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A data center backlash is upending Ohio’s Senate race

A data center backlash is upending Ohio’s Senate race

News ClipMS NOW·OH·10/13/2026

The article describes growing voter backlash in Ohio toward the expansion of AI-related data centers. Democrat Sherrod Brown is seeking to use the issue in his campaign against Republican Sen. Jon Husted.

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Gov: U.S. Senate

The article frames opposition to the AI data center boom as an emerging issue in Ohio’s U.S. Senate race. Voters from both parties are reportedly becoming less supportive of rapid data center development and its broader impacts.

Democrat Sherrod Brown is attempting to capitalize on that dissatisfaction as he seeks to defeat Republican Sen. Jon Husted. The available text does not identify a specific data center project, company, or local government action.