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 Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown has told Democratic allies that he intends to run for Senate next year, two people familiar with his plans told CNN, and is soon poised to launch a 2026 campaign aimed at vindicating his defeat two years ago after three decades in Congress.