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Cleveland businessman and Republican Bernie Moreno are expected to have ousted longtime U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown.
The race was the most expensive Senate race this cycle. According to campaign ad tracking firm AdImpact, the campaigns, parties and third-party groups spent more than $400 million on campaign ads.
After his expected victory, Moreno gave a victory speech in which he spoke about the shift in majority power within the US Senate.
“We talked about wanting a red wave. I think what we have tonight is a red-white-blue wave,” he said. “Because what we need in the United States of America are leaders in Washington DC who actually put the interests of American citizens above all else.”
Bernie Moreno speaks after expected U.S. Senate victory over Sherrod Brown
While Moreno, 57, defeated Brown, who was running for his fourth term, the race was fairly close in terms of overall voting percentages — which was one of the last races in Ohio to be called Tuesday night.
Overall, Moreno won in Ohio with 50.2% of the vote, while Brown received 46.4% and Libertarian Don Kissick captured 3.4% of the vote.
Within the Tri-State Ohio counties, Moreno won everywhere except Hamilton County, which historically votes Democratic.
Within Hamilton County, Brown received 57.7% of the vote. Similarly, Brown took other counties with large cities, such as Montgomery, Franklin, and Cuyahoga, where Dayton, Columbus, and Cleveland are located, respectively.
Brown received the most votes in Cuyahoga County, with 67.5% of voters.
In our region, Moreno received the most votes in Adams County, with 76.5% of voters. Closely followed by Highland County at 75.6% and Brown County at 74.4%.
For Butler, Warren, Clermont and Clinton counties, Moreno received between 58% and 70.6% of the vote, depending on the county.
Click on a province in the map below to see how residents voted.
Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown speaks after his expected loss to Bernie Moreno