Midnight Briefing: Brown Takes the Senate, Acton Wins Governor — and Toledo Sleeps Off Election Night

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It’s midnight in Toledo, and election night is (mostly) in the books. Polls are closed, the results are rolling in, and the newsroom is running on fumes. Here’s your overnight recap — and what’s coming Wednesday.

Note: all election results below are projections from news organizations and remain unofficial until county boards certify them.

Brown takes the Senate

Sherrod Brown is headed back to Washington. The AP called it just after 11 p.m. ET: Brown has defeated incumbent Jon Husted in the special election for the Senate seat J.D. Vance held — a comeback two years after voters ended his 18-year Senate tenure. Read our full report on Brown’s Senate comeback.

Acton makes history

Amy Acton is Ohio’s first female governor, defeating Vivek Ramaswamy to end a 20-year drought in the governor’s race. Read how Acton made history.

Issue 3 passes

Ohio just locked voter ID into its constitution — Issue 3 passed in a landslide. Read what Issue 3 means.

OH-09: still uncalled

Derek Merrin has stretched his lead to 73K–49K, but Lucas County still hasn’t reported a single precinct — so the Kaptur vs. Merrin race remains uncalled as we go to press. Read the latest on OH-09.

Bomb threats shut Toledo polling site

Bomb threats shut a Toledo polling site tonight, and voting was extended to 9:15 p.m. after a K-9 sweep. Read what happened.

Not just politics: tonight in entertainment

KATSEYE postponed tonight’s Detroit show after Megan fell ill. Read the details.

Turnstile turned down Metallica’s tour offer — and Hetfield is fine with it. Read the full story.

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping soundtrack dropped its full 29-track list — see the tracklist — and nate sib linked up with The Kid LAROI on the ‘Face Card’ remix. Read about the collab.

Tomorrow

The Morning Briefing returns at 6 AM. OH-09 may be called once Lucas County finishes counting, and Lucas County levy results are expected from the boards of elections. Looking ahead: Zac Brown Band with Brothers Osborne at Little Caesars Arena Friday, sombr in Detroit Saturday, Kings of Leon’s new album Friday, and the Hunger Games album next Friday.

The newsroom is closing up for the night. Goodnight, Toledo — we’ll see you at 6 AM.

Featured image: Wikimedia Commons.

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