Ohio · U.S. Senate

Sherrod Brown

U.S. Senate (special, Class 3 unexpired) · Democratic

Flip

Election-pack status: yes. Report date 2026-11-05.

Key finding from the compilation

Special-election flip Dem win 50.01%; raised $68,409,199.85; COH $4,452,803.32 on 2026-10-14; IE for $25,026,508.69 / against $121,512,721.04 (FEC processed).

Election

Date
2026-11-03
Votes
2,301,042 (50.01%)
Opponent
Jon Husted (R) · 2,077,748 (45.15%)
Previous officeholder
J.D. Vance (R) vacated; Jon Husted (R) appointed interim

Money reported in the file

Raised
$68,409,200
Cash on hand
$4,452,803 as of 2026-10-14
Individual share
98.2%
PAC share
1.8%
Self loans or contributions
$0
Outside spending for
$25,026,509
Outside spending against
$121,512,721
Committee
C00916288
Coverage note
2025-08-11 to 2026-10-14 (PRE-GENERAL)

Figures come from the original election pack, or the serving-member roster when marked roster only. Election results are unofficial until certification. 82 reported ties and 1 inferred ties are listed below.

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Four money views plus a separate Trades view. Orbit 3D is the default. Solid lines are reported (82). Inferred ties are dimmer (1). This is not the full set of 17,703 ties.

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  • Both on one name
  • Node size and distance ≈ documented dollars

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Documented ties (83)

Every tie in this official’s file. The same filters apply to the orbit and this table.
Relationship Amount Date Evidence Between Record Orbit
principal campaign committee — 2025-2026 Reported Sherrod Brown → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
total receipts 2025-08-11 to 2026-10-14 $68,409,200 2026-10-14 Reported Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) → Sherrod Brown Public filing
transfers from other authorized committee (FEC line 12) $9,159,247 2025-2026 Reported Authorized/joint fundraising committees → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC) $10,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Victory Now Pac → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC) $10,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Smart Solutions Pac → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC) $10,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Senate Fight Fund → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC) $10,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Save Democracy Pac (Organization site) → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC) $10,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Rev Up Pac → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC) $10,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Purpose Pac → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC) $10,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Perimeter Pac → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC) $10,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported People'S Voice Pac → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC) $10,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Off The Sidelines Pac → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC) $10,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Oceans Pac → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC) $10,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Narragansett Bay Pac → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC) $10,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Motor City Pac → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC) $10,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Mitten Pac → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC) $10,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported M-Pac → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC) $10,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Lobo Pac → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC) $10,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Liftoff Pac → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC) $10,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Kidspac → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC) $10,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Keystone America Pac → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union) $10,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers Cope → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union) $10,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Int'L Union Of Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC) $10,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Impact → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC) $5,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Velvet Hammer Pac → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC) $5,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Unitedemocrats Pac (Party site) → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union) $5,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Unite Here Tip Campaign Committee (Organization site) → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC) $5,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Treasure State Pac → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union) $5,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Smart Td Pac (Organization site) → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC) $5,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Progressive Voters Of America → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC) $5,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Pac To The Future → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC) $5,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Nutmeg Pac → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC) $5,000 2025-01-01..2026-10-14 Reported Maple Pac → Friends of Sherrod Brown (C00916288) (Campaign site) Public filing
independent expenditure SUPPORTING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $7,061,803 2026 Reported Winsenate (Organization site) → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure SUPPORTING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $2,623,927 2026 Reported New American Jobs Fund → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure SUPPORTING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $2,394,002 2026 Reported National Association Of Realtors Congressional Fund → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure SUPPORTING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $2,326,735 2026 Reported Blackpac (Organization site) → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure SUPPORTING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $2,180,920 2026 Reported Cffe Pac (Organization site) → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure SUPPORTING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $1,575,107 2026 Reported Lcv Victory Fund (Organization site) → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure SUPPORTING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $1,085,932 2026 Reported American Federation Of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure SUPPORTING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $1,000,464 2026 Reported National Nurses United For Patient Protection (Organization site) → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure SUPPORTING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $839,756 2026 Reported Duty And Country → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure SUPPORTING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $414,887 2026 Reported Forward Blue (Organization site) → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure SUPPORTING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $409,704 2026 Reported Communications Workers Of America - Working Voices (Organization site) → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure SUPPORTING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $394,540 2026 Reported Americans For Contraception Victory Fund → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure SUPPORTING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $336,595 2026 Reported Working America (Organization site) → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure SUPPORTING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $272,026 2026 Reported Workers Vote → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure SUPPORTING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $265,675 2026 Reported American College Of Radiology Association Pac → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure SUPPORTING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $263,350 2026 Reported Stand Up For Ohio (Ohio Organizing Campaign) → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure SUPPORTING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $235,911 2026 Reported The Sentinel Action Fund (Organization site) → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure SUPPORTING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $222,838 2026 Reported National Association Of Realtors Political Action Committee → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure SUPPORTING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $144,387 2026 Reported Progressive Turnout Project (Organization site) → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure SUPPORTING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $134,607 2026 Reported Ohio Citizen Action (Website) → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure SUPPORTING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $112,823 2026 Reported In Union Usa → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure SUPPORTING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $110,487 2026 Reported For Our Future → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure SUPPORTING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $90,000 2026 Reported Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Politica (Organization site) → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure SUPPORTING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $79,641 2026 Reported Planned Parenthood Votes (Website) → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure SUPPORTING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $60,000 2026 Reported Afscme Working Families Fund → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure OPPOSING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $64,100,138 2026 Reported Slf Pac (Organization site) → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure OPPOSING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $31,103,341 2026 Reported American Crossroads (Organization site) → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure OPPOSING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $9,291,239 2026 Reported Americans For Prosperity Action, Inc. (Afp Action) Dba Cva Action And (Organization site) → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure OPPOSING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $8,731,372 2026 Reported Buckeye Values Pac → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure OPPOSING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $2,000,000 2026 Reported Buckeyes Pac → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure OPPOSING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $1,706,777 2026 Reported Ohio Flyer Pac → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure OPPOSING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $1,427,112 2026 Reported Women Speak Out Pac → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure OPPOSING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $1,236,803 2026 Reported The Sentinel Action Fund (Organization site) → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure OPPOSING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $949,380 2026 Reported National Rifle Association Of America Political Victory Fund (Organization site) → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure OPPOSING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $272,805 2026 Reported American Political Action Committee → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure OPPOSING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $204,555 2026 Reported American Principles Project Pac (Organization site) → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure OPPOSING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $102,500 2026 Reported Great Opportunity Pac, Inc. → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure OPPOSING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $98,163 2026 Reported Red Senate → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure OPPOSING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $89,562 2026 Reported Americans For Consumer Protection → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure OPPOSING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $87,470 2026 Reported Nrsc (Party site) → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure OPPOSING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $61,121 2026 Reported The Conservative Caucus Dba Americans For Constitutional Liberty (Organization site) → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure OPPOSING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $26,568 2026 Reported Frontiers Of Freedom Action, Inc. → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure OPPOSING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $17,497 2026 Reported Win It Back Pac → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure OPPOSING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $6,273 2026 Reported Gun Rights America → Sherrod Brown Public filing
independent expenditure OPPOSING (2026 cycle FEC processed) $44.46 2026 Reported America First Action Fund → Sherrod Brown Public filing
general-election opponent — 2026-11-03 Reported Sherrod Brown → Jon Husted (R) News report
special election: vacated / interim seat context — 2026 Reported Sherrod Brown → J.D. Vance (R) vacated; Jon Husted (R) appointed interim Wikipedia
defeated appointed incumbent in special election — 2026-11-03 Reported Sherrod Brown → Jon Husted (R) News report
shares 19 PAC donors in 2026 cycle sampled itemized 11c (Jaccard 0.26) $150,000 2025-2026 Inferred Sherrod Brown → Chris Pappas Public filing
race-level outside spending context (campaign-finance disclosure general for≈$27,300,000.00 / against≈$183,800,000.00) $211,100,000 2026-11-02 Reported campaign-finance disclosure sites NH/OH Senate race page → Sherrod Brown Public record

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