Compare sourced candidate information for the November 3, 2026 U.S. Senate election. Check the state election office for the complete ballot and any qualified write-in candidates.
Jon Husted was appointed to the U.S. Senate on January 17, 2025, to replace Vice President J.D. Vance.
Campaign platform
Tax Cuts
Husted supports federal legislation that provides tax breaks for Ohioans, including a $5,000 benefit for the average Ohioan, increased standard deduction, no tax on tips, and a child tax credit.
Husted champions new data center development, arguing they create construction jobs and broaden the tax base, and introduced the Ratepayer Protection Act to ask states to consider measures to make data centers pay for electricity usage.
Husted campaigned on his record of leading efforts to attract economic projects, creating jobs, and making Ohio a leader in career technical education.
Husted has rejected a resolution to halt the conflict in Iran, stating that America needs to remain strong as Iran is keeping the Strait of Hormuz shut down.
Sherrod Brown previously served in the U.S. Senate from 2007 to 2025 and lost re-election in 2024.
Campaign platform
Working Families
Brown's campaign website states he is running to address issues like massive tax breaks for corporations and billionaires at the expense of hardworking Ohioans.
Brown wants money collected from tariffs to be returned to Ohio families as a rebate, stating that tariffs were a tax on purchases that cost Ohio families an average of $1,336 over the past year.
Brown calls for an end to data center tax breaks, demands companies safely process water, and says local communities should have more transparency and control over data center construction.
Brown has been critical of federal legislation that he says benefits wealthy Americans and corporations, includes Medicaid cuts, and allows the expiration of enhanced ACA subsidies.
This is a sourced candidate guide, not a certified ballot. Confirm the full ballot, including any qualified write-in candidates, with the state election office .
Platform items are drawn from candidates’ own campaign materials and public reporting, summarised neutrally. They are what a candidate says they will do — not a judgement about whether they will do it. Once a candidate is serving in Congress, their record moves to the senator profiles.
