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2026 Ohio Senate Election

Tossup
Special. Jon Husted (R) appointed incumbent

About this race

Jon Husted, a Republican, currently holds this Senate seat and is running for re-election. Forecasters say it’s too close to call — one of the most competitive races of the year. Jon Husted, a Republican, shows a record of donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, but the exact amount is still being confirmed. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, reports $1,472,588 from other pro-Israel groups. The November ballot lists 3 candidates: one Democrat, one Republican and one independent.

Key issues in Ohio

Major issues facing Ohio, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

Sherrod Brown Democrat Nominee

Campaign raised $14,300,000
Party committee ~$3,000,000Labor unions ~$2,500,000Small-dollar / grassroots ~$8,000,000+Refuses corporate PAC money
Other pro-Israel PACs $1,472,588no AIPAC-linked record
No AIPAC-linked FEC record. Other pro-Israel PACs: AUSD, BICOUNTY, COPAC, CITY, DVPAC, FIPAC, HEARTLAND, HVPAC, JAC, JSTREET, MDACC, MMPAC, MOPAC, NACPAC, NATPAC, NORPAC, PHXED, DESERT, WAPAC, WAFI. Source: FEC via TrackAIPAC.
2026 fundraising (FEC)$38,566,234 raised · $22,336,493 spent · $16,229,741 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Fighting for Ohio workers: dignity of work, fair wages, affordable health care, pensions, consumer protections.
Campaign site ↗

Jon Husted Republican Nominee

Campaign raised $7,300,000
Super PAC / outside spending $64,000Corporate / industry PACs $75,000+Small-dollar / grassroots ~$3,200,000
AIPAC-linkedamount under verification
FundVoter lists an AIPAC-linked FEC record for this candidate; the dollar amount is still under verification.
2026 fundraising (FEC)$14,360,028 raised · $4,940,716 spent · $9,419,311 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Working for us, delivering for Ohio; fighting hard for Ohio families.
Campaign site ↗

Gregory Levy Independent Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$80,348 raised · $56,132 spent · $25,971 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Ohio for the workers, not the billionaires
Campaign site ↗
View the full funding breakdown for this race on OpenSecrets ↗

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Sherrod Brown DJon Husted RGregory Levy I
Raised$38.6M$14.4M$80K
Individuals$31.1M81%$6.3M44%$80K100%
PACs & parties$861K2%$2.4M17%$0
Self-funded$0$0$0
Other$6.6M17%$5.7M40%$630%
AIPAC-linked*———
Outside spending†———

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

Sherrod Brown 28470 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$38.6M
Campaign spent$22.3M
Cash on hand$16.2M
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals81%
PACs / committees2%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$26K
  • Individual$24K
  • Individual$21K
  • Individual$21K
  • Individual$20K
  • Individual$18K
  • Individual$15K
  • Individual$15K
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$13K
  • Individual$13K
  • Individual$13K
  • Individual$13K
  • Leadership PAC$13K
  • Individual$12K
  • Individual$11K
  • Individual$11K
  • Individual$11K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Individual$9K
  • Individual$9K
  • Individual$9K
  • Individual$9K
  • Individual$9K
  • PAC$8K
  • Individual$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Individual$8K
  • Individual$8K
  • Individual$8K
  • Leadership PAC$8K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K

Showing the 50 biggest of 28470 donors. The other 28420 gave $17.2M combined.

Plus $13.6M from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Sherrod Brown’s full FEC filings →

Jon Husted 4320 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$14.4M
Campaign spent$4.9M
Cash on hand$9.4M
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals44%
PACs / committees17%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Party committee$62K
  • Individual$37K
  • Individual$35K
  • Individual$18K
  • Individual$16K
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$13K
  • Individual$12K
  • Individual$12K
  • Individual$12K
  • Corporate PAC$11K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K

Showing the 50 biggest of 4320 donors. The other 4270 gave $6.3M combined.

Plus $1.8M from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Jon Husted’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

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