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Ohio U.S. Senate 2026: where the candidates stand on data centers

4 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot, from the Federal Election Commission's list. The officeholder comes first, then the Republican and Democratic nominees together by last name, then everyone else by last name; in each group a candidate with a statement or vote on the record comes first (how the order works). Each has the same space. The list: FEC candidate master file (cn26): every candidate who filed for 2026, not the state's ballot (the FEC bulk file as downloaded October 9, 2026).

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The candidates

  1. Jon Husted, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, Ohio

    Jon Husted

    Republican · In office

    Of 14 statements on the record, 2 were for data centers, 5 raised concerns about data centers and 7 carry no label.

    What they said

    2 5 0

    What they did

    No vote on a data center measure on the record.

    14 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Photo: United States Senate, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

    Jon Husted's page · In their own words

  2. Sherrod Brown, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Ohio

    Sherrod Brown

    Democratic

    Of 7 statements on the record, 3 raised concerns about data centers and 4 carry no label.

    What they said

    0 3 0

    What they did

    No vote on a data center measure on the record.

    7 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Photo: US Congress, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

    Sherrod Brown's page · In their own words

  3. Gregory Lee Levy

    Other Party Candidate

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Gregory Lee Levy's page · In their own words

  4. William Redpath

    Libertarian

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    William Redpath's page · In their own words

No longer in this race 1

These candidates are off the November 3 ballot. Each line gives the status, the day and the source; what each has said about data centers stays on their own page.

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Certified write in candidates 1

These candidates are not printed on the November 3 ballot. A voter writes in the name, and the votes count because an official election list certifies the candidacy: the state's own, or a county election board's where the state publishes none. Each line names the list that certifies it; what each has said about data centers stays on their own page.

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In their own words

Where does Jon Husted stand on data centers?

Of 14 statements on the record, 2 were for data centers, 5 raised concerns about data centers and 7 carry no label.

Statements 14 statements

  1. · paraphrased · label set by a tiebreak

    Jon Husted, U.S. Senator, supports data center development and the Ratepayer Protection Act to regulate developers

    Newsweek · Full quote, context and sources

  2. · paraphrased

    Senator Jon Husted introduced the Ratepayer Protection Act on July 16, 2026, to require states and Public Utility Commissions to establish standards ensuring large electricity users such as data centers pay for their own power generation, transmission lines and other infrastructure needed to serve their facilities.

    Forth.News · [Archived Copy] · Full quote, context and sources

  3. · paraphrased · label set by a tiebreak

    Jon Husted, as Ohio's lieutenant governor, championed data center construction and provided tax breaks to operators for years before now calling for regulations on who pays for electricity and infrastructure costs tied to data centers.

    Talking Points Memo · Full quote, context and sources

  4. · quoted

    This bill is the only game in town.

    U.S. Senate · Quartz / CNN · Full quote, context and sources

  5. · paraphrased

    The Ratepayer Protection Act would require states to consider adopting standards under which large electricity users including data centers would pay for incremental costs of generation transmission and distribution infrastructure

    newsweek.com · Full quote, context and sources

  6. · paraphrased

    Jon Husted says his Ratepayer Protection Act would make data centers cover the power infrastructure required to serve them

    Newsweek · Full quote, context and sources

  7. · paraphrased

    Jon Husted said that artificial intelligence and data centers were crucial to America's economic superiority because they drive innovation, support high tech industries, and help analyze vast data essential for global competitiveness

    politifact.com · Full quote, context and sources

  8. · paraphrased

    Jon Husted defended tax incentives for Google's New Albany data center, saying economic benefits would outweigh the incentives

    politifact.com · Full quote, context and sources

  9. · paraphrased · label set by a tiebreak

    Jon Husted, U.S. Senator from Ohio, expressed disappointment at missed opportunity to address data center electricity costs before midterm elections

    KOA 850 AM & 94.1 FM · Full quote, context and sources

  10. · paraphrased

    Sen. Jon Husted, as lieutenant governor, championed Ohio data center tax breaks passed a decade ago and led ribbon cutting ceremonies for new facilities

    Yahoo · Full quote, context and sources

  11. · paraphrased · label set by a tiebreak

    Jon Husted introduced the Ratepayer Protection Act in July 2026, requiring states to consider standards for connecting large electricity users, including data centers, to the electric grid

    wowo.com · Full quote, context and sources

  12. · paraphrased · label set by a tiebreak

    Sen. Jon Husted of Ohio reversed his position from praising data center projects as establishing Ohio as an important tech hub to saying he is trying to protect Americans from having to foot the bill for data centers

    Position note: Reflects a shift from earlier statements praising data center economic development in Ohio toward sponsoring the federal Ratepayer Protection Act in July 2026 to prevent residential utility cost increases.

    vox.com · [Archived Copy] · Full quote, context and sources

  13. · paraphrased · label set by a tiebreak

    Sen. Jon Husted introduced a Senate bill to stop average Americans from paying for data center energy costs

    WFIN · Full quote, context and sources

  14. · paraphrased

    Sen. Jon Husted attributes rising electricity prices to closure of 23 Ohio power plants under Democratic administrations, not data center construction

    CNBC · Full quote, context and sources

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does Sherrod Brown stand on data centers?

Of 7 statements on the record, 3 raised concerns about data centers and 4 carry no label.

Statements 7 statements

  1. · paraphrased

    Sherrod Brown claimed that Senator Jon Husted gave billions in tax breaks to Big Tech to build data centers in Ohio, making Ohioans foot the bill.

    The Philadelphia Inquirer · Full quote, context and sources

  2. · paraphrased

    Sherrod Brown, Democratic candidate for Senate, makes Jon Husted's data center record central to Ohio's Senate race, casting him as the face of data centers and arguing companies received large tax breaks while Ohio residents face higher electricity bills

    Newsweek · Full quote, context and sources

  3. · paraphrased

    Sherrod Brown statement in 2015 celebrating Amazon data center in central Ohio saying the facility is great news for New Albany and central Ohio

    Fox News · Full quote, context and sources

  4. · paraphrased

    Brown's campaign placed an ad on September 4 attacking data centers in Ohio

    streamlinefeed.co.ke · Full quote, context and sources

  5. · paraphrased

    Brown said data center companies should use union labor, local communities should have input on project locations, and tax breaks should be limited

    WSYX · Full quote, context and sources

  6. · paraphrased

    Sherrod Brown said Jon Husted was point man for more than 200 data centers coming into Ohio with big tax breaks, no local input, and higher electric rates

    WSYX · Full quote, context and sources

  7. · paraphrased · label set by a tiebreak

    Ohio Democratic Senate candidate Sherrod Brown is running an ad calling incumbent Sen. Jon Husted the 'face of data centers' for supporting tax breaks and economic benefits

    Brookings · Full quote, context and sources

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does Gregory Lee Levy stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Gregory Lee Levy.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Gregory Lee Levy.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does William Redpath stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for William Redpath.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for William Redpath.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Candidates and their order come from the Federal Election Commission's list, verified October 9, 2026. Every candidate, by state · How the record reads leaders.

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