# 2026 U.S. Senate special election in Ohio — what pundits predicted

Senate · special election · Election Day 2026-11-03 · no result loaded yet.

## The ballot

- Greg Levy (Independent)
- Jon Husted (Republican, incumbent)
- Sherrod Brown (Democratic)
- William Redpath (Libertarian)

## What the field called

- Sherrod Brown: 5 picks
- Jon Husted: 1 pick

## Every claim about this race (6)

- **G. Elliott Morris** — Sherrod Brown wins OH Senate (special) (2026) — “somewhere between a sort of toss-up and a lean Democratic seat” (Race Winners, Oct 3, 2026) · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/32d429d8-12f2-4bef-90ef-1086c72ed48e)
- **G. Elliott Morris** — Sherrod Brown wins OH Senate (special) (2026) — “somewhere between a sort of toss-up and a lean Democratic seat” (Race Winners, Oct 3, 2026) · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4fb9c693-3630-4875-abcf-cef085b78c5c)
- **Geoffrey Skelley** — Sherrod Brown wins OH Senate (special) (2026) — “a very narrow favorite in our forecast” (Race Winners, Oct 2, 2026) · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/31084824-5f8c-4ead-9829-5b94abbb0aa7)
- **Jessica Anderson** — Jon Husted wins OH Senate (special) (2026) (Race Winners, Oct 1, 2026) · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2bfc5448-0f01-425d-8bbf-21220a312547)
- **G. Elliott Morris** — Sherrod Brown wins OH Senate (special) (2026) — “leaning more towards the Democrats” (Race Winners, Oct 1, 2026) · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/53b7cd8a-574f-4e51-bc4c-5cdf53dd04de)
- **Erick-Woods Erickson** — Sherrod Brown wins OH Senate (special) (2026) (Race Winners, Sep 30, 2026) · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c915841c-31d3-450c-a8e0-6213c8580366)