2018 United States Senate election in Ohio

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2018 United States Senate election in Ohio
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Nominee Sherrod Brown Jim Renacci
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote2,358,5082,057,559
Percentage53.40%46.58%
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Brown:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Renacci:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     50%     No votes
U.S. senator before election

Sherrod Brown
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Sherrod Brown
Democratic

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.

Contents

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sherrod Brown (incumbent) 613,373 100.00%
Total votes613,373 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Mike Gibbons
U.S. senators
  • Rand Paul, U.S. senator from Kentucky (2011–) and 2016 presidential candidate [27]
  • Rob Portman, U.S. senator from Ohio (2011–2023) [27]
Individuals
State representatives
State senators
County commissioners
Organizations
County parties
Josh Mandel (withdrawn)
U.S. senators
Individuals
Labor unions
  • CPPA – Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association [67]
Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Melissa
Ackison		Don
Eckhart		Mike
Gibbons		Dan
Kiley		Jim
Renacci		Undecided
Baldwin Wallace University [73] April 24 – May 2, 2018323–4%1%11%4%25%55%
Fallon Research [74] April 4–7, 2018502± 4.4%3%2%7%1%21%65%
OnMessage (R-Renacci) [75] March 20, 2018––3%3%8%3%36%47%
SurveyUSA [76] March 16–20, 2018541± 5.7%5%5%10%1%21%58%
Hypothetical polling

with Josh Mandel

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Melissa
Ackison		Michael
Gibbons		Josh
Mandel		Undecided
Remington Research Group (R-Mandel) [77] September 26–28, 20171,268± 2.8%5%5%50%40%

with Matt Huffman

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Matt
Huffman		Josh
Mandel		Undecided
Club for Growth [78] December 11–12, 2016600± 4.0%8%62%30%

with Pat Tiberi

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Josh
Mandel		Pat
Tiberi		Undecided
Club for Growth [78] December 11–12, 2016600± ?%60%12%27%

Results

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Results by county:
Renacci
  •   70–80%
  •   60–70%
  •   50–60%
  •   40–50%
  •   <40%
Gibbons
  •   <40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
Ackison
  •   <40%
Republican primary results [79]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Renacci 363,622 47.34%
Republican Mike Gibbons243,42631.69%
Republican Melissa Ackison100,54313.09%
Republican Dan Kiley30,6843.99%
Republican Don Eckhart29,7963.88%
Write-in 780.01%
Total votes768,149 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Debates

Endorsements

Sherrod Brown (D)
U.S. executive branch officials
U.S. senators
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations
Jim Renacci (R)
U.S. executive branch officials
U.S. senators
Statewide office holders
State representatives
  • Steve Hambley
U.S. representatives
Mayors
Individuals
County parties
Organizations
State parties

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [141] Likely DOctober 26, 2018
Inside Elections [142] Safe DNovember 1, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [143] Likely DNovember 5, 2018
Fox News [144] [a] Likely DNovember 5, 2018
CNN [145] Likely DNovember 5, 2018
RealClearPolitics [146] Lean DNovember 5, 2018
FiveThirtyEight [147] Safe DNovember 6, 2018
Notes
  1. ↑ The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Sherrod
Brown (D)		Jim
Renacci (R)		OtherUndecided
Change Research [148] November 2–4, 2018923–53%43%––
Research Co. [149] November 1–3, 2018450± 4.6%53%39%–8%
Cygnal (R) [150] October 30–31, 2018503± 4.4%52%42%–6%
Gravis Marketing [151] October 29–30, 2018789± 3.5%46%37%–17%
Emerson College [152] October 26–28, 2018566± 4.3%49%43%2% [153] 6%
Baldwin Wallace University [154] October 19–27, 20181,051± 3.8%51%32%–17%
Suffolk University [155] October 4–8, 2018500± 4.4%54%36%0% [156] 10%
Baldwin Wallace University [157] September 8 – October 8, 20181,017± 3.5%50%33%–18%
University of Akron [158] September 10 – October 4, 20181,000± 3.0%43%31%–26%
Ipsos [159] September 13–21, 20181,074± 3.0%50%39%2%9%
Triton Polling & Research (R) [160] September 18–20, 20181,003± 3.1%53%42%–5%
NBC News/Marist [161] September 16–20, 2018564 LV± 5.0%49%35%7% [162] 8%
52%39%1%7%
796 RV± 4.2%49%33%10% [163] 9%
52%39%1%8%
Baldwin Wallace University [164] September 5–15, 20181,048± 3.6%49%32%–19%
Morning Consult [165] September 2–11, 20181,592± 2.0%47%31%–22%
Change Research (D-Innovation Ohio) [166] August 31 – September 4, 2018822± 3.0%46%42%–12%
TRZ Communications (R-WTPC) [167] June 30 – July 10, 20181,485± 3.0%45%41%–14%
SurveyMonkey/Axios [168] June 11 – July 2, 2018951± 5.0%52%44%–4%
NBC News/Marist [169] June 17–22, 2018778± 4.4%51%38%1%10%
Quinnipiac University [170] June 7–12, 20181,082± 3.7%51%34%1%12%
Suffolk University [171] June 6–11, 2018500± 4.4%53%37%2%8%
America First Action (R) [172] May 29–31, 2018400± 4.9%45%41%–10%
Fallon Research [173] May 21–25, 2018800± 3.5%48%34%3% [174] 15%
Grassroots Targeting (R-Ohio First) [175] April 20181,266–41%40%–19%
SurveyUSA [76] March 16–20, 20181,408± 3.5%52%38%–11%
Baldwin Wallace University [176] February 28 – March 9, 20181,011± 3.0%41%29%–30%
SurveyMonkey/Axios [177] February 12 – March 5, 20181,995± 3.6%50%45%–5%
Grassroots Targeting (R-Ohio First) [175] February 2018––43%38%–19%
Hypothetical polling

with Mike Gibbons

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Sherrod
Brown (D)		Mike
Gibbons (R)		Undecided
SurveyUSA [76] March 16–20, 20181,408± 3.5%52%38%10%
Baldwin Wallace University [176] February 28 – March 9, 20181,011± 3.0%41%31%28%

with Melissa Ackison

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Sherrod
Brown (D)		Melissa
Ackison (R)		Undecided
SurveyUSA [76] March 16–20, 20181,408± 3.5%52%37%11%

with Don Eckhart

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Sherrod
Brown (D)		Don
Eckhart (R)		Undecided
SurveyUSA [76] March 16–20, 20181,408± 3.5%53%37%10%

with Dan Kiley

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Sherrod
Brown (D)		Dan
Kiley (R)		Undecided
SurveyUSA [76] March 16–20, 20181,408± 3.5%52%37%11%

with Pat Tiberi

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Sherrod
Brown (D)		Pat
Tiberi (R)		Undecided
Gravis Marketing [178] April 27 – May 2, 20171,352± 2.7%43%41%16%

with Josh Mandel

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Sherrod
Brown (D)		Josh
Mandel (R)		Undecided
Luntz Global [179] June 12, 2017500± 4.4%53%34%13%
Gravis Marketing [178] April 27 – May 2, 20171,352± 2.7%42%45%13%
WPA Opinion Research (R) [180] November 29 – December 1, 2016600± 4.0%39%40%21%
Public Policy Polling [181] July 22–24, 20161,334± 2.7%45%36%18%
Public Policy Polling [182] April 26–27, 2016799± 3.2%47%33%21%

Results

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.

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Township results
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State House district results
United States Senate election in Ohio, 2018 [183]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Sherrod Brown (incumbent) 2,358,508 53.40% +2.70%
Republican Jim Renacci 2,057,55946.58%+1.88%
Write-in 1,0170.02%N/A
Total votes4,417,084 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

By county

CountySherrod Brown
Democratic		Jim Renacci
Republican		Write In
Other parties		MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %
Adams 2,63530.49%6,00069.42%80.09%-3,365-38.93%8,643
Allen 14,42940.16%21,49259.82%80.02%-7,063-19.66%35,929
Ashland 6,47234.94%12,04865.04%30.02%-5,576-30.10%18,523
Ashtabula 16,47351.05%15,79448.95%00.00%6792.10%32,267
Athens 15,47268.45%7,12631.53%40.02%8,34636.92%22,602
Auglaize 5,55729.00%13,60370.99%10.01%-8,046-41.99%19,161
Belmont 11,60346.84%13,15953.13%70.03%-1,556-6.29%24,769
Brown 4,65131.35%10,18468.63%30.02%-5,533-37.28%14,838
Butler 55,60440.96%80,10659.02%260.02%-24,502-18.06%135,736
Carroll 3,78836.80%6,50363.18%20.02%-2,715-26.38%10,293
Champaign 5,44336.74%9,37263.26%00.00%-3,929-26.52%14,815
Clark 23,52549.03%24,44650.95%90.02%-921-1.92%47,980
Clermont 27,80334.87%51,91865.12%90.01%-24,115-30.25%79,730
Clinton 4,64530.96%10,35669.03%10.01%-5,711-38.07%15,002
Columbiana 13,99539.04%21,84960.95%30.01%-7,854-21.91%35,847
Coshocton 4,68039.51%7,16360.48%10.01%-2,483-20.97%11,844
Crawford 5,34536.87%9,14963.11%20.01%-3,804-26.24%14,496
Cuyahoga 350,36272.48%132,94827.50%540.01%217,41444.98%483,364
Darke 5,56928.57%13,92171.42%20.01%-8,352-42.85%19,492
Defiance 5,81242.05%8,00357.91%50.04%-2,191-15.86%13,820
Delaware 44,74347.43%49,58752.56%60.01%-4,844-5.13%94,336
Erie 16,65954.98%13,63345.00%60.02%3,0269.98%30,298
Fairfield 26,51844.76%32,70755.21%210.04%-6,189-10.45%59,246
Fayette 2,91434.36%5,56665.63%10.01%-2,652-31.27%8,481
Franklin 332,82568.69%151,58831.29%960.02%181,23737.40%484,509
Fulton 6,70741.49%9,45458.49%30.02%-2,747-17.00%16,164
Gallia 3,35534.84%6,27565.16%00.00%-2,920-30.32%9,630
Geauga 19,10444.94%23,39755.04%60.01%-4,293-10.10%42,507
Greene 30,24344.23%38,10255.72%320.05%-7,859-11.49%68,377
Guernsey 5,01439.97%7,52960.02%20.02%-2,515-20.05%12,545
Hamilton 200,40459.34%137,11640.60%1930.06%63,28818.74%337,713
Hancock 10,92938.95%17,12361.02%90.03%-6,194-22.07%28,061
Hardin 3,49737.19%5,89962.74%60.06%-2,402-25.55%9,402
Harrison 2,48042.70%3,32757.28%10.02%-847-14.58%5,808
Henry 4,46842.24%6,10957.76%00.00%-1,641-15.52%10,577
Highland 3,93929.25%9,52670.75%00.00%-5,587-41.50%13,465
Hocking 4,40844.60%5,47455.39%10.01%-1,066-10.79%9,883
Holmes 2,05923.35%6,75576.61%30.03%-4,696-53.26%8,817
Huron 8,27444.02%10,52255.98%00.00%-2,248-11.96%18,796
Jackson 3,81537.88%6,25562.12%00.00%-2,440-24.24%10,070
Jefferson 11,37646.32%13,18053.66%60.02%-1,804-7.34%24,562
Knox 8,41337.05%14,29062.93%40.02%-5,877-25.88%22,707
Lake 49,27652.08%45,31347.90%180.02%3,9634.18%94,607
Lawrence 8,06439.61%12,29260.37%40.02%-4,228-20.76%20,360
Licking 29,46942.94%39,14257.04%110.02%-9,673-14.10%68,622
Logan 5,23531.77%11,24368.23%10.01%-6,008-36.46%16,479
Lorain 67,45259.23%46,40340.75%210.02%21,04918.48%113,876
Lucas 100,80766.74%50,22333.25%180.01%50,58433.49%151,048
Madison 5,11637.25%8,61762.74%10.01%-3,501-25.49%13,734
Mahoning 54,59460.49%35,65439.50%80.01%18,94020.99%90,256
Marion 8,67742.23%11,85057.68%190.09%-3,173-15.45%20,546
Medina 34,49346.00%40,47853.98%150.02%-5,985-7.98%74,986
Meigs 2,89837.04%4,92662.95%10.01%-2,028-25.91%7,825
Mercer 4,50426.27%12,63773.72%20.01%-8,133-47.45%17,143
Miami 14,64935.33%26,81564.66%50.01%-12,166-29.33%41,469
Monroe 2,51847.66%2,76552.34%00.00%-247-4.68%5,283
Montgomery 115,20056.06%90,24243.92%400.02%24,95812.14%205,482
Morgan 2,11542.04%2,91657.96%00.00%-801-15.92%5,031
Morrow 4,36133.23%8,76166.76%10.01%-4,400-33.53%13,123
Muskingum 12,39542.88%16,50457.10%40.01%-4,109-14.22%28,903
Noble 1,70936.62%2,95863.38%00.00%-1,249-26.76%4,667
Ottawa 9,47751.85%8,79948.14%30.02%6783.71%18,279
Paulding 2,23232.40%4,65667.59%10.01%-2,424-35.19%6,889
Perry 4,59940.01%6,89559.98%10.01%-2,296-19.97%11,495
Pickaway 7,48137.81%12,30262.18%20.01%-4,821-24.37%19,785
Pike 3,90044.33%4,89755.67%00.00%-997-11.34%8,797
Portage 32,30353.34%28,23146.62%220.04%4,0726.72%60,556
Preble 4,94231.31%10,83868.66%40.03%-5,896-37.35%15,784
Putnam 4,36929.56%10,40870.41%40.03%-6,039-40.85%14,781
Richland 17,98440.41%26,49959.55%160.04%-8,515-19.14%44,499
Ross 10,60245.42%12,73854.57%20.01%-2,136-9.15%23,342
Sandusky 10,98749.65%11,14150.34%20.01%-154-0.69%22,130
Scioto 10,62744.95%13,01455.05%00.00%-2,387-10.10%23,641
Seneca 8,74146.76%9,94553.20%60.03%-1,204-6.44%18,692
Shelby 5,18327.84%13,43372.16%00.00%-8,250-44.32%18,616
Stark 68,52649.24%70,58850.72%490.04%-2,062-1.48%139,163
Summit 129,47960.86%83,14939.08%1170.05%46,33021.78%212,745
Trumbull 43,38157.93%31,48242.04%190.03%11,89915.89%74,882
Tuscarawas 14,08843.57%18,24456.42%30.01%-4,156-12.85%32,335
Union 8,96437.81%14,74762.19%00.00%-5,783-24.38%23,711
Van Wert 3,02028.12%7,72171.88%00.00%-4,701-43.76%10,741
Vinton 1,64139.95%2,46760.05%00.00%-826-20.10%4,108
Warren 35,81535.96%63,75764.02%200.02%-27,942-28.06%99,592
Washington 9,25939.96%13,90860.03%30.01%-4,649-20.07%23,170
Wayne 15,49538.90%24,32461.07%110.03%-8,829-22.17%39,830
Williams 5,27239.94%7,92760.05%10.01%-2,655-20.11%13,200
Wood 27,54055.45%22,10544.51%180.04%5,43510.94%49,663
Wyandot 3,06237.74%5,05162.26%00.00%-1,989-24.52%8,113
Totals2,358,50853.40%2,057,55946.58%1,0170.02%300,9496.82%4,417,084

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

[184] [185]

By congressional district

Brown won nine of 16 congressional districts, including five that elected Republicans to the House. [186]

DistrictBrownRenacciRepresentative
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)
Anthony Gonzalez (116th Congress)

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