Northeast Ohio businessman Bernie Moreno will defeat longtime Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, according to the projection from News 5 election partner Decision Desk HQ.
You can watch Moreno's victory speech in the player below:
Moreno’s campaign was catapulted by endorsements from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance.
This race was the most expensive in the country, according to political spending tracker AdImpact. Brown’s seat was coveted, with the Republicans trying to flip it red from the razor-thin majority Democrats have over the Senate GOP.
Moreno, an immigrant from Columbia, is a wealthy entrepreneur from Cleveland who formerly sold luxury cars and is now in the cryptocurrency world.
While campaigning, Moreno said he wants the federal government involved in abortion access, running contrary to decades of Republicans saying abortion is an issue best left to the states. This has been a trend nationwide as voters continue to protect reproductive healthcare, including in Ohio. Each state that has put the option of abortion on the ballot has protected it.
Moreno also says the U.S. should not be sending more money to Ukraine.
As the campaign wound down, Moreno labeled Brown a career politician and said he could bring new ideas from the private sector.
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