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Ohio was admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, and elects U.S. senators to class 1 and class 3.Its current U.S. senator is Republican Bernie Moreno (serving since 2025). Not counting Vermont and Arizona, where independents have caucused with the Democrats since 2001 and 2023, Ohio had the longest current split delegation, having had two senators from the opposite parties from 2007 until 2025.
The Ohio Senate is the upper house of the Ohio General Assembly. The State Senate, which meets in the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus , first convened in 1803. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such that half of the seats are contested at each election. [ 1 ]
Sherrod Campbell Brown (/ ˈ ʃ ɛr ə d / SHERR-əd; born November 9, 1952) is an American politician who served from 2007 to 2025 as a United States senator from Ohio.A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for Ohio's 13th congressional district from 1993 to 2007 and the 47th secretary of state of Ohio from 1983 to 1991.
Republican Party United States senators from Ohio (24 P) V. JD Vance (1 C, 22 P) W. Whig Party United States senators from Ohio (1 P)
United States Senate elections in Ohio occur when voters in the U.S. state of Ohio select an individual to represent the state in the United States Senate in either of the state's two seats allotted by the Constitution. Regularly scheduled general elections occur on Election Day, coinciding with various other federal, statewide, and local races.
The 2024 United States Senate election in Ohio was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Ohio. Incumbent Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown lost re-election to a fourth term, being defeated by Republican nominee Bernie Moreno. [1] [2] Primary elections took place on March 19, 2024. [3]
Bernardo Moreno (born February 14, 1967) is an American politician and businessman who has served as the senior United States Senator from Ohio since 2025, becoming the most junior senior senator in Senate history.
The 2026 United States Senate special election in Ohio will be held on November 3, 2026, following the election of Senator JD Vance as vice president of the United States, as he resigned from the Senate on January 10, 2025, in preparation to assume the vice presidency on January 20.