Ohio U.S. Senate S-OH-2026 · Class 3 · Special election (Vance vacancy)

Open in research → Editorial as of Apr 22 · FEC through Mar 31
General 2026-11-03
R Primary 2026-05-05 (held)
Filing Deadline 2026-02-04 (held)
Cook Political Report
Toss Up
As of date pending
Sabato's Crystal Ball
Lean R
As of date pending
Polymarket
R 42¢
D 59¢
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Cook PVI
Incumbent
Jon Husted
Republican · Appointed · Running
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Brown is former 3-term senator who lost his Class 3 seat to Bernie Moreno in 2024; he is now seeking the Vance/Husted Class 1 seat. Winner serves remainder of Vance's term (through Jan 2029). Cook moved from Lean R to Toss Up on April 13, 2026. Sabato: Lean R as of Mar 4, 2026.

Top contenders

Jon Husted
Republican
● Incumbent

Republican candidate for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$10,518,818
Through Apr 15, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6OH00304/
12-wk spend
Sherrod Brown
Democrat
● Candidate

Democrat candidate for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$25,979,968
Through Apr 15, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6OH00163/
12-wk spend
Greg Levy
Independent
● Candidate

Independent candidate for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$57,815
Through Apr 15, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6OH00395/
12-wk spend

Republicans

Jon Husted
Republican
● Incumbent

Republican candidate for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$10,518,818
Through Apr 15, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6OH00304/
12-wk spend

Democrats

Sherrod Brown
Democrat
● Candidate

Democrat candidate for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$25,979,968
Through Apr 15, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6OH00163/
12-wk spend
Ron Kincaid
Democrat
● Candidate

Democrat candidate for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$42,800
Through Apr 15, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6OH00361/
12-wk spend
Frederick J Ode
Democrat
● Filed with FEC

Federally registered candidate for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat. No editorial profile available.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$5,001,939
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6OH00387/

Other parties

Greg Levy
Independent
● Candidate

Independent candidate for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$57,815
Through Apr 15, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6OH00395/
12-wk spend
William Redpath
Libertarian
● Candidate

Libertarian candidate for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$17,715
Through Apr 15, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6OH00429/
12-wk spend
Jeffrey Kanter
Libertarian
● Candidate

Libertarian candidate for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat. Federal filing not yet detected in current FEC bulk extract.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
Not yet filed with FEC
Source: FEC bulk data · through 2026-03-31 (Q1 2026)

8 additional FEC filers excluded as long-tail (no editorial listing, not the seat incumbent, and under $1M raised). They remain in the database and can be surfaced via the FEC API directly.