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U.S. Senate: who gets your vote?

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U.S. senators work with the House on U.S. laws and spending. They also vote on the president's picks for federal judges.

These votes help set U.S. taxes, pay for public services and choose who serves in federal courts.

  • National laws
  • Federal spending
  • Federal judge nominations

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Data last updated: Jul 16, 2026 (federal ballot roster). Verify approaching elections with your state election office.

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Jon Husted

Jon Husted

U.S. Senate · Ohio

NationalRepublican

Candidate
Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown

Running for U.S. Senate · Ohio

NationalDemocrat

Jon HustedCurrent repSherrod BrownChallenger

Job fit

Jon Husted

Offices held

  • U.S. Senate in January 2025. 1

Education

  • earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Dayton. 1

Sherrod Brown

Offices held

  • who served from 2007 to 2025 as a United States senator from Ohio 2

Top issues

We haven't found stated positions for either candidate yet.

How they voted on top issues

We haven't found votes on top issues for either candidate yet.

Who pays them

Jon Husted

Where the campaign money came from3

small donorslarge donorscompaniesother politiciansindustry associationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$1.8Mlarge donors$4.4Mcompanies$1.1Motherpoliticians$505Kindustryassociations$446KOther kinds ofdonors$419K$8.7M raised
$1,843,6403Small individual donors
$4,436,3723Large individual donors

Sherrod Brown

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donorsother politicianslabor unionscompaniesOther kinds of donors
small donors$13.5Mlarge donors$17.6Motherpoliticians$80Klabor unions$43Kcompanies$33KOther kinds ofdonors$29K$32.0M raised
$13,527,7884Small individual donors
$17,618,3464Large individual donors

Checks

Jon Husted

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Sherrod Brown

No voting record to check yet

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. About - Senator Jon Husted · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  2. Sherrod Brown - Wikipedia · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  3. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Candidate A

Gregory Lee Levy

Independent

No verified background on file for this candidate.

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $80K raised, 53% from large donors, organized-interest share unavailable.

Says they are for: government paying more of the bill, government spending and worker protections, fixing the justice system.

Sources

1 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

2 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement

3 government spending and worker protections: Candidate statement

4 fixing the justice system: Candidate statement

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Jon Husted
Candidate B

Jon Husted

RepublicanShown above

🚩 $8.7M raised, 51% from large donors, 27% from organized interests. Group amounts exceed the filed PAC total. These sources do not reconcile; no complete split or remainder is claimed.
Filed PAC total: $2,320,510.00 (27% of $8,662,572.05 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $2,508,117.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Sources

1 Background: About - Senator Jon Husted · checked 2026-10-19

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

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Sherrod Brown
Candidate C

Sherrod Brown

DemocratShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $32.0M raised, 55% from large donors, 3% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $861,022.72 (3% of $32,007,356.12 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $183,858.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Sources

1 Background: Sherrod Brown - Wikipedia · checked 2026-10-19

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

0/2 selected
William B. Redpath
Candidate D

William B. Redpath

Libertarian

No federal record yet. Campaign money: $19K raised, 30% from large donors, organized-interest share unavailable.

Says they are for: leaving health care to the market, lower taxes and fewer rules on business, fixing the justice system.

Sources

1 Background: About - Anything that's Peaceful · checked 2026-10-19

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 leaving health care to the market: Candidate statement

4 lower taxes and fewer rules on business: Candidate statement

5 fixing the justice system: Candidate statement

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