Sen. Sherrod Brown, Bernie Moreno face off for Senate in Ohio

Sen. Sherrod Brown is fighting for reelection successful Ohio, facing a superior situation from Republican Bernie Moreno arsenic nan GOP targets nan long-held Senate seat. 

Brown, 71, is nan sole Democrat holding statewide agency successful Ohio and has been among nan cardinal targets for Republicans successful nan 2024 election as they look to build a mostly successful nan Senate. 

As 1 of 2 Democrats facing reelection this twelvemonth successful states erstwhile President Donald Trump won successful 2020, nan three-term incumbent and his Senate colleagues person expended important effort to bolster his run successful a title that became nan astir costly of nan cycle. 

Brown's opponent, Moreno, is simply a Trump-backed Republican who has embraced predetermination denialism and won nan information complete much accepted conservatives successful nan state. The  57-year-old businessman, who was calved successful Colombia, campaigned connected issues that nan GOP has seized connected nationally, for illustration migration and nan economy, while coating his force arsenic an constitution leader retired of touch pinch Ohoians. 

Moreno came nether occurrence for ineligible troubles related to his automotive business, and sustained disapproval complete comments astir abortion, erstwhile video footage of nan campaigner saying he doesn't deliberation abortion is "an issue" for women who are "past 50" circulated online. At nan time, moreover erstwhile Republican statesmanlike campaigner Nikki Haley expressed dismay, saying successful a station connected X, "Are you trying to suffer nan election?" 

L-R: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Republican campaigner Bernie Moreno, a Cleveland businessman. AP

Brown hammered Moreno complete abortion passim nan campaign, highlighting his openness to restrictions contempt nan authorities approving a measurement safeguarding abortion entree successful 2023. And contempt Brown's progressive politics, he worked to item areas wherever he and Republican leaders overlap — for illustration connected cracking down connected fentanyl.

Brown, who chairs nan Committee connected Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs successful nan Senate, has maintained a beardown working-class marque successful nan authorities and has historically appealed to ticket-splitters. Weeks up of Election Day, moreover erstwhile Ohio Gov. Bob Taft, a Republican, threw his support down Brown, calling him an "effective, knowledgeable advocator successful nan U.S. Senate."

"Senator Brown has held statewide offices representing Ohioans for 25 years," Taft added. "He knows each of Ohio good and understands nan concerns and challenges of group crossed our state."

But nan Democrat faced headwinds going into Election Day successful nan authorities that Trump won by 8 points successful 2020. And successful 2022, Sen. JD Vance — now Trump's moving mate — won his title against Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan to go Ohio's inferior senator. 

In:
• United States Senate
• Ohio
• 2024 Elections