5 things to know about Tuesday's election results: Vivek, Ohio and Indiana
3. Ohio Democrats nominate Sherrod Brown for US Senate
With Republicans currently controlling 53 seats in the U.S. Senate, Democrats must flip at least four seats currently held by Republicans in order to take control of the chamber. Maine and North Carolina are seen as the best pickup opportunities for Democrats as Democrat Kamala Harris won the former state by about 7 percentage points in the 2024 presidential election while Trump carried the latter state by about 3 percentage points.
All other seats currently held by Republicans are in seats that Trump carried by double digits. Even though it voted for Trump by 11, Democrats see Ohio as one of their best pickup opportunities because former Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, is seeking a comeback bid. Brown won three U.S. Senate races in Ohio, most recently in 2018, but lost re-election in 2024 to now-Sen. Bernie Moreno. Unofficial results show Brown winning the Democratic primary with 89.5% of the vote, carrying every county in the state.
Brown will face off against Republican Sen. Jon Husted, who was appointed to the seat following J.D. Vance’s resignation to become vice president of the United States. The winner of the election will complete the remaining two years of Vance’s unexpired term and then run again for a full six-year term in 2028.
The RealClearPolitics average of polls of the Ohio Senate race taken since Dec. 6 shows Husted capturing 48.3% of the vote to Brown’s 45.7%.
Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com
