2024 general election
Ohio Senate
The winner was outraised and won anyway. The incumbent lost.
$406M was spent on the 2024 Ohio Senate race: $123M raised by the campaigns, $4.0M of it from PACs, plus $282M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Bernard F. Moreno (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$406M
Raised by campaigns
$123M
PAC checks
$4.0M
Outside money
$282M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Sherrod BrownDemocrat, incumbent
✗ Lost- Raised
- $97M
- Spent
- $100M
- From individuals
- $80M
- From PACs
- $3.1M
- From party
- $58K
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $24M
- Outside money against
- $115M
Who paid: 3% of Brown's money came from PACs
Corporate $1.1M (35%)Trade group $407K (13%)Leadership PAC $338K (11%)Membership $376K (12%)Union $418K (13%)Super PAC $121K (4%)Party $5K (0%)Other $373K (12%)
- J Street Membership$127K
- Ohio Senate Victory 2024 Other$49K
- Unite Here Union$15K
- Frontline USA Leadership PAC$14K
- Reproductive Freedom for All Membership$11K
- Let America Vote PAC Other$10K
- International Longshoremen's Association Union$10K
- General Dynamics Corporation Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Senate Leadership Fund · $64M attacking
- American Crossroads · $31M attacking
- Buckeye Values PAC · $8.7M attacking
- Americans for Prosperity Action · $7.6M attacking
- WinSenate · $7.1M supporting
Bernard F. MorenoRepublican
✓ Won- Raised
- $27M
- Spent
- $26M
- From individuals
- $15M
- From PACs
- $910K
- From party
- $53K
- Own money & loans
- $4.5M
- Outside money for
- $66M
- Outside money against
- $76M
Who paid: 3% of Moreno's money came from PACs
Corporate $286K (24%)Trade group $144K (12%)Leadership PAC $300K (26%)Membership $128K (11%)Super PAC $49K (4%)Party $56K (5%)Other $208K (18%)
- Senate Conservatives Fund Other$66K
- Young Victory Committee Party$53K
- Club for Growth Membership$43K
- Republican Jewish Coalition-Political Action Committee (Rjc-PAC) Membership$25K
- Winred Super PAC$20K
- Montana Red Leadership PAC$15K
- Susan B. Anthony List, Inc. (Dba Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America) Other$12K
- Vance Leadership PAC$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- WinSenate · $72M attacking
- Defend American Jobs · $40M supporting
- Americans for Prosperity Action · $13M supporting
- Senate Leadership Fund · $6.9M supporting
- The Sentinel Action Fund · $3.0M supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2024 Ohio Senate race?
- $406M was spent on the 2024 Ohio Senate race: $123M raised by the campaigns, $4.0M of it from PACs, plus $282M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Bernard F. Moreno (Republican) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2024 Ohio Senate race?
- Sherrod Brown (Democrat) raised $97M and had $24M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2024 Ohio Senate race?
- WinSenate ($79M), Senate Leadership Fund ($71M), Defend American Jobs ($40M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2024 Ohio Senate race?
- Jstreetpac gave $127K to Sherrod Brown; Senate Conservatives Fund gave $66K to Bernard F. Moreno; NRSC gave $53K to Bernard F. Moreno.