Ohio U.S. Senate (special election) race, 2026
On the ballot in Ohio on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Candidates are listed as Ohio's official candidate list prints them, grouped by the party label the state uses. GovGalaxy doesn't rank candidates, call races or project winners.
On the ballot
U.S. Senate (special election)
- Democratic:
- Sherrod Brown
- Libertarian:
- William B. Redpath
- Other-party candidate:
- Greg Levy
- Republican:
- Jon Husted (incumbent)
- Every candidate in our files, with party labels as the state lists them.
Results
Ohio's last polls close at 7:30 p.m. ET. After polls close, GovGalaxy shows unofficial counts read from Ohio's official results file. Results are unofficial until the state certifies them.
Last time this seat was on the ballot
History: the official certified result from November 8, 2022, shown for reference. It is not a forecast of the 2026 race.
The 2026 contest is a special election; this is the last regular election for this Senate seat.
- JD Vance · Republican2,192,114 · 53.03%
- Tim Ryan · Democrat1,939,489 · 46.92%
- John Cheng · Write-in702 · 0.02%
- Shane Hoffman · Write-in403 · 0.01%
- LaShondra Tinsley · Write-in362 · 0.01%
- Stephen Faris · Write-in194 · 0.00%
- Matthew R. Esh · Write-in78 · 0.00%
Total votes: 4,133,342
Source: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - 2022 election statistics (opens in a new tab)
Recent polls
Each poll is copied from the pollster's own release, newest first. Polls are snapshots with a margin of error, not forecasts; GovGalaxy doesn't average them.
Siena Research Institute release (opens in a new tab) for The New York Times
released Nov 1; likely voters; margin of error ±4.4 points
Sherrod Brown (Democrat) 49% · Jon Husted (Republican) 44%
Marist Poll release (opens in a new tab)
Oct 15 to Oct 18; likely voters; margin of error ±4.5 points
Sherrod Brown (Democrat) 48% · Jon Husted (Republican) 44%