Sherrod Brown, U.S. Senator

Sherrod Brown

U.S. Senator
Born
November 9, 1952
Current age
73
Home state
Ohio
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1992–2024
10-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Brown11.0M
Opponents10.2M
11
Elections run

Between 1992 and 2024, Sherrod Brown ran in 11 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 10 and losing 1. Brown's biggest single-election total was 2,762,690 votes, in the 2012 U.S. Senate election in Ohio. Brown's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 13, decided by 6,725 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Ohio, every U.S. House race in Ohio's District 13, or all 2024 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has Sherrod Brown received?

Sherrod Brown has received 11,013,650 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 10–1.

Election history

Sherrod Brown’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2024U.S. SenateOhioLost2,650,94946.47%Bernie Moreno
Don Kissick
2018U.S. SenateOhioWon2,355,92353.41%Jim Renacci
2012U.S. SenateOhioWon2,762,69050.7%Josh Mandel
Scott A. Rupert
2006U.S. SenateOhioWon2,257,36956.16%Mike DeWine
2004U.S. HouseOhioWon201,00467.43%Robert Lucas
2002U.S. HouseOhioWon123,02568.97%Ed Oliveros
2000U.S. HouseOhioWon170,05864.59%Rick H. Jeric
Michael A. Chmura

David C. Kluter (head-to-head)
1998U.S. HouseOhioWon116,30961.55%Grace L. Drake
1996U.S. HouseOhioWon148,69060.81%Kenneth C. Blair Jr.
David C. Kluter (head-to-head)
1994U.S. HouseOhioWon93,14749.08%Gregory A. White
Howard Mason

John Michael Ryan
1992U.S. HouseOhioWon134,48653.31%Margaret R. Mueller
Mark Miller

Tom Lawson

Werner J. Lange
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000944) and Wikidata (Q381880). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Sherrod Brown: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/sherrod-brown. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.