Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Sherrod Brown
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · Ohio
- Filing address
- Columbus, OH (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- BROWN, SHERROD
- Next election
- General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Ohio
FEC candidate ID S6OH00163 · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. Senate · Ohio | $68,409,199.85 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. Senate · Ohio | $96,530,240.72 | Lost the general election (46.47%) |
2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$57,861,942.1985%
- PACs and other committees$1,055,782.732%
- Party committees$200.000%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$9,159,247.4413%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$332,027.490%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$25,095,299.0756%
- Contributions over $200$19,499,612.3644%
- Itemized from inside Ohio$9,861,953.5640%
- Itemized from other states$14,659,908.9660%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: California $3,573,279.65 · New York $1,860,772.62 · Massachusetts $1,380,476.17 · Maryland $701,838.79 · Illinois $683,771.42. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
PAC and committee contributors
38 committees reported giving $215,137.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- ADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PACLeadership PAC$13,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)Connected PAC$10,000.00
- THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- M-PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- COMMON GROUND PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- HAWAII PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- ALL FOR OUR COUNTRY LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- REV UP PACPAC$10,000.00
- MITTEN PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- BUILDING BLUEHybrid PAC$8,500.00
- DEMOCRACY ENGINE, INC., PACConnected PAC$8,343.00
- IN OUR HANDSLeadership PAC$7,500.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UTILITY WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA COPE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- WESTERN AND SOUTHERN LIFE INSURANCE CO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WESTERN-SOUTHERN PAC)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC.Connected PAC$5,000.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- TREASURE STATE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- MARCH ON PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- JUNTOS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
Show all 38 committees
- PUTTING NEW HAMPSHIRE FIRSTLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- VSS&P FEDPACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- PSYCHOLOGY PAC OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC. Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- CACHE PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEECandidate committee$2,000.00
- ALTERMAN MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC. PACPAC$2,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND PAC (EDAF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- DEFEAT BAD LEADERSPAC$750.00
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PACConnected PAC$29.00
- DEMOCRATS FOR THE FUTUREPAC$15.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Sherrod Brown$288,280.40
- Independent expenditures opposing Sherrod Brown$4,179,198.09
FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTIONOpposing$1,773,372.00
- OHIO FLYER PACOpposing$1,706,777.00
- SLF PACOpposing$416,238.00
- AMERICAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEOpposing$272,805.00
- FIELD TEAM 6, INC.Supporting$32,763.00
- OHIO CITIZEN ACTIONSupporting$31,767.00
- FORWARD BLUESupporting$19,130.00
- NATIONAL NURSES UNITED FOR PATIENT PROTECTIONSupporting$10,917.00
- RED SENATEOpposing$10,002.00
- ACTIVATE AMERICASupporting$1,219.00
- MAJORITY BLUE PACSupporting$1,000.00
- WORKING AMERICASupporting$1,000.00
The race
Ohio U.S. Senate, 2026 · 16 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrod Brown (D) | $68,409,199.85 | $4,452,803.32 | 2026-10-14 |
| Jon Husted (R) | $19,894,785.94 | $4,239,096.57 | 2026-10-14 |
| Frederick J Ode (D) | $5,001,939.28 | $24,798.87 | 2026-10-14 |
| Gregory Lee Levy (I) | $124,609.56 | $23,961.22 | 2026-09-30 |
| William Redpath (L) | $55,255.70 | $8,255.26 | 2026-10-14 |
| Ronald E Kincaid Jr. (D) | $46,808.59 | $17,513.69 | 2026-09-30 |
| Christopher Volpe (D) | $4,337.18 | $168.30 | 2026-02-15 |
| Christopher Volpe (D) | $4,337.18 | $168.30 | 2026-02-15 |
| Stephen I Faris (I) | $3,269.44 | $155.94 | 2026-09-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
Polling average: Jon Husted 44.5% · Sherrod Brown 47.7% (Brown +3.2%). Averages listed on Wikipedia from 270toWin, Decision Desk HQ, FiftyPlusOne, RealClearPolitics, Silver Bulletin.
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Research (D)/ Shaw & Co. Research (R) | October 15–19, 2026 | 2,005 (RV) | ± 2.0% | Jon Husted 46% · Sherrod Brown 53% |
| 1,592 (LV) | 47% | 52% | Jon Husted 2% | |
| Marist University | October 15–18, 2026 | (LV) | ± 4.5% | Jon Husted 44% · Sherrod Brown 48% |
| 1,176 (RV) | ± 3.9% | 42% | 51% | Jon Husted 3% · Sherrod Brown 4% |
| ActiVote | September 26 – October 18, 2026 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Jon Husted 50% · Sherrod Brown 50% |
| Rasmussen Reports (R) | October 12–14, 2026 | 901 (LV) | ± 3.0% | Jon Husted 49% · Sherrod Brown 47% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States Senate special election in Ohio (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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