09-18
  83. Jon Husted received a $60K payout in bank merger stock deal as he opposes congressional stock-trading ban · TiffinOhio.net · accessed 2026-09-18
  84. Jon Husted opposes stock trading ban while actively trading stocks in office · TiffinOhio.net · accessed 2026-09-18
  85. Jon Husted votes to block insurance accountability measures after collecting over $679K from industry · TiffinOhio.net · accessed 2026-09-18
  86. Republican PAC to spend $79 million supporting Ohio Sen. Jon Husted against Sherrod Brown · 10TV WBNS · accessed 2026-09-18
  87. NAACP, et al. v. Husted, et al. · ACLU of Ohio · accessed 2026-09-18
  88. FirstEnergy gave $1 million to boost Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted's campaign before scandal, document shows · Canary Media · accessed 2026-09-18
  89. Whitehouse, Husted Lead Bipartisan Bill to Boost American Nuclear Energy · U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works · 2025-06 · accessed 2026-09-18
  90. Ohio Democratic Ads Connect Husted to Bribery Scandal, Despite No Charges of Wrongdoing · FactCheck.org · 2026-09 · accessed 2026-09-18
  91. HUSTED, JON - Candidate overview · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-18
  92. HUSTED FOR SENATE - committee overview · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-18
  93. Husted files for 2026 Senate race, launching aggressive statewide re-election push · Fox News · accessed 2026-09-18
  94. On the Motion (Ossoff Motion to Commit S. 2) - Senate Vote #141 - June 4, 2026 · GovTrack.us · 2026-06-04 · accessed 2026-09-18
  95. On the Motion (Warnock Motion to Commit S. 2) - Senate Vote #147 - June 4, 2026 · GovTrack.us · 2026-06-04 · accessed 2026-09-18
  96. Get to know Jon, your U.S. Senator · Office of U.S. Senator Jon Husted · accessed 2026-09-18
  97. Husted leads bill to protect Americans from footing the bill for new data centers · Office of U.S. Senator Jon Husted · accessed 2026-09-18
  98. Husted, Whitehouse lead bipartisan, bicameral bill to boost American nuclear energy · Office of U.S. Senator Jon Husted · accessed 2026-09-18
  99. As he worked to advance the Intel project, an Ohio senator's wife was invested in it · News From The States · accessed 2026-09-18
  100. Voter purge illegal in battleground Ohio, says federal appeals court · PBS NewsHour · accessed 2026-09-18
  101. 'It's nearly legalized bribery': Experts appalled by GOP senator's bank board revelations · Raw Story · accessed 2026-09-18
  102. Senator for hire: Husted's bank gave his PAC $500K · Stay Tuned Sandusky · accessed 2026-09-18
  103. GOP Sen. Jon Husted wins an unusual endorsement - from Steak 'n Shake · The Washington Post · 2026-09-14 · accessed 2026-09-18
  104. Ohio US Sen. Jon Husted testifies in trial of former FirstEnergy executives tied to HB 6 bribery scandal · WKYC · 2026-03 · accessed 2026-09-18
  105. https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/committee/C00896019/totals/?cycle=2026
  106. https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/schedules/schedule_a/by_state/?committee_id=C00896019&cycle=2026&sort=-total
  107. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00896019/?tab=raising
  108. https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/schedules/schedule_a/by_zip/?committee_id=C00896019&cycle=2026&sort=-total
  109. https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/schedules/schedule_e/by_candidate/?candidate_id=S6OH00304
  110. https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S6OH00304/?tab=independent-expenditures
  111. Sherrod Brown claim about Bernie Moreno and abortion misses the mark · PolitiFact · 2024-09-19 · accessed 2026-09-18

Cite and data

Cite this page as:

Cracked Buckeye (Open Shower Co), "U.S. Senator from Ohio, 2026", https://crackedbuckeye.com/election/2026/us-senate/, built 2026-09-19, accessed [date].

Machine-readable: /api/politics/races/2026-us-senate.json (open JSON, CC BY 4.0 for the compilation; the underlying records keep their own terms) · How to cite · Report a correction · Built 2026-09-19