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The 2018 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was February 7, 2018; the primary election was held on May 8, 2018. [1] Incumbent Senator Sherrod Brown—the only remaining elected Democratic statewide officeholder in Ohio at the time of the election—won his reelection bid for a third term, defeating Republican U.S. Representative Jim Renacci by a 6.84% margin in the general election, larger than the 6% margin in the election six years earlier. [2] [3] This was one of ten Democratic-held Senate seats up for election in a state won by Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. Renacci conceded defeat on November 7, 2018.
With Republican Mike DeWine winning the governorship in the same year, this was the first election since 1974 in which Ohio simultaneously voted for a gubernatorial nominee and a U.S. Senate nominee of opposite parties. As of 2025, this is the last time the Democratic Party won a statewide race in Ohio.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Sherrod Brown (incumbent) | 613,373 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 613,373 | 100.00% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Melissa Ackison | Don Eckhart | Mike Gibbons | Dan Kiley | Jim Renacci | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baldwin Wallace University [72] | April 24 – May 2, 2018 | 323 | – | 4% | 1% | 11% | 4% | 25% | 55% |
Fallon Research [73] | April 4–7, 2018 | 502 | ± 4.4% | 3% | 2% | 7% | 1% | 21% | 65% |
OnMessage (R-Renacci) [74] | March 20, 2018 | – | – | 3% | 3% | 8% | 3% | 36% | 47% |
SurveyUSA [75] | March 16–20, 2018 | 541 | ± 5.7% | 5% | 5% | 10% | 1% | 21% | 58% |
with Josh Mandel
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Melissa Ackison | Michael Gibbons | Josh Mandel | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Remington Research Group (R-Mandel) [76] | September 26–28, 2017 | 1,268 | ± 2.8% | 5% | 5% | 50% | 40% |
with Matt Huffman
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Matt Huffman | Josh Mandel | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Club for Growth [77] | December 11–12, 2016 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 8% | 62% | 30% |
with Pat Tiberi
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Josh Mandel | Pat Tiberi | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Club for Growth [77] | December 11–12, 2016 | 600 | ± ?% | 60% | 12% | 27% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jim Renacci | 363,622 | 47.34% | |
Republican | Mike Gibbons | 243,426 | 31.69% | |
Republican | Melissa Ackison | 100,543 | 13.09% | |
Republican | Dan Kiley | 30,684 | 3.99% | |
Republican | Don Eckhart | 29,796 | 3.88% | |
Write-in | 78 | 0.01% | ||
Total votes | 768,149 | 100.00% |
Source | Ranking | As of |
---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report [140] | Likely D | October 26, 2018 |
Inside Elections [141] | Safe D | November 1, 2018 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [142] | Likely D | November 5, 2018 |
Fox News [143] [a] | Likely D | November 5, 2018 |
CNN [144] | Likely D | November 5, 2018 |
RealClearPolitics [145] | Lean D | November 5, 2018 |
FiveThirtyEight [146] | Safe D | November 6, 2018 |
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Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Sherrod Brown (D) | Jim Renacci (R) | Other | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Change Research [147] | November 2–4, 2018 | 923 | – | 53% | 43% | – | – |
Research Co. [148] | November 1–3, 2018 | 450 | ± 4.6% | 53% | 39% | – | 8% |
Cygnal (R) [149] | October 30–31, 2018 | 503 | ± 4.4% | 52% | 42% | – | 6% |
Gravis Marketing [150] | October 29–30, 2018 | 789 | ± 3.5% | 46% | 37% | – | 17% |
Emerson College [151] | October 26–28, 2018 | 566 | ± 4.3% | 49% | 43% | 2% [152] | 6% |
Baldwin Wallace University [153] | October 19–27, 2018 | 1,051 | ± 3.8% | 51% | 32% | – | 17% |
Suffolk University [154] | October 4–8, 2018 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 54% | 36% | 0% [155] | 10% |
Baldwin Wallace University [156] | September 8 – October 8, 2018 | 1,017 | ± 3.5% | 50% | 33% | – | 18% |
University of Akron [157] | September 10 – October 4, 2018 | 1,000 | ± 3.0% | 43% | 31% | – | 26% |
Ipsos [158] | September 13–21, 2018 | 1,074 | ± 3.0% | 50% | 39% | 2% | 9% |
Triton Polling & Research (R) [159] | September 18–20, 2018 | 1,003 | ± 3.1% | 53% | 42% | – | 5% |
NBC News/Marist [160] | September 16–20, 2018 | 564 LV | ± 5.0% | 49% | 35% | 7% [161] | 8% |
52% | 39% | 1% | 7% | ||||
796 RV | ± 4.2% | 49% | 33% | 10% [162] | 9% | ||
52% | 39% | 1% | 8% | ||||
Baldwin Wallace University [163] | September 5–15, 2018 | 1,048 | ± 3.6% | 49% | 32% | – | 19% |
Morning Consult [164] | September 2–11, 2018 | 1,592 | ± 2.0% | 47% | 31% | – | 22% |
Change Research (D-Innovation Ohio) [165] | August 31 – September 4, 2018 | 822 | ± 3.0% | 46% | 42% | – | 12% |
TRZ Communications (R-WTPC) [166] | June 30 – July 10, 2018 | 1,485 | ± 3.0% | 45% | 41% | – | 14% |
SurveyMonkey/Axios [167] | June 11 – July 2, 2018 | 951 | ± 5.0% | 52% | 44% | – | 4% |
NBC News/Marist [168] | June 17–22, 2018 | 778 | ± 4.4% | 51% | 38% | 1% | 10% |
Quinnipiac University [169] | June 7–12, 2018 | 1,082 | ± 3.7% | 51% | 34% | 1% | 12% |
Suffolk University [170] | June 6–11, 2018 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 53% | 37% | 2% | 8% |
America First Action (R) [171] | May 29–31, 2018 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 45% | 41% | – | 10% |
Fallon Research [172] | May 21–25, 2018 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 48% | 34% | 3% [173] | 15% |
Grassroots Targeting (R-Ohio First) [174] | April 2018 | 1,266 | – | 41% | 40% | – | 19% |
SurveyUSA [75] | March 16–20, 2018 | 1,408 | ± 3.5% | 52% | 38% | – | 11% |
Baldwin Wallace University [175] | February 28 – March 9, 2018 | 1,011 | ± 3.0% | 41% | 29% | – | 30% |
SurveyMonkey/Axios [176] | February 12 – March 5, 2018 | 1,995 | ± 3.6% | 50% | 45% | – | 5% |
Grassroots Targeting (R-Ohio First) [174] | February 2018 | – | – | 43% | 38% | – | 19% |
with Mike Gibbons
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Sherrod Brown (D) | Mike Gibbons (R) | Undecided |
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SurveyUSA [75] | March 16–20, 2018 | 1,408 | ± 3.5% | 52% | 38% | 10% |
Baldwin Wallace University [175] | February 28 – March 9, 2018 | 1,011 | ± 3.0% | 41% | 31% | 28% |
with Melissa Ackison
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Sherrod Brown (D) | Melissa Ackison (R) | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SurveyUSA [75] | March 16–20, 2018 | 1,408 | ± 3.5% | 52% | 37% | 11% |
with Don Eckhart
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Sherrod Brown (D) | Don Eckhart (R) | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SurveyUSA [75] | March 16–20, 2018 | 1,408 | ± 3.5% | 53% | 37% | 10% |
with Dan Kiley
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Sherrod Brown (D) | Dan Kiley (R) | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SurveyUSA [75] | March 16–20, 2018 | 1,408 | ± 3.5% | 52% | 37% | 11% |
with Pat Tiberi
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Sherrod Brown (D) | Pat Tiberi (R) | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gravis Marketing [177] | April 27 – May 2, 2017 | 1,352 | ± 2.7% | 43% | 41% | 16% |
with Josh Mandel
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Sherrod Brown (D) | Josh Mandel (R) | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Luntz Global [178] | June 12, 2017 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 53% | 34% | 13% |
Gravis Marketing [177] | April 27 – May 2, 2017 | 1,352 | ± 2.7% | 42% | 45% | 13% |
WPA Opinion Research (R) [179] | November 29 – December 1, 2016 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 39% | 40% | 21% |
Public Policy Polling [180] | July 22–24, 2016 | 1,334 | ± 2.7% | 45% | 36% | 18% |
Public Policy Polling [181] | April 26–27, 2016 | 799 | ± 3.2% | 47% | 33% | 21% |
The election was not particularly close, with Brown winning by 6.82%. Brown was the only Democrat who won statewide in Ohio in this election cycle. He was able to win re-election by winning back most of the Rust Belt, which swung Republican in 2016. Brown did well in Portage County, Summit County, and Trumbull County, all very heavily pro-union counties. Brown also did well in the rust belt from Lucas County, home of Toledo, all the way to Cuyahoga County, home of Cleveland. Brown also trounced Renacci in Franklin County and Hamilton County, home of Columbus and Cincinnati respectively; the latter, Hamilton County, was once considered a Republican stronghold. Renacci, while performing well in most rural areas of the state, underperformed Mike DeWine, the Republican Party's nominee and eventual winner for governor. Regardless, Renacci somewhat overperformed in comparison to most polling before the election, while Brown lost in several counties he had won in his previous Senate races. In particular, Brown lost ground in Appalachia compared to his 2012 run, losing the Appalachian counties of Jefferson, Belmont, Monroe, Ross, Pike, and Scioto counties. This was in line with the region's shift towards the Republican Party, as evident by Obama's inability to win these counties in his 2012 bid for the presidency of the United States, Strickland's inability to win these counties in his 2016 bid for United States Senate (despite having previously represented Appalachia in the United States House of Representatives), and Clinton's underperformance in Appalachia in her 2016 bid for the presidency of the United States relative to previous Democrats. Exit polls also show Brown had a very strong showing among minority and women voters, which was key to his victory. Brown was sworn in for a third term as the senior senator from Ohio on January 3, 2019.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Sherrod Brown (incumbent) | 2,358,508 | 53.40% | +2.70% | |
Republican | Jim Renacci | 2,057,559 | 46.58% | +1.88% | |
Write-in | 1,017 | 0.02% | N/A | ||
Total votes | 4,417,084 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Democratic hold |
County | Sherrod Brown Democratic | Jim Renacci Republican | Write In Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Adams | 2,635 | 30.49% | 6,000 | 69.42% | 8 | 0.09% | -3,365 | -38.93% | 8,643 |
Allen | 14,429 | 40.16% | 21,492 | 59.82% | 8 | 0.02% | -7,063 | -19.66% | 35,929 |
Ashland | 6,472 | 34.94% | 12,048 | 65.04% | 3 | 0.02% | -5,576 | -30.10% | 18,523 |
Ashtabula | 16,473 | 51.05% | 15,794 | 48.95% | 0 | 0.00% | 679 | 2.10% | 32,267 |
Athens | 15,472 | 68.45% | 7,126 | 31.53% | 4 | 0.02% | 8,346 | 36.92% | 22,602 |
Auglaize | 5,557 | 29.00% | 13,603 | 70.99% | 1 | 0.01% | -8,046 | -41.99% | 19,161 |
Belmont | 11,603 | 46.84% | 13,159 | 53.13% | 7 | 0.03% | -1,556 | -6.29% | 24,769 |
Brown | 4,651 | 31.35% | 10,184 | 68.63% | 3 | 0.02% | -5,533 | -37.28% | 14,838 |
Butler | 55,604 | 40.96% | 80,106 | 59.02% | 26 | 0.02% | -24,502 | -18.06% | 135,736 |
Carroll | 3,788 | 36.80% | 6,503 | 63.18% | 2 | 0.02% | -2,715 | -26.38% | 10,293 |
Champaign | 5,443 | 36.74% | 9,372 | 63.26% | 0 | 0.00% | -3,929 | -26.52% | 14,815 |
Clark | 23,525 | 49.03% | 24,446 | 50.95% | 9 | 0.02% | -921 | -1.92% | 47,980 |
Clermont | 27,803 | 34.87% | 51,918 | 65.12% | 9 | 0.01% | -24,115 | -30.25% | 79,730 |
Clinton | 4,645 | 30.96% | 10,356 | 69.03% | 1 | 0.01% | -5,711 | -38.07% | 15,002 |
Columbiana | 13,995 | 39.04% | 21,849 | 60.95% | 3 | 0.01% | -7,854 | -21.91% | 35,847 |
Coshocton | 4,680 | 39.51% | 7,163 | 60.48% | 1 | 0.01% | -2,483 | -20.97% | 11,844 |
Crawford | 5,345 | 36.87% | 9,149 | 63.11% | 2 | 0.01% | -3,804 | -26.24% | 14,496 |
Cuyahoga | 350,362 | 72.48% | 132,948 | 27.50% | 54 | 0.01% | 217,414 | 44.98% | 483,364 |
Darke | 5,569 | 28.57% | 13,921 | 71.42% | 2 | 0.01% | -8,352 | -42.85% | 19,492 |
Defiance | 5,812 | 42.05% | 8,003 | 57.91% | 5 | 0.04% | -2,191 | -15.86% | 13,820 |
Delaware | 44,743 | 47.43% | 49,587 | 52.56% | 6 | 0.01% | -4,844 | -5.13% | 94,336 |
Erie | 16,659 | 54.98% | 13,633 | 45.00% | 6 | 0.02% | 3,026 | 9.98% | 30,298 |
Fairfield | 26,518 | 44.76% | 32,707 | 55.21% | 21 | 0.04% | -6,189 | -10.45% | 59,246 |
Fayette | 2,914 | 34.36% | 5,566 | 65.63% | 1 | 0.01% | -2,652 | -31.27% | 8,481 |
Franklin | 332,825 | 68.69% | 151,588 | 31.29% | 96 | 0.02% | 181,237 | 37.40% | 484,509 |
Fulton | 6,707 | 41.49% | 9,454 | 58.49% | 3 | 0.02% | -2,747 | -17.00% | 16,164 |
Gallia | 3,355 | 34.84% | 6,275 | 65.16% | 0 | 0.00% | -2,920 | -30.32% | 9,630 |
Geauga | 19,104 | 44.94% | 23,397 | 55.04% | 6 | 0.01% | -4,293 | -10.10% | 42,507 |
Greene | 30,243 | 44.23% | 38,102 | 55.72% | 32 | 0.05% | -7,859 | -11.49% | 68,377 |
Guernsey | 5,014 | 39.97% | 7,529 | 60.02% | 2 | 0.02% | -2,515 | -20.05% | 12,545 |
Hamilton | 200,404 | 59.34% | 137,116 | 40.60% | 193 | 0.06% | 63,288 | 18.74% | 337,713 |
Hancock | 10,929 | 38.95% | 17,123 | 61.02% | 9 | 0.03% | -6,194 | -22.07% | 28,061 |
Hardin | 3,497 | 37.19% | 5,899 | 62.74% | 6 | 0.06% | -2,402 | -25.55% | 9,402 |
Harrison | 2,480 | 42.70% | 3,327 | 57.28% | 1 | 0.02% | -847 | -14.58% | 5,808 |
Henry | 4,468 | 42.24% | 6,109 | 57.76% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,641 | -15.52% | 10,577 |
Highland | 3,939 | 29.25% | 9,526 | 70.75% | 0 | 0.00% | -5,587 | -41.50% | 13,465 |
Hocking | 4,408 | 44.60% | 5,474 | 55.39% | 1 | 0.01% | -1,066 | -10.79% | 9,883 |
Holmes | 2,059 | 23.35% | 6,755 | 76.61% | 3 | 0.03% | -4,696 | -53.26% | 8,817 |
Huron | 8,274 | 44.02% | 10,522 | 55.98% | 0 | 0.00% | -2,248 | -11.96% | 18,796 |
Jackson | 3,815 | 37.88% | 6,255 | 62.12% | 0 | 0.00% | -2,440 | -24.24% | 10,070 |
Jefferson | 11,376 | 46.32% | 13,180 | 53.66% | 6 | 0.02% | -1,804 | -7.34% | 24,562 |
Knox | 8,413 | 37.05% | 14,290 | 62.93% | 4 | 0.02% | -5,877 | -25.88% | 22,707 |
Lake | 49,276 | 52.08% | 45,313 | 47.90% | 18 | 0.02% | 3,963 | 4.18% | 94,607 |
Lawrence | 8,064 | 39.61% | 12,292 | 60.37% | 4 | 0.02% | -4,228 | -20.76% | 20,360 |
Licking | 29,469 | 42.94% | 39,142 | 57.04% | 11 | 0.02% | -9,673 | -14.10% | 68,622 |
Logan | 5,235 | 31.77% | 11,243 | 68.23% | 1 | 0.01% | -6,008 | -36.46% | 16,479 |
Lorain | 67,452 | 59.23% | 46,403 | 40.75% | 21 | 0.02% | 21,049 | 18.48% | 113,876 |
Lucas | 100,807 | 66.74% | 50,223 | 33.25% | 18 | 0.01% | 50,584 | 33.49% | 151,048 |
Madison | 5,116 | 37.25% | 8,617 | 62.74% | 1 | 0.01% | -3,501 | -25.49% | 13,734 |
Mahoning | 54,594 | 60.49% | 35,654 | 39.50% | 8 | 0.01% | 18,940 | 20.99% | 90,256 |
Marion | 8,677 | 42.23% | 11,850 | 57.68% | 19 | 0.09% | -3,173 | -15.45% | 20,546 |
Medina | 34,493 | 46.00% | 40,478 | 53.98% | 15 | 0.02% | -5,985 | -7.98% | 74,986 |
Meigs | 2,898 | 37.04% | 4,926 | 62.95% | 1 | 0.01% | -2,028 | -25.91% | 7,825 |
Mercer | 4,504 | 26.27% | 12,637 | 73.72% | 2 | 0.01% | -8,133 | -47.45% | 17,143 |
Miami | 14,649 | 35.33% | 26,815 | 64.66% | 5 | 0.01% | -12,166 | -29.33% | 41,469 |
Monroe | 2,518 | 47.66% | 2,765 | 52.34% | 0 | 0.00% | -247 | -4.68% | 5,283 |
Montgomery | 115,200 | 56.06% | 90,242 | 43.92% | 40 | 0.02% | 24,958 | 12.14% | 205,482 |
Morgan | 2,115 | 42.04% | 2,916 | 57.96% | 0 | 0.00% | -801 | -15.92% | 5,031 |
Morrow | 4,361 | 33.23% | 8,761 | 66.76% | 1 | 0.01% | -4,400 | -33.53% | 13,123 |
Muskingum | 12,395 | 42.88% | 16,504 | 57.10% | 4 | 0.01% | -4,109 | -14.22% | 28,903 |
Noble | 1,709 | 36.62% | 2,958 | 63.38% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,249 | -26.76% | 4,667 |
Ottawa | 9,477 | 51.85% | 8,799 | 48.14% | 3 | 0.02% | 678 | 3.71% | 18,279 |
Paulding | 2,232 | 32.40% | 4,656 | 67.59% | 1 | 0.01% | -2,424 | -35.19% | 6,889 |
Perry | 4,599 | 40.01% | 6,895 | 59.98% | 1 | 0.01% | -2,296 | -19.97% | 11,495 |
Pickaway | 7,481 | 37.81% | 12,302 | 62.18% | 2 | 0.01% | -4,821 | -24.37% | 19,785 |
Pike | 3,900 | 44.33% | 4,897 | 55.67% | 0 | 0.00% | -997 | -11.34% | 8,797 |
Portage | 32,303 | 53.34% | 28,231 | 46.62% | 22 | 0.04% | 4,072 | 6.72% | 60,556 |
Preble | 4,942 | 31.31% | 10,838 | 68.66% | 4 | 0.03% | -5,896 | -37.35% | 15,784 |
Putnam | 4,369 | 29.56% | 10,408 | 70.41% | 4 | 0.03% | -6,039 | -40.85% | 14,781 |
Richland | 17,984 | 40.41% | 26,499 | 59.55% | 16 | 0.04% | -8,515 | -19.14% | 44,499 |
Ross | 10,602 | 45.42% | 12,738 | 54.57% | 2 | 0.01% | -2,136 | -9.15% | 23,342 |
Sandusky | 10,987 | 49.65% | 11,141 | 50.34% | 2 | 0.01% | -154 | -0.69% | 22,130 |
Scioto | 10,627 | 44.95% | 13,014 | 55.05% | 0 | 0.00% | -2,387 | -10.10% | 23,641 |
Seneca | 8,741 | 46.76% | 9,945 | 53.20% | 6 | 0.03% | -1,204 | -6.44% | 18,692 |
Shelby | 5,183 | 27.84% | 13,433 | 72.16% | 0 | 0.00% | -8,250 | -44.32% | 18,616 |
Stark | 68,526 | 49.24% | 70,588 | 50.72% | 49 | 0.04% | -2,062 | -1.48% | 139,163 |
Summit | 129,479 | 60.86% | 83,149 | 39.08% | 117 | 0.05% | 46,330 | 21.78% | 212,745 |
Trumbull | 43,381 | 57.93% | 31,482 | 42.04% | 19 | 0.03% | 11,899 | 15.89% | 74,882 |
Tuscarawas | 14,088 | 43.57% | 18,244 | 56.42% | 3 | 0.01% | -4,156 | -12.85% | 32,335 |
Union | 8,964 | 37.81% | 14,747 | 62.19% | 0 | 0.00% | -5,783 | -24.38% | 23,711 |
Van Wert | 3,020 | 28.12% | 7,721 | 71.88% | 0 | 0.00% | -4,701 | -43.76% | 10,741 |
Vinton | 1,641 | 39.95% | 2,467 | 60.05% | 0 | 0.00% | -826 | -20.10% | 4,108 |
Warren | 35,815 | 35.96% | 63,757 | 64.02% | 20 | 0.02% | -27,942 | -28.06% | 99,592 |
Washington | 9,259 | 39.96% | 13,908 | 60.03% | 3 | 0.01% | -4,649 | -20.07% | 23,170 |
Wayne | 15,495 | 38.90% | 24,324 | 61.07% | 11 | 0.03% | -8,829 | -22.17% | 39,830 |
Williams | 5,272 | 39.94% | 7,927 | 60.05% | 1 | 0.01% | -2,655 | -20.11% | 13,200 |
Wood | 27,540 | 55.45% | 22,105 | 44.51% | 18 | 0.04% | 5,435 | 10.94% | 49,663 |
Wyandot | 3,062 | 37.74% | 5,051 | 62.26% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,989 | -24.52% | 8,113 |
Totals | 2,358,508 | 53.40% | 2,057,559 | 46.58% | 1,017 | 0.02% | 300,949 | 6.82% | 4,417,084 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Brown won nine of 16 congressional districts, including five that elected Republicans to the House. [185]
District | Brown | Renacci | Representative |
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1st | 49.82% | 48.41% | Steve Chabot |
2nd | 47.54% | 50.59% | Brad Wenstrup |
3rd | 73.88% | 24.82% | Joyce Beatty |
4th | 41.96% | 55.90% | Jim Jordan |
5th | 45.33% | 51.34% | Bob Latta |
6th | 40.13% | 57.23% | Bill Johnson |
7th | 43.42% | 54.40% | Bob Gibbs |
8th | 38.79% | 59.50% | Warren Davidson |
9th | 67.15% | 30.97% | Marcy Kaptur |
10th | 51.92% | 46.55% | Mike Turner |
11th | 82.53% | 15.73% | Marcia Fudge |
12th | 50.48% | 47.82% | Troy Balderson |
13th | 61.10% | 36.80% | Tim Ryan |
14th | 51.58% | 46.32% | Dave Joyce |
15th | 49.78% | 48.22% | Steve Stivers |
16th | 48.56% | 49.42% | Jim Renacci (115th Congress) |
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The Ohio Republican Party is the Ohio affiliate of the Republican Party. It was founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 1854.
Sherrod Campbell Brown is an American politician who served from 2007 to 2025 as a United States senator from Ohio. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for Ohio's 13th congressional district from 1993 to 2007 and the 47th secretary of state of Ohio from 1983 to 1991. He started his political career in 1975 as a state representative. Brown is widely regarded within the Democratic Party as a liberal, progressive, and populist figure.
Joshua Aaron Mandel is an American politician who served as the 48th treasurer of Ohio from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the Ohio State Representative for the 17th district from 2007 to 2011. He was the unsuccessful Republican challenger to Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown in the 2012 U.S. Senate election.
James B. Renacci is an American accountant, businessman, and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 16th congressional district from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he is a former city council president and two-term Mayor of Wadsworth, Ohio. In 2018, Renacci was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate, losing to Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown by a 7-point margin. He also ran unsuccessfully in the 2022 Republican primary for governor of Ohio, losing to incumbent Mike DeWine. Renacci currently serves as the chairman of the Republican Party of Medina County.
Matthew John Dolan is an American politician and lawyer who has served in the Ohio Senate since 2017, representing the state's 24th district. Prior, he served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2005 to 2010.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 6, 2012, concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican Josh Mandel, the Ohio State Treasurer. Brown was unopposed in the Democratic primary while Mandel won the Republican primary with 63% of the vote.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the 16 U.S. representatives from the state of Ohio, one from each of the state's 16 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a gubernatorial election.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Ohio was held on November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Ohio, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The close of registration for electors in the primary election was December 16, 2015, and the primary election took place on March 15, 2016. Incumbent Republican U.S. senator Rob Portman faced former Democratic governor Ted Strickland. Green Party nominee Joseph DeMare was also on the ballot along with two other independent candidates and one officially declared write-in candidate.
The 2018 Ohio gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next governor of Ohio, concurrently with the election of Ohio's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various Ohio and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor John Kasich was term-limited and could not seek re-election for a third consecutive term.
The Ohio general elections, 2018, were held on November 6, 2018, throughout Ohio.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 6, 2018, along with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator Joe Donnelly lost re-election to a second term to Republican Mike Braun by a 6% margin. This was the second consecutive election for this seat in which the incumbent was defeated and/or the seat flipped parties.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Virginia took place on November 6, 2018, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Commonwealth of Virginia, concurrently with other elections to the U.S. Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator Tim Kaine, who had been his party's unsuccessful nominee for vice president two years earlier, was re-elected to a second term in office, winning this seat by the largest margin since 1988. This was the first election since 1994 that anyone had been re-elected to this seat.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the 16 U.S. representatives from the U.S. state of Ohio, one from each of the state's 16 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.
A special election for Ohio's 12th congressional district was held August 7, 2018, following the resignation of Republican U.S. Representative Pat Tiberi. The Republican Party nominated State Senator Troy Balderson for the seat while the Democratic Party nominated Franklin County Recorder Danny O'Connor. Balderson led O'Connor in preliminary results; however, the race was not officially called on election night. Counting of outstanding ballots began on August 18 and was completed on August 24. The outstanding ballots did not change the margin enough to trigger an automatic recount, so Balderson was declared the winner on August 24.
The 2024 United States Senate election in Ohio was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Ohio. Incumbent Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown lost re-election to a fourth term, being defeated by Republican nominee Bernie Moreno. Primary elections took place on March 19, 2024.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the 15 U.S. representatives from Ohio, one from each of the state's 15 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, other elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held on May 3, 2022.
The 2022 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Ohio. Incumbent Republican governor Mike DeWine won re-election to a second term in a landslide, defeating Democratic nominee Nan Whaley, the former mayor of Dayton, with 62.4% of the vote. DeWine's 25-point victory marked the continuation of a trend in which every incumbent Republican governor of Ohio since 1994 has won re-election by a double-digit margin.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Ohio was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Ohio. Republican writer and venture capitalist JD Vance defeated Democratic U.S. Representative Tim Ryan to succeed retiring incumbent Republican Rob Portman.
On May 16, 2021, Representative Steve Stivers resigned from his seat in the United States House of Representatives to become president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. Following Stivers' official communication of his intent to resign, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced that the special election to fill the remainder of his term would be held on November 2, 2021, with the primary election held on August 3, concurrent with the special election in Ohio's 11th congressional district. In the general election on November 2, Republican nominee Mike Carey defeated Democratic nominee Allison Russo by roughly 17 percentage points.
The 2024 Ohio Republican presidential primary was held on March 19, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 79 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention were allocated on a winner-take-all basis. The contest was held alongside primaries in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, and Kansas.
The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) is proud to endorse Rep. Jim Renacci for U.S. Senate in Ohio.
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