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Fox poll shows Sherrod Brown leading Jon Husted 53%-45%

8/15/2026

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Sherrod Brown Campaigns

Former U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown campaigned in Plain Township, Ohio on August 11, 2026, seeking the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate.
Brown’s campaign links Husted’s Trump-aligned record and FirstEnergy scandal to voter concerns about the Iran war and rising costs.
In 2024, Brown lost to Republican Bernie Moreno by 3.6 percentage points.
Husted, appointed to JD Vance’s seat, testified defending FirstEnergy, accused of funneling $60 million to GOP officials.

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Brown Leads Poll

Former U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown campaigned in Plain Township, Ohio on August 11, 2026, seeking the Democratic Senate nomination.
Voter frustration over inflation and cost-of-living pressures is widening Brown’s lead over incumbent Senator Jon Husted.
A Fox News poll of 1,008 Ohio voters shows Brown ahead 53%-45% and rating 51% favorable versus Husted’s 43%.
Sixty-seven percent of Brown’s supporters say they vote for him personally rather than solely to oppose Husted.

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Brown Campaigns Ohio

Former Senator Sherrod Brown campaigned in Plain Township, Ohio on Aug. 11, 2026, seeking the Democratic Senate nomination.
His platform framed the race as a working-people fight, proposing insulin price caps, fines on insurers denying care, and restoring the child tax credit.
Brown attacked Republican Jon Husted for 2025 Medicaid work-ethic remarks and ACA subsidy opposition.
The Ohio Fighters Association endorsed Brown, citing his Fairness Act support and pension reform.

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Historical Context

President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act on March 23 2010, instantly covering about 20 million uninsured Americans and cutting the uninsured rate by roughly nine percentage points. The law’s Medicaid expansion and subsidies reshaped U.S. politics, prompting Ohio’s Democratic senator Sherrod Brown to champion ACA-style subsidies and insulin caps against Republican Jon Husted’s opposition, a dynamic that could shape the 2026 Senate race.

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Sherrod Brown Campaigns

Former U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown campaigned in Plain Township, Ohio on August 11, 2026, seeking the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate.
Brown’s campaign links Husted’s Trump-aligned record and FirstEnergy scandal to voter concerns about the Iran war and rising costs.
In 2024, Brown lost to Republican Bernie Moreno by 3.6 percentage points.
Husted, appointed to JD Vance’s seat, testified defending FirstEnergy, accused of funneling $60 million to GOP officials.

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