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United States Senate election in Ohio, 2018

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Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent U.S. senator

Sherrod Brown
Democratic



The 2018 United States Senate election in Ohio will take place on November 6, 2018. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown is running for reelection to a third term.

Brown is the only Democrat currently elected statewide in increasingly Republican Ohio.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Sherrod Brown
U.S. Senators
Labor unions
Organizations

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Melissa Ackison, businesswoman[12]
  • Don Elijah Eckhart, candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016[13]
  • Michael E. Gibbons, investment banker[14]

Potential

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Josh Mandel (withdrawn)
U.S. Senators
Individuals
Labor unions
  • CPPA – Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association[36]
Organizations
Mike Gibbons
Notable Individuals
Organizations
County Parties

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Melissa
Ackison
Michael
Gibbons
Josh
Mandel
Undecided
Remington Research Group (R-Mandel) 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 December 11–12, 2016 600 ± 4.0% 8% 62% 30%

Third parties and independents

Candidates

Potential

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[49] Lean D December 15, 2017
Rothenberg Political Report[50] Lean D December 13, 2017
Sabato's Crystal Ball[51] Lean D December 13, 2017

Polling

References

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Official campaign websites