How the battle for Ohio could decide control of the US Senate

Sherrod Brown is running against Trump-backed Bernie Moreno, who settled multiple wage-theft lawsuits last year

When the Democrat Sherrod Brown was first elected to the US Senate in 2006, Ohio, with its large urban populations and manufacturing industries, was fairly reliable territory for Democrats.

Barack Obama claimed the state in 2008 and 2012 on his way to the White House. Democrats boasted strong representation in Ohio's politics. Analysts zealously watched its voting patterns, such was its prominence as a bellwether state.