Former Sen. Sherrod Brown raised as much money in the fourth quarter as his opponent, Sen. Jon Husted, did in the entirety of 2025 — good news for the Democrat as he faces a costly bid to unseat the incumbent.
Brown raised $7.3 million in the final three months of the year and now has nearly $9.9 million in cash on hand, according to Federal Election Commission reports filed last week. He raised $14.3 million total in 2025. Husted’s two political committees, meanwhile, raised $1.5 million in the final quarter and $7.3 million over the course of 2025.
The race is expected to be among the most competitive Senate races and to draw big-money groups from across the country as Democrats hope to win a statewide seat in Ohio for the first time since Brown’s successful 2018 bid. That includes from the crypto industry, which hasn’t hopped in just yet but spent tens of millions to defeat Brown in his last race.