{"id":2645114,"date":"2026-08-14T12:19:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T16:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sherrod-brown-leads-jon-husted-in-ohio-senate-poll-as-inflation-fuels-voter-concerns\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T12:20:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T16:20:18","slug":"sherrod-brown-leads-jon-husted-in-ohio-senate-poll-as-inflation-fuels-voter-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sherrod-brown-leads-jon-husted-in-ohio-senate-poll-as-inflation-fuels-voter-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Sherrod Brown leads Jon Husted in Ohio Senate poll as inflation fuels voter concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsherrod-brown-leads-jon-husted-in-ohio-senate-poll-as-inflation-fuels-voter-concerns%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2645114&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sherrod Brown, a former Democratic senator, maintains an 8-point lead over Republican incumbent Jon husted in Ohio, mainly driven by voter concerns over the cost of living adn inflation. A recent Fox News poll indicates 53% of voters prefer Brown, with the same margin held as June.The primary issues influencing voters are affordability (40%), healthcare (14%), and immigration\/security (12%). Husted, appointed by Governor Mike DeWine and linked to Donald Trump, faces scrutiny over his closeness to the president, with 51% of respondents worried about this association. Brown&#8217;s strong support within the Democratic base contrasts with fewer Republican supporters for Husted. Even though the race was considered a &#8220;lean Republican,&#8221; recent assessments suggest it is indeed shifting toward a toss-up, reflecting Ohio\u2019s potential move back to a swing state. Polls are close, with Husted holding a slight advantage in June, but the race remains competitive.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Democratic Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sherrod-brown\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2353\">Sherrod Brown<\/a> is maintaining his lead over incumbent Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jon-husted\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"21320\">Jon Husted <\/a>(R-OH) as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/affordability\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"21532\">cost of living<\/a> and inflation take center stage for voters in Ohio, according to a new <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/poll\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11479\">poll<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brown has held onto his 8-point advantage over Husted, with a new <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fox_august-6-10-2026_ohio_topline_august-13-release.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fox_august-6-10-2026_ohio_topline_august-13-release.pdf\">Fox News poll <\/a>finding that 53% of voters prefer the Democrat, as the Republican trails at 45%. The numbers have remained the same from a poll conducted in June, which found the same margin.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4687496\/sherrod-brown-jon-husted-ohio-senate-poll\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Sherrod Brown leads Jon Husted in Ohio Senate poll as inflation fuels voter concerns<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4687521\/flanagan-get-to-warren-tipi-before-she-steals-native-american-title-joe-concha\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Flanagan better \u2018get to Warren\u2019s tipi pronto\u2019 before she steals Native American Senator title: Joe Concha<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4683661\/catalina-lauf-new-book-congress\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Catalina Lauf takes on the \u2018swamp\u2019 in her new book. Now she wants a seat in it.<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The top issue for voters is affordability, with 40% of respondents saying inflation and high prices are the biggest factor in their vote for Ohio\u2019s next senator. Healthcare and immigration and border security trailed at 14% and 12%, respectively.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Husted was appointed by Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-dewine\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1201\">Mike DeWine<\/a> (R-OH) to fill a seat left vacant by Vice President JD Vance. Brown was ousted by Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) in 2024 and is now challenging Husted to regain his seat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Republican incumbent\u2019s alignment with President<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\"> Donald Trump<\/a> appears to be on voters\u2019 radars, as 51% of respondents said they are \u201cconcerned\u201d that Husted is \u201ctoo close\u201d to the president, regardless of whether they plan to vote for him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brown\u2019s ties to the Democratic establishment have also caught the attention of Ohioans, with the poll finding 44% are concerned that the former senator is \u201ctoo close\u201d with the party.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even though some are concerned about his proximity to the Democratic establishment, Brown has a strong connection with the party\u2019s base, as 97% of Democrats say they support the candidate. Husted, on the other hand, may need to do some more convincing in the GOP, as only 87% of Republicans say they support him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4655279\/sherrod-brown-courts-anti-data-center-voters-latest-ohio-senate-ad\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4655279\/sherrod-brown-courts-anti-data-center-voters-latest-ohio-senate-ad\/\">SHERROD BROWN AIMS TO COURT ANTI-DATA CENTER VOTERS IN LATEST OHIO SENATE ADS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The forecast for the race shows winds shifting in favor of Brown\u2019s comeback bid, as the University of Virginia\u2019s Sabato\u2019s Crystal Ball in June <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4604149\/analysis-senate-race-favor-democrats-north-carolina-ohio-alaska\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4604149\/analysis-senate-race-favor-democrats-north-carolina-ohio-alaska\/\">moved the race to favor Democrats<\/a>. The race moved from \u201cleans Republican\u201d to \u201ctoss up,\u201d signaling an uphill climb in a state at risk of reverting to a swing state.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Polling is not decided in Ohio, as a  <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/polls\/ohio-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html\"><em>New York Times<\/em>-Siena poll<\/a> from June handed Husted a narrow +3 advantage. Trump carried Ohio in 2024 by 12 points. That year, Moreno unseated Brown by a 3-point margin. Unlike Moreno, Husted will not have the benefit of Trump\u2019s name on the ballot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sherrod Brown leads Jon Husted in Ohio Senate race amid inflation concerns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2645115,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP25226718783289_db168f.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[43045,48694,32225,32227],"class_list":["post-2645114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-election-poll","tag-jon-husted","tag-ohio-senate","tag-sherrod-brown"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP25226718783289_db168f.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2645114"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2645118,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645114\/revisions\/2645118"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2645115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2645114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2645114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2645114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}