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Elections / 2018 · Senate · OH

The Democratic candidate won Ohio's Senate seat D+6.8.

Ohio, 2018. Candidate results and statewide totals below.

Ohio — 2018 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
2,355,923
53.4%
Republican (R)
2,053,963
46.6%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
D+6.8
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2018 Senate returns.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sherrod BrownDDemocrat2,355,92353.4%
Jim RenacciRRepublican2,053,96346.6%
2018 presidential election
Ohio, 2018
DemocraticD+6.8
2018 presidential margin by county for Ohio — 2018 US Senate electionA map of the constituent counties of Ohio — 2018 US Senate election, each outlined and filled by its 2018 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.FRANKLIN, OH · D+37.4CUYAHOGA, OH · D+45.0HAMILTON, OH · D+18.8SUMMIT, OH · D+21.8MONTGOMERY, OH · D+12.1LUCAS, OH · D+33.5STARK, OH · R+1.5BUTLER, OH · R+18.1LORAIN, OH · D+18.5WARREN, OH · R+28.1LAKE, OH · D+4.2DELAWARE, OH · R+5.1MAHONING, OH · D+21.0CLERMONT, OH · R+30.2MEDINA, OH · R+8.0TRUMBULL, OH · D+15.9LICKING, OH · R+14.1GREENE, OH · R+11.5PORTAGE, OH · D+6.7FAIRFIELD, OH · R+10.4WOOD, OH · D+10.9CLARK, OH · R+1.9RICHLAND, OH · R+19.1GEAUGA, OH · R+10.1MIAMI, OH · R+29.3WAYNE, OH · R+22.2ALLEN, OH · R+19.7COLUMBIANA, OH · R+21.9TUSCARAWAS, OH · R+12.9ASHTABULA, OH · D+2.1ERIE, OH · D+10.0MUSKINGUM, OH · R+14.2HANCOCK, OH · R+22.1BELMONT, OH · R+6.3JEFFERSON, OH · R+7.3UNION, OH · R+24.4SCIOTO, OH · R+10.1ROSS, OH · R+9.2WASHINGTON, OH · R+20.1KNOX, OH · R+25.9ATHENS, OH · D+36.9SANDUSKY, OH · R+0.7MARION, OH · R+15.5LAWRENCE, OH · R+20.8PICKAWAY, OH · R+24.4DARKE, OH · R+42.9AUGLAIZE, OH · R+42.0HURON, OH · R+12.0SENECA, OH · R+6.4SHELBY, OH · R+44.3ASHLAND, OH · R+30.1OTTAWA, OH · D+3.7MERCER, OH · R+47.4LOGAN, OH · R+36.5FULTON, OH · R+17.0PREBLE, OH · R+37.4CLINTON, OH · R+38.1BROWN, OH · R+37.3CHAMPAIGN, OH · R+26.5PUTNAM, OH · R+40.9CRAWFORD, OH · R+26.2DEFIANCE, OH · R+15.9MADISON, OH · R+25.5HIGHLAND, OH · R+41.5WILLIAMS, OH · R+20.1MORROW, OH · R+33.5GUERNSEY, OH · R+20.1COSHOCTON, OH · R+21.0PERRY, OH · R+20.0VAN WERT, OH · R+43.8HENRY, OH · R+15.5CARROLL, OH · R+26.4JACKSON, OH · R+24.2HOCKING, OH · R+10.8GALLIA, OH · R+30.3HARDIN, OH · R+25.6HOLMES, OH · R+53.3PIKE, OH · R+11.3ADAMS, OH · R+39.0FAYETTE, OH · R+31.3WYANDOT, OH · R+24.5MEIGS, OH · R+25.9PAULDING, OH · R+35.2HARRISON, OH · R+14.6MONROE, OH · R+4.7MORGAN, OH · R+15.9NOBLE, OH · R+26.8VINTON, OH · R+20.1
How it voted
Share of the 2018 vote
Democratic ✓Democratic53.4%2,358,508
RepublicanRepublican46.6%2,057,559
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
88 counties, each filled by 2018 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Ohio's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
Ohio's Senate marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1976 to 2024. Most recent: −3.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2022−3.6%DR19762024
Ohio's Senate margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1976+3.0%
1980+41.0%
1982+15.5%
1986+24.9%
1988+14.0%
1992+8.7%
1994−14.2%
1998−12.9%
2000−24.1%
2004−27.7%
2006+12.4%
2010−17.4%
2012+6.0%
2016−20.9%
2018+6.8%
2022−6.1%
2024−3.6%