COLUMBUS, Ohio — If Ohio’s 2026 U.S. Senate race ends up being between Republican incumbent Jon Husted and Democratic ex-U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, voters will be given a choice between two men with significantly different priorities and stances on many – though not all – key issues.

Robert Alexander, a professor of political science and founding director of the Democracy and Public Policy Network at BGSU, told Newsweek that Brown's reemergence in Ohio politic

Former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown’s entry would give Democrats their top potential recruit, since Brown has been elected statewide five times in Ohio.