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2018 United States Senate election in Ohio

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Turnout54.65% Decrease 9.95pp
 
Nominee Sherrod Brown Jim Renacci
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,358,508 2,057,559
Percentage 53.40% 46.58%

Brown:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Renacci:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      50%      No votes

U.S. senator before election

Sherrod Brown
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Sherrod Brown
Democratic

The 2018 United States Senate election in Ohio took place November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was February 7, 2018; the primary election was held May 8, 2018.[1] Incumbent Senator Sherrod Brown—the only remaining elected Democratic statewide officeholder in Ohio at the time of the election—won his reelection bid for a third term, defeating Republican U.S. Representative Jim Renacci by a 6.84% margin in the general election, larger than the 6% margin in the Election six years earlier.[2][3] This was one of ten Democratic-held Senate seats up for election in a state won by Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. Renacci conceded defeat on November 7, 2018.

With Republican Mike DeWine winning the governorship in the same year, this was the first election since 1974 in which Ohio simultaneously voted for a gubernatorial nominee and a U.S. Senate nominee of opposite parties. As of 2024, this is the most recent time the Democratic Party won a non-judicial statewide race in Ohio.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Results

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Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sherrod Brown (incumbent) 613,373 100.00%
Total votes 613,373 100.00%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Withdrawn

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Mike Gibbons

U.S. Senators

Notable Individuals

State Representatives

State Senators

County Commissioners

Organizations

County Parties

Josh Mandel (withdrawn)

U.S. Senators

Individuals

Labor unions

  • CPPA – Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association[66]

Organizations

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Melissa
Ackison
Don
Eckhart
Mike
Gibbons
Dan
Kiley
Jim
Renacci
Undecided
Baldwin Wallace University[72] April 24 – May 2, 2018 323 4% 1% 11% 4% 25% 55%
Fallon Research[73] April 4–7, 2018 502 ± 4.4% 3% 2% 7% 1% 21% 65%
OnMessage (R-Renacci)[74] March 20, 2018 3% 3% 8% 3% 36% 47%
SurveyUSA[75] March 16–20, 2018 541 ± 5.7% 5% 5% 10% 1% 21% 58%
Hypothetical polling

with Josh Mandel

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Melissa
Ackison
Michael
Gibbons
Josh
Mandel
Undecided
Remington Research Group (R-Mandel)[76] September 26–28, 2017 1,268 ± 2.8% 5% 5% 50% 40%

with Matt Huffman

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Matt
Huffman
Josh
Mandel
Undecided
Club for Growth[77] December 11–12, 2016 600 ± 4.0% 8% 62% 30%

with Pat Tiberi

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Josh
Mandel
Pat
Tiberi
Undecided
Club for Growth[77] December 11–12, 2016 600 ± ?% 60% 12% 27%

Results

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Results by county:
Renacci
  •   70–80%
  •   60–70%
  •   50–60%
  •   40–50%
  •   <40%
Gibbons
  •   <40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
Ackison
  •   <40%
Republican primary results[78]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Renacci 363,622 47.34%
Republican Mike Gibbons 243,426 31.69%
Republican Melissa Ackison 100,543 13.09%
Republican Dan Kiley 30,684 3.99%
Republican Don Eckhart 29,796 3.88%
Write-in 78 0.01%
Total votes 768,149 100.00%

General election

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Candidates

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  • Sherrod Brown (D)
  • Stephen Faris (I, write-in)[79]
  • Philena Irene Farley (G, write-in)[80]
  • Bruce Jaynes (L, write-in)
  • Jim Renacci (R)

Debates

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Endorsements

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Sherrod Brown (D)

Former U.S. Executive Branch officials

U.S. Senators

Others

Labor unions

Organizations

Jim Renacci (R)

U.S. Executive Branch officials

U.S. Senators

Statewide Office Holders

State Representatives

  • Steve Hambley

U.S. Representatives

Mayors

Notable Individuals

County Parties

Organizations

State Parties

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[140] Likely D October 26, 2018
Inside Elections[141] Safe D November 1, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[142] Likely D November 5, 2018
Fox News[143][a] Likely D November 5, 2018
CNN[144] Likely D November 5, 2018
RealClearPolitics[145] Lean D November 5, 2018
FiveThirtyEight[146] Safe D November 6, 2018
Notes
  1. ^ The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Sherrod
Brown (D)
Jim
Renacci (R)
Other Undecided
Change Research[147] November 2–4, 2018 923 53% 43%
Research Co.[148] November 1–3, 2018 450 ± 4.6% 53% 39% 8%
Cygnal (R)[149] October 30–31, 2018 503 ± 4.4% 52% 42% 6%
Gravis Marketing[150] October 29–30, 2018 789 ± 3.5% 46% 37% 17%
Emerson College[151] October 26–28, 2018 566 ± 4.3% 49% 43% 2%[152] 6%
Baldwin Wallace University[153] October 19–27, 2018 1,051 ± 3.8% 51% 32% 17%
Suffolk University[154] October 4–8, 2018 500 ± 4.4% 54% 36% 0%[155] 10%
Baldwin Wallace University[156] September 8 – October 8, 2018 1,017 ± 3.5% 50% 33% 18%
University of Akron[157] September 10 – October 4, 2018 1,000 ± 3.0% 43% 31% 26%
Ipsos[158] September 13–21, 2018 1,074 ± 3.0% 50% 39% 2% 9%
Triton Polling & Research (R)[159] September 18–20, 2018 1,003 ± 3.1% 53% 42% 5%
NBC News/Marist[160] September 16–20, 2018 564 LV ± 5.0% 49% 35% 7%[161] 8%
52% 39% 1% 7%
796 RV ± 4.2% 49% 33% 10%[162] 9%
52% 39% 1% 8%
Baldwin Wallace University[163] September 5–15, 2018 1,048 ± 3.6% 49% 32% 19%
Morning Consult[164] September 2–11, 2018 1,592 ± 2.0% 47% 31% 22%
Change Research (D-Innovation Ohio)[165] August 31 – September 4, 2018 822 ± 3.0% 46% 42% 12%
TRZ Communications (R-WTPC)[166] June 30 – July 10, 2018 1,485 ± 3.0% 45% 41% 14%
SurveyMonkey/Axios[167] June 11 – July 2, 2018 951 ± 5.0% 52% 44% 4%
NBC News/Marist[168] June 17–22, 2018 778 ± 4.4% 51% 38% 1% 10%
Quinnipiac University[169] June 7–12, 2018 1,082 ± 3.7% 51% 34% 1% 12%
Suffolk University[170] June 6–11, 2018 500 ± 4.4% 53% 37% 2% 8%
America First Action (R)[171] May 29–31, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 45% 41% 10%
Fallon Research[172] May 21–25, 2018 800 ± 3.5% 48% 34% 3%[173] 15%
Grassroots Targeting (R-Ohio First)[174] April 2018 1,266 41% 40% 19%
SurveyUSA[75] March 16–20, 2018 1,408 ± 3.5% 52% 38% 11%
Baldwin Wallace University[175] February 28 – March 9, 2018 1,011 ± 3.0% 41% 29% 30%
SurveyMonkey/Axios[176] February 12 – March 5, 2018 1,995 ± 3.6% 50% 45% 5%
Grassroots Targeting (R-Ohio First)[174] February 2018 43% 38% 19%
Hypothetical polling

with Mike Gibbons

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Sherrod
Brown (D)
Mike
Gibbons (R)
Undecided
SurveyUSA[75] March 16–20, 2018 1,408 ± 3.5% 52% 38% 10%
Baldwin Wallace University[175] February 28 – March 9, 2018 1,011 ± 3.0% 41% 31% 28%

with Melissa Ackison

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Sherrod
Brown (D)
Melissa
Ackison (R)
Undecided
SurveyUSA[75] March 16–20, 2018 1,408 ± 3.5% 52% 37% 11%

with Don Eckhart

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Sherrod
Brown (D)
Don
Eckhart (R)
Undecided
SurveyUSA[75] March 16–20, 2018 1,408 ± 3.5% 53% 37% 10%

with Dan Kiley

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Sherrod
Brown (D)
Dan
Kiley (R)
Undecided
SurveyUSA[75] March 16–20, 2018 1,408 ± 3.5% 52% 37% 11%

with Pat Tiberi

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Sherrod
Brown (D)
Pat
Tiberi (R)
Undecided
Gravis Marketing[177] April 27 – May 2, 2017 1,352 ± 2.7% 43% 41% 16%

with Josh Mandel

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Sherrod
Brown (D)
Josh
Mandel (R)
Undecided
Luntz Global[178] June 12, 2017 500 ± 4.4% 53% 34% 13%
Gravis Marketing[177] April 27 – May 2, 2017 1,352 ± 2.7% 42% 45% 13%
WPA Opinion Research (R)[179] November 29 – December 1, 2016 600 ± 4.0% 39% 40% 21%
Public Policy Polling[180] July 22–24, 2016 1,334 ± 2.7% 45% 36% 18%
Public Policy Polling[181] April 26–27, 2016 799 ± 3.2% 47% 33% 21%

Results

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The election was not particularly close, with Brown winning by 6.82%. Brown was the only Democrat who won statewide in Ohio in this election cycle. Brown was able to win re-election by winning back most of the Rust Belt, which swung Republican in 2016. Brown did well in Portage County, Summit County, and Trumbull County, which are all very heavily pro union counties. Brown also did well in the rust belt from Lucas County, home of Toledo, all the way to Cuyahoga County, home of Cleveland. Brown also trounced Renacci in Franklin County and Hamilton County home of Columbus and Cincinnati respectively; the latter, Hamilton County was once considered a Republican stronghold. Renacci, while performing well in most rural areas of the state, underperformed Mike DeWine, the Republican Party's nominee and eventual winner for governor. Regardless, Renacci somewhat overperformed in comparison to most polling before the election, while Brown lost in several counties he had won in his previous Senate races. Exit polls also show Brown had a very strong showing amongst minority and women voters, which was key to his victory. Brown was sworn in for a third term as the senior senator from Ohio on January 3, 2019.

Township results
State House district results
United States Senate election in Ohio, 2018[182]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Sherrod Brown (incumbent) 2,358,508 53.40% +2.70%
Republican Jim Renacci 2,057,559 46.58% +1.88%
Write-in 1,017 0.02% N/A
Total votes 4,417,084 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

By county

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County Sherrod Brown
Democratic
Jim Renacci
Republican
Write In
Other parties
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Adams 2,635 30.49% 6,000 69.42% 8 0.09% -3,365 -38.93% 8,643
Allen 14,429 40.16% 21,492 59.82% 8 0.02% -7,063 -19.66% 35,929
Ashland 6,472 34.94% 12,048 65.04% 3 0.02% -5,576 -30.10% 18,523
Ashtabula 16,473 51.05% 15,794 48.95% 0 0.00% 679 2.10% 32,267
Athens 15,472 68.45% 7,126 31.53% 4 0.02% 8,346 36.92% 22,602
Auglaize 5,557 29.00% 13,603 70.99% 1 0.01% -8,046 -41.99% 19,161
Belmont 11,603 46.84% 13,159 53.13% 7 0.03% -1,556 -6.29% 24,769
Brown 4,651 31.35% 10,184 68.63% 3 0.02% -5,533 -37.28% 14,838
Butler 55,604 40.96% 80,106 59.02% 26 0.02% -24,502 -18.06% 135,736
Carroll 3,788 36.80% 6,503 63.18% 2 0.02% -2,715 -26.38% 10,293
Champaign 5,443 36.74% 9,372 63.26% 0 0.00% -3,929 -26.52% 14,815
Clark 23,525 49.03% 24,446 50.95% 9 0.02% -921 -1.92% 47,980
Clermont 27,803 34.87% 51,918 65.12% 9 0.01% -24,115 -30.25% 79,730
Clinton 4,645 30.96% 10,356 69.03% 1 0.01% -5,711 -38.07% 15,002
Columbiana 13,995 39.04% 21,849 60.95% 3 0.01% -7,854 -21.91% 35,847
Coshocton 4,680 39.51% 7,163 60.48% 1 0.01% -2,483 -20.97% 11,844
Crawford 5,345 36.87% 9,149 63.11% 2 0.01% -3,804 -26.24% 14,496
Cuyahoga 350,362 72.48% 132,948 27.50% 54 0.01% 217,414 44.98% 483,364
Darke 5,569 28.57% 13,921 71.42% 2 0.01% -8,352 -42.85% 19,492
Defiance 5,812 42.05% 8,003 57.91% 5 0.04% -2,191 -15.86% 13,820
Delaware 44,743 47.43% 49,587 52.56% 6 0.01% -4,844 -5.13% 94,336
Erie 16,659 54.98% 13,633 45.00% 6 0.02% 3,026 9.98% 30,298
Fairfield 26,518 44.76% 32,707 55.21% 21 0.04% -6,189 -10.45% 59,246
Fayette 2,914 34.36% 5,566 65.63% 1 0.01% -2,652 -31.27% 8,481
Franklin 332,825 68.69% 151,588 31.29% 96 0.02% 181,237 37.40% 484,509
Fulton 6,707 41.49% 9,454 58.49% 3 0.02% -2,747 -17.00% 16,164
Gallia 3,355 34.84% 6,275 65.16% 0 0.00% -2,920 -30.32% 9,630
Geauga 19,104 44.94% 23,397 55.04% 6 0.01% -4,293 -10.10% 42,507
Greene 30,243 44.23% 38,102 55.72% 32 0.05% -7,859 -11.49% 68,377
Guernsey 5,014 39.97% 7,529 60.02% 2 0.02% -2,515 -20.05% 12,545
Hamilton 200,404 59.34% 137,116 40.60% 193 0.06% 63,288 18.74% 337,713
Hancock 10,929 38.95% 17,123 61.02% 9 0.03% -6,194 -22.07% 28,061
Hardin 3,497 37.19% 5,899 62.74% 6 0.06% -2,402 -25.55% 9,402
Harrison 2,480 42.70% 3,327 57.28% 1 0.02% -847 -14.58% 5,808
Henry 4,468 42.24% 6,109 57.76% 0 0.00% -1,641 -15.52% 10,577
Highland 3,939 29.25% 9,526 70.75% 0 0.00% -5,587 -41.50% 13,465
Hocking 4,408 44.60% 5,474 55.39% 1 0.01% -1,066 -10.79% 9,883
Holmes 2,059 23.35% 6,755 76.61% 3 0.03% -4,696 -53.26% 8,817
Huron 8,274 44.02% 10,522 55.98% 0 0.00% -2,248 -11.96% 18,796
Jackson 3,815 37.88% 6,255 62.12% 0 0.00% -2,440 -24.24% 10,070
Jefferson 11,376 46.32% 13,180 53.66% 6 0.02% -1,804 -7.34% 24,562
Knox 8,413 37.05% 14,290 62.93% 4 0.02% -5,877 -25.88% 22,707
Lake 49,276 52.08% 45,313 47.90% 18 0.02% 3,963 4.18% 94,607
Lawrence 8,064 39.61% 12,292 60.37% 4 0.02% -4,228 -20.76% 20,360
Licking 29,469 42.94% 39,142 57.04% 11 0.02% -9,673 -14.10% 68,622
Logan 5,235 31.77% 11,243 68.23% 1 0.01% -6,008 -36.46% 16,479
Lorain 67,452 59.23% 46,403 40.75% 21 0.02% 21,049 18.48% 113,876
Lucas 100,807 66.74% 50,223 33.25% 18 0.01% 50,584 33.49% 151,048
Madison 5,116 37.25% 8,617 62.74% 1 0.01% -3,501 -25.49% 13,734
Mahoning 54,594 60.49% 35,654 39.50% 8 0.01% 18,940 20.99% 90,256
Marion 8,677 42.23% 11,850 57.68% 19 0.09% -3,173 -15.45% 20,546
Medina 34,493 46.00% 40,478 53.98% 15 0.02% -5,985 -7.98% 74,986
Meigs 2,898 37.04% 4,926 62.95% 1 0.01% -2,028 -25.91% 7,825
Mercer 4,504 26.27% 12,637 73.72% 2 0.01% -8,133 -47.45% 17,143
Miami 14,649 35.33% 26,815 64.66% 5 0.01% -12,166 -29.33% 41,469
Monroe 2,518 47.66% 2,765 52.34% 0 0.00% -247 -4.68% 5,283
Montgomery 115,200 56.06% 90,242 43.92% 40 0.02% 24,958 12.14% 205,482
Morgan 2,115 42.04% 2,916 57.96% 0 0.00% -801 -15.92% 5,031
Morrow 4,361 33.23% 8,761 66.76% 1 0.01% -4,400 -33.53% 13,123
Muskingum 12,395 42.88% 16,504 57.10% 4 0.01% -4,109 -14.22% 28,903
Noble 1,709 36.62% 2,958 63.38% 0 0.00% -1,249 -26.76% 4,667
Ottawa 9,477 51.85% 8,799 48.14% 3 0.02% 678 3.71% 18,279
Paulding 2,232 32.40% 4,656 67.59% 1 0.01% -2,424 -35.19% 6,889
Perry 4,599 40.01% 6,895 59.98% 1 0.01% -2,296 -19.97% 11,495
Pickaway 7,481 37.81% 12,302 62.18% 2 0.01% -4,821 -24.37% 19,785
Pike 3,900 44.33% 4,897 55.67% 0 0.00% -997 -11.34% 8,797
Portage 32,303 53.34% 28,231 46.62% 22 0.04% 4,072 6.72% 60,556
Preble 4,942 31.31% 10,838 68.66% 4 0.03% -5,896 -37.35% 15,784
Putnam 4,369 29.56% 10,408 70.41% 4 0.03% -6,039 -40.85% 14,781
Richland 17,984 40.41% 26,499 59.55% 16 0.04% -8,515 -19.14% 44,499
Ross 10,602 45.42% 12,738 54.57% 2 0.01% -2,136 -9.15% 23,342
Sandusky 10,987 49.65% 11,141 50.34% 2 0.01% -154 -0.69% 22,130
Scioto 10,627 44.95% 13,014 55.05% 0 0.00% -2,387 -10.10% 23,641
Seneca 8,741 46.76% 9,945 53.20% 6 0.03% -1,204 -6.44% 18,692
Shelby 5,183 27.84% 13,433 72.16% 0 0.00% -8,250 -44.32% 18,616
Stark 68,526 49.24% 70,588 50.72% 49 0.04% -2,062 -1.48% 139,163
Summit 129,479 60.86% 83,149 39.08% 117 0.05% 46,330 21.78% 212,745
Trumbull 43,381 57.93% 31,482 42.04% 19 0.03% 11,899 15.89% 74,882
Tuscarawas 14,088 43.57% 18,244 56.42% 3 0.01% -4,156 -12.85% 32,335
Union 8,964 37.81% 14,747 62.19% 0 0.00% -5,783 -24.38% 23,711
Van Wert 3,020 28.12% 7,721 71.88% 0 0.00% -4,701 -43.76% 10,741
Vinton 1,641 39.95% 2,467 60.05% 0 0.00% -826 -20.10% 4,108
Warren 35,815 35.96% 63,757 64.02% 20 0.02% -27,942 -28.06% 99,592
Washington 9,259 39.96% 13,908 60.03% 3 0.01% -4,649 -20.07% 23,170
Wayne 15,495 38.90% 24,324 61.07% 11 0.03% -8,829 -22.17% 39,830
Williams 5,272 39.94% 7,927 60.05% 1 0.01% -2,655 -20.11% 13,200
Wood 27,540 55.45% 22,105 44.51% 18 0.04% 5,435 10.94% 49,663
Wyandot 3,062 37.74% 5,051 62.26% 0 0.00% -1,989 -24.52% 8,113
Totals 2,358,508 53.40% 2,057,559 46.58% 1,017 0.02% 300,949 6.82% 4,417,084

By congressional district

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Brown won 9 of 16 congressional districts, including 5 that elected Republicans to the House.[183]

District Brown Renacci Representative
1st 49.82% 48.41% Steve Chabot
2nd 47.54% 50.59% Brad Wenstrup
3rd 73.88% 24.82% Joyce Beatty
4th 41.96% 55.90% Jim Jordan
5th 45.33% 51.34% Bob Latta
6th 40.13% 57.23% Bill Johnson
7th 43.42% 54.40% Bob Gibbs
8th 38.79% 59.50% Warren Davidson
9th 67.15% 30.97% Marcy Kaptur
10th 51.92% 46.55% Mike Turner
11th 82.53% 15.73% Marcia Fudge
12th 50.48% 47.82% Troy Balderson
13th 61.10% 36.80% Tim Ryan
14th 51.58% 46.32% Dave Joyce
15th 49.78% 48.22% Steve Stivers
16th 48.56% 49.42% Jim Renacci (115th Congress)
Anthony Gonzalez (116th Congress)

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