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华盛顿 — 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻预测，在谢罗德·布朗于周二晚间赢得民主党初选后，参议员乔恩·赫斯特德与前参议员谢罗德·布朗将在11月的大选中展开对决。
赫斯特德在周二的初选中未遇对手。
俄亥俄州（该州别称“七叶树州”）的这场预选胜利，使得这场竞选有望成为本届选举周期中花费最高的参议院角逐之一。布朗在2024年连任失利后，正试图卷土重来。如今，民主党将该州视为为数不多的能够拿下参议院席位的机会之一，凭借微弱优势夺回参议院控制权的道路已然明晰。
布朗在为参议院服务三届之后，于2024年的连任竞选中输给了共和党参议员伯尼·莫雷诺。当时，布朗在特朗普总统以超过10个百分点优势胜出的俄亥俄州，仅以不到4个百分点的差距落败。民主党希望，中期选举的动态变化，加上布朗在该州深厚的知名度和工人阶级出身的形象，能够助力他们扭转局势。
赫斯特德此前曾担任俄亥俄州副州长、州务卿，还在州议会任职十年。此次是他首次捍卫这个参议院席位。他于去年获任命填补副总统JD·万斯空出的席位。
俄亥俄州2024年的参议院选举是本届周期中花费最高的竞选，而今年的这场参议院角逐同样耗资不菲。共和党在这场竞选中投入巨资，参议院领导基金于上月宣布了7900万美元的广告投放计划，这是该基金迄今为止规模最大的一笔广告预订。民主党参议院多数党政治行动委员会则于周二宣布投入4000万美元用于广告投放。
根据美国联邦选举委员会的备案数据，布朗在第一季度的筹款额远超赫斯特德：前者筹款1010万美元，后者为290万美元。初选开始前，布朗的手头现金为1700万美元，而赫斯特德为810万美元。
尽管在筹款方面占据优势，民主党在俄亥俄州以及更广范围内夺回参议院多数席位的努力依然面临重重困难。尽管共和党在中期选举中需要捍卫更多席位，但其中许多席位所在的州，在上一轮选举中都以较大优势支持特朗普。
民主党需要捍卫为数不多的开放席位，同时争取更多转议会席位，他们需要净拿下4个席位才能获得参议院多数党地位。但近几周来，随着与伊朗不得人心的战争和持续的民生负担问题拖累了共和党的中期选举计划，民主党夺回参议院的机会有所提升。
Ohio Senate race set between Jon Husted, Sherrod Brown after projected primary wins
May 5, 2026 / 7:51 PM EDT / CBS News
Washington — Sen. Jon Husted and former Sen. Sherrod Brown will face off in November, after Brown won his primary on Tuesday night, CBS News projects.
Husted was unopposed in Tuesday’s primary.
The projected victories in the Buckeye State tee up what could be among the most expensive Senate races this cycle, as Brown attempts a comeback two years after losing reelection. Now, Democrats see the state as one of a handful of opportunities to flip a seat, with a narrow path to take control of the Senate.
Brown lost his reelection bid to GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno in 2024 after representing Ohio for three terms in the Senate. At the time, Brown lost by less than four percentage points in a state that President Trump won by more than 10. Democrats are hoping that shifting midterm dynamics, along with Brown’s strong name recognition and working-class brand in the state, can tip the scales in their favor.
Husted, who formerly served as Ohio’s lieutenant governor and as secretary of state after a decade in the state legislature, is defending the seat for the first time. He was appointed last year to fill Vice President JD Vance’s seat.
Ohio’s 2024 Senate race was the most expensive of the cycle, and this year’s Senate contest is already shaping up to be costly. Republicans are investing heavily in the race, with the Senate Leadership Fund announcing their largest advertising reservation so far last month at $79 million. The Democratic Senate Majority PAC announced a $40 million investment in ad reservations on Tuesday.
Brown far outpaced Husted in first-quarter fundraising, according to Federal Election Commission filings, with $10.1 million to Husted’s $2.9 million. Heading into the primary, Brown had $17 million in cash on hand, while Husted had $8.1 million.
Despite the fundraising advantage, Democrats still face an uphill battle in Ohio — and in their effort to flip the Senate more broadly. While Republicans are defending more seats in the midterms, many of them are in states that Mr. Trump won by comfortable margins in the last cycle.
Democrats, with a handful of open seats to defend and few opportunities for pickups, must net four seats to take the majority. But their chances have appeared to improve in recent weeks as the unpopular war with Iran and stubborn affordability issues have beleaguered GOP midterm ambitions.
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