Husted files for 2026 Senate race, launching aggressive statewide re-election push

Ohio Sen. Jon Husted files for re-election with Trump backing in what's expected to be one of the most expensive Senate races nationwide in 2026.
The Statehouse News Bureau

Husted files for 2026, making half of Ohio race for U.S. Senate official

U.S. Sen. Jon Husted officially filed signatures for his candidacy with the Ohio Secretary of State’s office Friday. Husted, who Gov. Mike DeWine sent to the U.S. Senate in January to fill an Ohio seat left vacant by Vice President JD Vance, is seeking to hold it longer than his initial term ending next year.

Top Democrat in a contested Senate race is caught up in a 'problematic' fundraising email blunder

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi's Senate campaign sent emails purporting to be from Rep. Ted Lieu — but Lieu didn't know and hasn't endorsed his colleague's campaign.
Maine Public

Deep-pocketed groups are already spending on the Maine U.S. Senate race. Here’s an early guide

AdImpact, an organization tracking political ads, estimates the Maine Senate contest could help draw more than $300 million in spending on congressional races in the state next year. That’s nearly a third more than the record-smashing amount spent in 2020 when Republican U.
The Press Democrat

Santa Rosa Council member Natalie Rogers drops out of state Senate race

Rogers, a former Santa Rosa mayor, said she wasn’t drawing enough financial support to sustain her campaign. For now, Assemblymember Damon Connolly appears to have a clear path among
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