Three October polls put Sherrod Brown up six or more in Ohio. Will he unseat Jon Husted on Nov 3?
63% of users predicted YES — the community got this one right. 8 predictions cast.
Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, unseated appointed Republican Sen. Jon Husted in Ohio's U.S. Senate race, with CBS News and the Associated Press projecting Brown the winner on election night, November 3, 2026, according to Axios. Early returns had Brown leading with the large majority of ballots counted, consistent with the polling edge of six points or more that several October surveys had shown him holding over Husted.
Husted, appointed to the seat last year after JD Vance became vice president, had never previously won a statewide race on his own ballot line for this office and faced a $200 million advertising battle in which Republicans tried to defend the seat. Brown, who lost his prior Senate seat in 2024 to Bernie Moreno by under four points, campaigned heavily on rising energy costs tied to AI data center growth and benefited from a midterm climate favorable to Democrats nationally. The winner serves the remainder of Vance's unexpired term through 2028.
The Predict Six community anticipated this outcome, with 63% forecasting a Brown win, consistent with the eventual result.