Democratic efforts to salvage their Senate majority slipped further out of reach when Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown in Ohio lost his reelection to Republican Bernie Moreno, a wealthy Trump-era newcomer. Brown’s loss to Moreno, an immigrant from Bogota, Colombia, who built a fortune as a luxury car dealer and blockchain entrepreneur, puts the Democrats on the edge of losing Senate control to Republicans . A three-term senator, he is the first incumbent to lose reelection.
At 57, Moreno, who established a prosperous chain of car dealerships across Ohio, was initially lagging behind Brown, a three-term senator, in the polls for a significant part of the campaign but surged ahead, partly due to former President Trump's robust showing in Ohio , where Trump trounced Vice President Harris with ease. LIVE: Donald Trump wins red states, Kamala Harris takes East Coast as the Republican leads Pennsylvania polling place evacuated after bomb threat as judge extends voting After sailing through the Republican primary with the wind of Trump's December endorsement at his back, Moreno had previously aimed for the Senate in 2022 but withdrew when Trump suggested it. That year, JD Vance secured the nomination and eventually won a Senate seat, later becoming Trump's vice-presidential running mate.
Democrats have been attacking Moreno on the issue of abortion rights, spotlighting his 2022 declaration that he is "absolutely pro-life, no exceptions." He later tempered his stance by stating his.
