Cost of living drives battleground Senate race in Ohio

September 6, 2026 (The Center Square / Just the News; race is the Nov. 3, 2026 Ohio U.S. Senate special election)

The Center Square piece, carried by Just the News, says inflation dominates the midterms and that Ohio’s Senate candidates are offering competing ways to bring costs down. It identifies former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) challenging appointed incumbent Sen. Jon Husted (R) in a Cook toss-up; says Republicans hold a 53–45 Senate majority with two independents caucusing with Democrats, so Democrats need four flips while holding their own seats; and calls Ohio central to Senate control in the last two years of President Trump’s term.