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Bernie Moreno Takes Down Longtime Dem Senator Sherrod Brown In Ohio Showdown

Republican businessman Bernie Moreno will become the next U.S. senator from Ohio in January 2025, defeating longtime Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown.

Fox News is called Race starts at 11:14am November 8th, Moreno has 50.6% The vote percentage was 46.1%, and Mr. Brown received 91% of the votes. The decision desk headquarters also called Moreno’s race is 50.7% as of 11:17. Brown received 86% of the vote, with 46%.

Brown served as a U.S. senator. Since then January 2007 after 14 years of activity. stint In the House of Representatives. Moreno, on the other hand, immigrated to the United States from Bogotá, Colombia, when he was five years old. built What saved him was a luxury car dealership empire. achieve Net worth is estimated to be between $25.5 million and $105.7 million. (Related: Caught on camera: Democratic official calls Americans racist, rants about ending border security and opening borders)

CLEVELAND, OH – OCTOBER 30: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) speaks with reporters during a campaign stop at Yonder Brunch and Vibe on October 30, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

According to Open Secret data released Oct. 16, Mr. Brown outspent Mr. Moreno by a nearly 4-to-1 margin, with $86,050,236 compared to Mr. Moreno’s $21,310,662. Including outside spending, the Senate race was one of the most expensive in the country, totaling more than $425 million.

Moreno lost Ohio Sen. Matt Dolan and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose in the March Republican primary. reception Former President Donald Trump announced his support in December 2023.

Brown has consistently sought to distance himself from the Biden-Harris administration, backing off on support for the Green New Deal, including new requirements for fossil fuel-fired power plants, and asking President Joe Biden to He called on him to withdraw his candidacy for re-election in 2024 due to his poor performance in the debate. .

Brown’s Heritage Action Score, estimate The proportion of conservative MPs also increased significantly as the November election approached. rising 12% in the 118th Congress, far higher than his lifetime score of 4%.

John McHenry, a Republican polling analyst and vice president of North Star Opinion Research, previously said of Brown’s seemingly right-wing policy shift, “Sherrod Brown doesn’t vote like this once every six years.” I will,” he told DCNF. “For five years, he is a Green New Deal supporter, and he will follow the demands of the many Senate many party leaders, and in the other year, the Ohio voter wants him to actually vote for him. I would vote for it.”

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