OAN Staff Sophia Flores
5:35 PM – Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Senator Jon Husted and former Senator Sherrod Brown have won their respective primaries in Ohio and will advance to the November general election to fill Vice President JD Vance’s former Senate seat for the remainder of the term.
On Tuesday, Jon Husted (R-Ohio) advanced after running unopposed in the GOP primary, while Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) easily defeated Democrat challenger Rin Kincaid. At the time of reporting, with 19% of votes counted, Brown led with 93%, compared to Kincaid’s 7.5%.
This particular Senate race is an important one as it could decide which side of the aisle has control of Congress in President Donald Trump’s final two years in office.
The seat is currently held by Jon Husted, who was appointed by Mike DeWine to temporarily fill the vacancy after JD Vance assumed the vice presidency in January 2025.
Vance was first sworn into the Senate in 2023 and only served a partial term, which would have ended in 2029 after six years.
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