Jon Husted and Sherrod Brown set for Senate showdown after Ohio primary victories

Ohio’s Senate seat is one Democrats have prioritized in the party’s bid to retake control of the chamber

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Republican senator Jon Husted and Democrat Sherrod Brown won their party’s nominations in Ohio’s primary elections on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press – teeing them up for what is expected to be a high-profile and expensive Senate race in November’s midterm elections.

Husted ran unopposed, while Brown had a single opponent who he handily outraised.