Republican Bernie Moreno has unseated incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), moving the GOP closer to taking control of the Senate.
Brown has been in the Senate since 2007 and in Congress since 1993.
The GOP already flipped the West Virginia Senate seat as Gov. Jim Justice won. With Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) holding his seat, Republicans have 50 seats in the chamber, per projections.
Moreno, a businessman and civic leader, was endorsed by Trump in the GOP primary, where he beat a field that included Ohio state Sen. Matt Dolan, whose family owns MLB’s Cleveland Guardians; and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose.
The Democrats currently control the Senate 51–49, with retiring Sens Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) and fellow retiring Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) caucusing with the Democrats.
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