Jon Husted
Jon Husted (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Ohio. He assumed office on January 21, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.
Husted (Republican Party) is running in a special election to the U.S. Senate to represent Ohio. He is on the ballot in the special general election on November 3, 2026. He advanced from the special Republican primary on May 5, 2026.
On January 17, 2025, Gov. Mike DeWine (R) appointed Husted to the U.S. Senate to replace Vice President J.D. Vance (R).[1]
Biography
Jon Husted was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, in 1967. He earned a bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree in communications from the University of Dayton in 1989 and 1993, respectively. Husted's career experience includes working as a commission assistant for Montgomery County Commissioner Don Lucas from 1993 until 1997 and as a color commentator for the University of Dayton's football radio and television broadcasts. In 1997, Husted became both the director and vice president of the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce. Husted served as a state representative from 2001 to 2009, serving as speaker from 2005 to 2009, as a state senator from 2009 to 2011, as Ohio Secretary of State from 2011 to 2019, and as lieutenant governor from 2019 to 2025.[2]
2026 battleground election
Ballotpedia identified the Nov. 3, special general election as a battleground election. The summary below is from our coverage of this election, found here. Incumbent Jon Husted (R), Sherrod Brown (D), Bill Redpath (L), and Gregory Levy (I) are running in the special election for U.S. Senate in Ohio on November 3, 2026. As of June 2026, Husted and Brown led in media attention, campaign fundraising, and endorsements.
The election pits Husted, the current incumbent, and Brown, a former three-term Senator who lost re-election in 2024, against each other. On January 17, 2025, Gov. Mike DeWine (R) appointed Husted to replace Vice President J.D. Vance (R) in the Senate. The winner of this election will serve the remaining two years of the term Vance was elected to in 2022.
According to the Cook Political Report's Jessica Taylor, "Brown functions more as the incumbent in this race, while the appointed Husted is a comparative newcomer. Even though Husted has won statewide in his own right as secretary of state, both of his wins were in the very favorable GOP years of 2010 and 2014, so this will be a very different midterm cycle for a candidate who still isn’t as well-known statewide as a typical incumbent. "[3]
Before his appointment to the Senate, Husted was a state representative from 2001 to 2009 (serving as speaker from 2005 to 2009), a state senator from 2009 to 2011, secretary of state from 2011 to 2019, and lieutenant governor from 2019 to 2025. Husted campaigned on his record in public office and his personal story of being born into foster care and then being adopted. A campaign advertisement posted to his campaign website said, "As speaker of the Ohio House, Jon delivered a conservative, balanced budget with the largest tax cut in Ohio history to help working families keep more of their money. As Lieutenant Governor, Jon led efforts to attract the biggest economic projects in state history, creating thousands of good-paying jobs across Ohio. Thanks to Jon's leadership, Ohio is a national leader in Career tech education. Helping high school students graduate career-ready without the burden of college debt."[4]
Brown was a member of the U.S. Senate from 2007 to 2025. He lost re-election to Bernie Moreno (R) 50.1% to 46.5% in 2024. Brown's was one of five U.S. Senate seats that changed party hands in the 2024 general elections. Before serving in the Senate, Brown was a state representative from 1975 to 1982, secretary of state from 1982 to 1990, and a member of the U.S. House from 1993 to 2007. Brown's campaign website said, "With all the craziness coming out of Washington, including giving massive tax breaks to corporations and billionaires at the expense of hardworking Ohioans, Sherrod knows he has the ability to do something about it, and that’s why he’s running for Senate."[5]
The outcome of this race will affect the partisan balance of the U.S. Senate in the 120th Congress. This is one of 11 U.S. Senate battlegrounds that Ballotpedia is following in 2026. Heading into the 2026 elections, Republicans hold a 53-45 majority in the Senate, with two independents caucusing with Democrats.
This is one of two special elections for U.S. Senate happening on November 3. The other is in Florida to fill the last two years of the six-year term that Marco Rubio (R) was elected to in 2022. Thirty-three other seats are also up for election this year. Of those, Republicans control 20 and Democrats control 13.
Elections
2026
See also: United States Senate special election in Ohio, 2026
United States Senate special election in Ohio, 2026 (May 5 Democratic primary)
United States Senate special election in Ohio, 2026 (May 5 Republican primary)
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Special general election for U.S. Senate Ohio
Incumbent Jon Husted, Sherrod Brown, Bill Redpath, Gregory Levy, and Stephen Faris are running in the special general election for U.S. Senate Ohio on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Jon Husted (R) | |
 | Sherrod Brown (D) | |
 | Bill Redpath (L)  | |
 | Gregory Levy (Independent) | |
 | Stephen Faris (Independent) (Write-in) | |
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Ohio
Sherrod Brown defeated Ron Kincaid in the special Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Ohio on May 5, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sherrod Brown | 89.4 | 712,106 |
 | Ron Kincaid | 10.6 | 84,405 | |
| Total votes: 796,511 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Christopher Volpe (D)
- William Farms (D)
- Fred Ode (D)
- Lynnea Lau (D)
- Dakota Rose (D)
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. Senate Ohio
Incumbent Jon Husted advanced from the special Republican primary for U.S. Senate Ohio on May 5, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jon Husted | 100.0 | 736,413 |
| Total votes: 736,413 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Susanna Brewer (R)
- Brian Bibler (R)
Libertarian primary election
Special Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Ohio
Bill Redpath advanced from the special Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Ohio on May 5, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Redpath | 100.0 | 4,996 |
| Total votes: 4,996 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jeffrey Kanter (L) (Disqualified, appeared on ballot)
Polls
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Below we provide results for polls from a wide variety of sources, including media outlets, social media, campaigns, and aggregation websites, when available. We only report polls for which we can find a margin of error or credibility interval. Know of something we're missing? Click here to let us know.
| Poll | Dates | Brown (D) | Husted (R) | Redpath (L) | Don't know | Not sure | Other | Undecided | Sample size | Margin of error | Sponsor |
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– | 47 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 601 LV | ± 5.3% | The New York Times | |
– | 48 | 45 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 7 | 800 LV | ± 3.5% | AARP | |
– | 46 | 42 | 4 | 7 | -- | -- | -- | 600 LV | ± 4.0% | John Kulewicz | |
– | 53 | 45 | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | 1015 RV | ± 3.0% | Fox News | |
– | 47 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | 3 | -- | 1000 RV | ± 3.9% | ||
– | 45 | 51 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 413 LV | ± 5.8% | NetChoice | |
– | 47 | 45 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | 600 LV | ± 4.0% | Insurance Watchdog Coalition | |
– | 47 | 45 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | 1,347 LV | ± 2.7% | Ohio Environmental Council | |
Emerson College NoteHypothetical general election poll. | – | 46 | 49 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 850 RV | ± 3.3% | |
| Note: LV is likely voters, RV is registered voters, and EV is eligible voters. | |||||||||||
Candidate spending
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Husted | Republican Party | $14,360,028 | $4,940,716 | $9,419,311 | As of June 30, 2026 |
| Sherrod Brown | Democratic Party | $14,356,451 | $4,456,809 | $9,899,642 | As of December 31, 2025 |
| Bill Redpath | Libertarian Party | $24,200 | $23,470 | $730 | As of June 30, 2026 |
| Stephen Faris | Independent | $2,082 | $2,058 | $156 | As of June 30, 2026 |
| Gregory Levy | Independent | $80,348 | $56,132 | $25,971 | As of June 30, 2026 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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Satellite spending
- See also: Satellite spending
Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[8][9]
If available, satellite spending reports by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and OpenSecrets.org are linked below. FEC links include totals from monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual reports. OpenSecrets.org compiles data from those reports as well as 24- and 48-hour reports from the FEC.[10]
Details about satellite spending of significant amounts and/or reported by media are included below those links. The amounts listed may not represent the total satellite spending in the election. To notify us of additional satellite spending, email us.
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Race ratings
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- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[11]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[12][13][14]
| Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in Ohio, 2026 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| 5/12/2026 | 5/5/2026 | 4/28/2026 | 4/21/2026 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | |||||
| Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Tilt Republican | Tilt Republican | Tilt Republican | Lean Republican | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean Republican | Lean Republican | Lean Republican | Lean Republican | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Endorsements
Jon Husted received the following endorsements. To send us additional endorsements, click here.
- President Donald Trump (R)
- International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
- International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 18
- International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 66
- National Border Patrol Council
- Northwest Ohio Building & Construction Trades Council
- Ohio Cattlemen’s Association
- Columbiana County Republican Party
- Kristi's Ohio Voter Guide (Sway voting group by Kristi)
- Sassies For Liberty (Sway voting group by Sassies For Liberty)
- Vivek Ramaswamy (R) - 2026 Republican gubernatorial nominee
2022
See also: Ohio gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
The following candidates ran in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jon Husted (R) | 62.4 | 2,580,424 |
 | Cheryl Stephens (D) | 37.4 | 1,545,489 | |
 | Shannon Walker (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.2 | 8,082 | |
| Dayna Bickley (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 574 | ||
| Adina Pelletier (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 231 | ||
| Collin Cook (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 77 | ||
| Total votes: 4,134,877 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mary Cunnane (Independent)
- Michael Stewart (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
Cheryl Stephens defeated Teresa Fedor in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cheryl Stephens | 65.0 | 331,014 |
 | Teresa Fedor | 35.0 | 178,132 | |
| Total votes: 509,146 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
Incumbent Jon Husted defeated Joe Knopp, Jeremiah Workman, and Candice Keller in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jon Husted | 48.1 | 519,594 |
 | Joe Knopp | 28.0 | 302,494 | |
 | Jeremiah Workman | 21.8 | 235,584 | |
 | Candice Keller | 2.1 | 22,411 | |
| Total votes: 1,080,083 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joanna Swallen (R)
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
The following candidates ran in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jon Husted (R) | 50.4 | 2,231,917 |
 | Betty Sutton (D) | 46.7 | 2,067,847 | |
 | Todd Grayson (L) | 1.8 | 79,985 | |
 | Brett Joseph (G) | 1.1 | 49,475 | |
| Keith Colton (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 185 | ||
| Anthony Durgans (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 132 | ||
| Dennis Artino (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 41 | ||
| Total votes: 4,429,582 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ian Tumey (Independent)
- Adam Hudak (D)
- Scott Schertzer (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Betty Sutton | 62.2 | 428,159 |
| Tara Samples | 23.0 | 158,284 | ||
 | Stephanie Dodd | 9.2 | 63,131 | |
| Chantelle Lewis | 3.3 | 22,667 | ||
| Jerry Schroeder | 1.4 | 9,536 | ||
| Jeffrey Lynn | 1.0 | 7,011 | ||
| Total votes: 688,788 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
Jon Husted defeated Nathan Estruth in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jon Husted | 59.8 | 499,639 |
| Nathan Estruth | 40.2 | 335,328 | ||
| Total votes: 834,967 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Amy Murray (R)
Green primary election
Green primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
Brett Joseph advanced from the Green primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brett Joseph | 100.0 | 3,031 |
| Total votes: 3,031 | |||
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2014
- See also: Ohio secretary of state election, 2014
Husted ran for re-election as Ohio Secretary of State in 2014. Husted won the Republican nomination in the unopposed primary on May 6, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
General election
| Secretary of State of Ohio, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jon Husted Incumbent |
59.8% | 1,811,020 | |
| Democratic | Nina Turner | 35.5% | 1,074,475 | |
| Libertarian | Kevin Knedler | 4.7% | 141,292 | |
| Total Votes | 3,026,787 | |||
| Election results via Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
2010
- See also: Ohio Secretary of State election, 2010
On November 2, 2010, Jon Husted won election to the office of Ohio Secretary of State. He defeated Maryellen O'Shaughnessy (D) and Charles Earl (L) in the general election.
| Ohio Secretary of State, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jon Husted |
53.7% | 2,013,674 | |
| Democratic | Maryellen O'Shaughnessy | 41.5% | 1,555,705 | |
| Libertarian | Charles Earl | 4.9% | 182,977 | |
| Total Votes | 3,752,356 | |||
| Election results via Ohio Secretary of State. | ||||
| 2010 Race for Secretary of State - Republican Primary[15] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Republican Party |  Jon Husted
|
67.3% | |
| Republican Party | Sandy O'Brien | 32.7% | |
| Total Votes | 741,679 | ||
2008
Jon Husted ran unopposed in the Republican primary.
| 2008 Race for State Senate, District 6 - General Election[16] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Republican Party | Jon Husted
|
61.5% | |
| Democratic Party | John Doll | 38.6% | |
| Total Votes | 169,191 | ||
2006
Jon Husted ran unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election for the District 37 seat of the Ohio House of Representatives.
2004
Jon Husted ran unopposed in the Republican primary.
| 2004 Race for State House of Representatives, District 37 - General Election[17] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Republican Party | Jon Husted
|
65.0% | |
| Democratic Party | John Doll | 35.0% | |
| Total Votes | 56,130 | ||
2002
Jon Husted ran unopposed in the Republican primary.
| 2002 Race for State House of Representatives, District 37 - General Election[18] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Republican Party | Jon Husted
|
64.4% | |
| Democratic Party | Gabrielle Williamson | 35.6% | |
| Total Votes | 34,871 | ||
2000
Jon Husted ran unopposed in the Republican primary.
| 2000 Race for State House of Representatives, District 41 - General Election[19] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Republican Party | Jon Husted
|
50.4% | |
| Democratic Party | Dick Church Jr. | 38.3% | |
| Independent | Richard Hartman | 8.1% | |
| Libertarian Party | Bryan Carey | 1.9% | |
| Independent | Charles Turner | 1.4% | |
| Total Votes | 48,834 | ||
Campaign themes
2026
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2022
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Committee assignments
U.S. Senate
2025-2026
Husted was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
- Committee on Aging (Special)
- Committee on Environment and Public Works
- Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight
- Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety
- Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water
- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Subcommittee on Education and the American Family Members
- Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety
- Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security
- Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Campaign finance summary
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Notable endorsements
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Personal finance disclosures
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Analysis
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119th Congress (2025-2027)
Noteworthy events
June 2017 request for voter rolls
On June 29, 2017, the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, created by President Donald Trump (R) on May 11, requested information on registered voters from all 50 states dating back to 2006. The states were given until July 14 to respond. On June 30, Secretary Husted announced that the state would provide only publicly available information to the commission.
| “ | After each of the last three federal elections, I instructed the bipartisan boards of elections to conduct a review of credible allegations of voter fraud and voter suppression. The results of this review are already in the public domain and available to the Commission. Additionally, voter registration information is a public record and is available online. The confidential information, such as the last four digits of a voter’s Social Security number or their Ohio driver license number is not publicly available and will not be provided to the Commission.[20] | ” |
| —Secretary Jon Husted[21] | ||
2012 early voting hours
In fall 2012, Husted was involved in two separate federal lawsuits related to Ohio's early voting system.
The first lawsuit was filed against both him and Attorney General Mike DeWine by President Obama's re-election campaign in response to a new state law that limited in-person early voting to military officers and overseas residents during the three days preceding election day. The plaintiffs argued that this law violated constitutional equal voting rights provisions. In October 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit affirmed an August ruling against Husted and DeWine. When the Supreme Court of the United States refused to hear an appeal, Husted issued an order allowing all to participate in in-person early voting across Ohio for the three days before the November election.[22]
The second lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court on the basis of wrongful termination. The plaintiffs, two Democratic Montgomery County election board members, alleged that Husted had fired them after they failed to comply with his directive to county elections boards to enforce uniform Monday through Friday early voting hours. Husted told the board members that he was firing them because they intentionally violated state election law by not following his directive. The plaintiffs contended that Husted violated their constitutional rights to free speech and to equal protection under the law and due process by firing them for continuing to allow weekend voting.[23]
Under state law at the time, Ohio's four-member boards of election could establish their own early voting hours. In the event of a tie, the secretary of state cast the deciding vote. When Husted was forced to vote in several counties with Democratic majority populations, he voted to maintain voting hours at 8 a.m to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Since a pair of counties with Republican majority populations in southwest Ohio voted to extend hours into the weekend, state Democrats criticized the discrepancy in the early-voting schedule and claimed that it favored Republican candidates.[24] When Husted issued the order requiring standardized voting hours across Ohio's counties, he stated, "The bottom line is the antagonists have made an issue about the fact that voters aren't being treated fairly, that they aren't being treated the same. Today we're treating voters everywhere the same."[25]
Key votes
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Ballotpedia monitors legislation that receives a vote and highlights the ones that we consider to be key to understanding where elected officials stand on the issues. To read more about how we identify key votes, click here.
Key votes: 119th Congress, 2025
The 119th United States Congress began on January 3, 2025 and will conclude on January 3, 2027. At the start of the session, Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (219-215), and Republicans held the majority in the U.S. Senate (52-45). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.
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| Passed (68-30)[37] | ||||||
| No objection |
| Passed (Unanimous consent)[38] | ||||||
| No objection |
| Passed (Unanimous consent)[39] | ||||||
 Nay |
| Failed (47-50)[41] | ||||||
State legislative tenure
Committee assignments
Husted served on the following legislative committees during his state senate tenure:
- Education (Member)
- Environment and Natural Resources (Member)
- Government Oversight (Chair)
- Rules (Member)
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. Senate Ohio |
Officeholder U.S. Senate Ohio |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Washington Post, "Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is tapped to fill JD Vance’s Senate seat in Ohio," accessed January 17, 2025
- ↑ United States Congress, "HUSTED, Jon," accessed November 2, 2025
- ↑ '"Cook Political Report, "Democratic Odds of Taking the Senate Increase as Four Ratings Shift in Their Favor," April 13, 2026
- ↑ YouTube, "Jon Husted for Senate," December 4, 2025
- ↑ Sherrod Brown 2026 campaign website, "Home," accessed June 5, 2026
- ↑ For more information on the difference between margins of error and credibility intervals, see explanations from the American Association for Public Opinion Research and Ipsos.
- ↑ Pew Research Center, "5 key things to know about the margin of error in election polls," September 8, 2016
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ Amee LaTour, Email correspondence with the Center for Responsive Politics, August 5, 2022
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State - 2010 Republican Primary Election Results
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State - 2008 General Election Results
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State - 2004 General Election Results
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State - 2002 General Election Results
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State - 2000 General Election Results
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Statement from Secretary Husted," June 30, 2017
- ↑ Cleveland Plain Dealer, "U.S. Supreme Court denies Ohio early-voting appeal; hours set for weekend before election," October 17, 2012
- ↑ Akron Beacon Journal Online, "2 Dems sue Ohio secretary of state over firing," September 10, 2012
- ↑ Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Jon Husted doesn't rule out limiting early voting throughout Ohio," accessed August 15, 2012
- ↑ Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted calls for uniform early voting hours," August 15, 2012
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1 - An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.", accessed May 12, 2026
- ↑ Senate.gov, "Roll Call Vote 119th Congress - 1st Session, Vote Number 372," accessed May 12, 2026
- ↑ Congress.gov, "S.2296 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026", accessed May 12, 2026
- ↑ Senate.gov, "Roll Call Vote 119th Congress - 1st Session, Vote Number 570," accessed May 12, 2026
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Con.Res.14 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034", accessed May 12, 2026
- ↑ Senate.gov, "Roll Call Vote 119th Congress - 1st Session, Vote Number 191," accessed May 12, 2026
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.5371 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026", accessed May 12, 2026
- ↑ Senate.gov, "Roll Call Vote 119th Congress - 1st Session, Vote Number 618," accessed May 12, 2026
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025", accessed May 12, 2026
- ↑ Senate.gov, "Roll Call Vote 119th Congress - 1st Session, Vote Number 133," accessed May 12, 2026
- ↑ Congress.gov, "S.1582 - GENIUS Act", accessed May 12, 2026
- ↑ Senate.gov, "Roll Call Vote 119th Congress - 1st Session, Vote Number 318" accessed May 12, 2026
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 Congress.gov, "H.R.4405 - Epstein Files Transparency Act", accessed May 14, 2026
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 Congress.gov, "S.129 - No Tax on Tips Act", accessed May 14, 2026
- ↑ Congress.gov, "S.2882 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026", accessed May 14, 2026
- ↑ U.S. Senate, "Roll Call Vote 119th Congress - 1st Session, Vote Number 557", accessed May 14, 2026
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U.S. Senate Ohio 2025-Present |
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Lieutenant Governor of Ohio 2019-2025 |
Succeeded by Jim Tressel (R) |
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Ohio State Senate 2008-2010 |
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Ohio House of Representatives 2000-2008 |
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Ohio Secretary of State -2019 |
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