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Data center fervor ignites Ohio Senate race

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Newest development Aug 20, 2026 · 3 reportsRepublicans Are Realizing That No One Wants Data Centers

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Data center fervor ignites Ohio Senate race One of the most competitive Senate races this year is pivoting around data centers. © Greg Nash The contest in Ohio between incumbent Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) and former Sen.

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  1. Data center fervor ignites Ohio Senate race

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    Republicans Are Realizing That No One Wants Data Centers

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  1. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Republicans warn data center backlash threatens Husted's Senate seat (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    National GOP strategists say that data center backlash has become an anchor that could drag down Ohio Sen. Jon Husted as he seeks to fend off a challenge by former Sen. Sherrod Brown in the November election.

  2. The Hill

    Fervor over data centers fires up competitive Ohio Senate race (opens The Hill)

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    One of the most competitive Senate races this year is pivoting around data centers. The contest in Ohio between incumbent Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) and former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is a key example of how the increasingly controversial issue is playing a role in this cycle's politics, and both …

  3. The Hill

    Data center fervor ignites Ohio Senate race (opens The Hill)

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    {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Data center fervor ignites Ohio Senate race One of the most competitive Senate races this year is pivoting around data centers. © Greg Nash The contest in Ohio between incumbent Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) and former Sen.

  4. ABC News

    Backlash to data centers could cost GOP a Senate seat in Ohio, Republicans warn (opens ABC News)

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    Controversial data centers are playing a role in the Ohio senate race.

  5. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    GOP fears data center backlash could sink Husted’s Senate bid: Capitol Letter (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    National Republicans are warning that Ohio’s growing backlash against data centers could hurt U.S. Sen. Jon Husted in his close race against Democrat Sherrod Brown.

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  7. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Jon Husted spent years recruiting data centers to Ohio. Now they may cost him a Senate seat. (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    Jon Husted's early championing of data centers in Ohio has become a political liability as rising electricity costs and community opposition fuel Democrat Sherrod Brown's Senate campaign attacks.

  8. Mother Jones

    Republicans Are Realizing That No One Wants Data Centers (opens Mother Jones)

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    The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued a memo Tuesday suggesting that, if incumbent Republican Ohio Sen. Jon Husted loses his upcoming election against former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), the Republican Party’s position on data centers is to blame.

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