It was a lot closer than I thought it would be! 6 points.
Actually, in my mind, that is pretty good.
Renacci hardly campaigned, ran few tv spots in comparison, and had little direct mail.
I only got two weak texts from him on Election Day. No other contact.
Brown had much more name recognition, campaigned hard, and spent a lot more money!
We’ll get them next time.
If all the minor candidates had gone with Buehler — then Buehler would have beat Brown.