Brown Sets Ohio Record

In last week’s Ohio primary, Sherrod Brown set a state record for the most support received in a contested U.S. Senate primary in his race against technologist Ron Kincaid. The former three-term Democratic U.S. Senator won 89.5 percent of the primary vote – breaking incumbent John Glenn’s record of 87.6 percent set in 1986 en route to his third term. Brown’s mark is now the highest among the 63 contested major party U.S. Senate primaries in Ohio history (34 Democratic, 29 Republican). Fourteen GOP primaries and nine on the Democratic side saw nominees win without opposition, including appointed Republican incumbent Jon Husted this cycle.