Sherrod Brown Wins Ohio Senate Race Two Years After Defeat

Democrat Sherrod Brown defeated appointed Republican incumbent Jon Husted by about two percentage points in Ohio’s special U.S. Senate election, returning to the chamber two years after losing his previous seat, with most ballots counted. In Pennsylvania, Republican state House incumbents Tina Pickett, Jonathan Fritz and Jeffrey Olsommer won reelection. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was projected to win a second term by a wide margin over Republican Bruce Blakeman. In Georgia, Sen. Jon Ossoff defeated Rep. Mike Collins, and Sen. Cory Booker won reelection in New Jersey. In Colorado, Democrat Phil Weiser was called the winner of the governor’s race, and incumbent Sen. John Hickenlooper was also called victorious. New York City Democrats Micah Lasher, Darializa Avila Chevalier and Erik Bottcher won races for the 12th and 13th congressional districts and a state Assembly seat, respectively.