United States 2026 / By state / Ohio
Ohio · Midterm elections · 3 November 2026
Who paid to reach Ohio voters
The Democratic side outspent the Republican side in Ohio, $11M to $7.7M. The costliest race: U.S. Senate, at $10.7M. Jon Husted was the most-attacked name in the state.
Ads delivered from 4 May 2026 to 4 November 2026 · Results: unofficial count as of 6 November 2026
The races
Each race links to its candidates’ pages, with the unofficial count above its spend. Spend counts every ad about the race, the candidates’ own and outside groups’.
Democratic sideRepublican sideNo side (white figures)
U.S. Senate
Brown vs Husted
$10.7M · 2,449 ads · 68 pages
- Sherrod Brown$2.1M own
- Jon Husted$70.4K own
- Outside groups and others$8.5M
Largest pages
- WinSenate$2.7M
- Sherrod Brown$2.1M
- Sherrod Brown Let Us Down$1.6M
Governor
Acton vs Ramaswamy
$6M · 6,701 ads · 62 pages
Largest pages
- Vivek Ramaswamy$2.8M
- Dr. Amy Acton$2.2M
- Vivek Profits. Ohio Pays. $212.7K
U.S. House
House · 16 districts
$1.2M · 1,563 ads · 59 pages
- OH-13 · Emilia Sykes$109K
- OH-9 · Marcy Kaptur$102.8K
- OH-7 · Brian Poindexter$100.4K
- 13 other districts, and ads naming none$854.1K
Other statewide offices
$521.7K · 300 ads · 33 pages
Largest pages
- Allison Russo$154.2K
- Ohioans for a Healthy Economy$78.7K
- Keith Faber$73.7K
State legislature
$496.1K · 2,250 ads · 168 pages
Largest pages
- Ohio Kids First$38.4K
- Americans for Prosperity - Ohio$36.5K
- RSCC$32.2K
Ballot measures
- Issue 3 · Require photo ID to votePassedYes 65.3% · No 34.7%
$172.2K · 533 ads · 80 pages
Largest pages
- Voters Have Choices$32.9K
- Imagination Station Toledo$14K
- Our City, Our Say$12.8K
Local races
$210.1K · 951 ads · 169 pages
Largest pages
U.S. House, district by district
16 districts with ads. A district is placed only when the ad names it, or the candidate’s FEC record does.
Who paid
The pages that spent the most on Ohio’s races; spend here is what each page spent in this state.
| # | Advertiser | Side | Race | Ads | Spend | Attack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vivek RamaswamyPaid for by Vivek Ramaswamy and Rob McColley for Ohio | Rep. | Governor | 2,244 | $2.8M | 54% |
| 2 | WinSenatePaid for by WINSENATE | Dem. | Senate | 106 | $2.7M | 100% |
| 3 | Sherrod BrownPaid for by Friends of Sherrod Brown | Dem. | Senate | 685 | $2.2M | 55% |
| 4 | Dr. Amy ActonPaid for by Ohioans for Amy Acton | Dem. | Governor | 3,275 | $2.2M | 71% |
| 5 | Sherrod Brown Let Us DownPaid for by SLF PAC | Rep. | Senate | 507 | $1.6M | 100% |
| 6 | Ohio PulsePaid for by SLF PAC | Rep. | Senate | 91 | $588.4K | 96% |
| 7 | America PAC | Rep. | Senate | 67 | $528.6K | 100% |
| 8 | One Nation | Rep. | Senate | 95 | $466.1K | 0.0% |
| 9 | Duty & CountryPaid for by DUTY AND COUNTRY | Dem. | Senate | 15 | $434.5K | 100% |
| 10 | Majority ForwardPaid for by MAJORITY FORWARD | Dem. | Senate | 57 | $421.1K | 100% |
| 11 | Working America | Dem. | Senate | 519 | $353.3K | 46% |
| 12 | NRDC Action VotesPaid for by NRDC ACTION VOTES | Dem. | Senate | 13 | $246.2K | 100% |
| 13 | AFP ActionPaid for by AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC.(AFP ACTION) | Rep. | Senate | 92 | $237.7K | 43% |
| 14 | Vivek Profits. Ohio Pays. Paid for by OHIOANS FOR AMY ACTON | Dem. | Governor | 63 | $212.7K | 100% |
| 15 | NRSC | Rep. | Senate | 30 | $210.4K | 100% |
| 16 | The Revitalization Project | Rep. | Senate | 7 | $186.5K | 14% |
| 17 | AFSCMEPaid for by AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES | Dem. | Governor | 117 | $185K | 43% |
| 18 | Allison RussoPaid for by Citizens to Elect Allison Russo | Dem. | Other statewide | 112 | $154.2K | 16% |
| 19 | Ohio AFL-CIO | Dem. | Governor | 212 | $142.7K | 35% |
| 20 | Retired Americans Action | Dem. | Senate | 4 | $136.7K | |
| 21 | League of Conservation VotersPaid for by LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS, INC. | Dem. | Senate | 12 | $122.9K | 100% |
| 22 | Emilia SykesPaid for by Emilia Sykes for Congress | Dem. | House OH-13 | 137 | $106.7K | 18% |
| 23 | Buckeye FreedomPaid for by Buckeye Freedom PAC | None | Senate | 39 | $106.3K | 88% |
| 24 | Congressional Leadership FundPaid for by CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND | Rep. | House, district not named | 14 | $98.2K | 100% |
| 25 | Ohioans for Lower CostsPaid for by Ohioians for Lower Costs | Dem. | Governor | 121 | $91.3K | 39% |
Every page with ads about Ohio, with search and the CSV: the advertisers.
Who was attacked
| Target | Attack spend | Mostly by |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Husted | $4.4M | Democratic side |
| Sherrod Brown | $2.3M | Republican side |
| Vivek Ramaswamy | $1.4M | Democratic side |
| Amy Acton | $1.3M | Republican side |
| Husted | $237K | Democratic side |
| Derek Merrin | $165.9K | Democratic side |
| GOP and dark-money PACs | $121.6K | Democratic side |
| Brown | $120.6K | Republican side |
Google and YouTube
Google’s register holds 7,542 election ads from 263 verified advertisers aimed at Ohio alone since 4 May 2026, worth $91–108M by Google’s ranges, and 941 more named the state among others. Republican committees and their allies bought the most.
7,542
Google ads aimed at Ohio alone
$91–108M
spent, by Google’s ranges
263
verified advertisers
48 / 52
% Dem. / Rep. side, of placed Google spend
| Advertiser | Side | Ads | Google spend |
|---|---|---|---|
| WINSENATE | Dem. | 277 | $12.8–15.2M |
| SLF PAC | Rep. | 799 | $12.4–14.9M |
| V-PAC: VICTORS, NOT VICTIMS | Rep. | 100 | $5.5–6.4M |
| Friends of Sherrod Brown | Dem. | 1,703 | $5.4–6.6M |
| ONE NATION | Rep. | 56 | $4.6–5.4M |
An ad counts for the state only when its targeting named no other; Google’s state split is cumulative since 2018 and is not used. Spend is a sum of Google’s per-ad ranges; a side comes from the advertiser’s FEC committee, or failing that from a web search of its verified name. No ad text is published, so Google ads are not placed in races.
A state’s page counts ads about its races and measures; the state comes from the ad’s text, page and payer, or the candidate’s FEC record. Ads about no single state are not here. Candidates are those whose FEC committees paid; state and local candidates appear through their pages.