COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Ohio Gov. Bob Taft, scion of one of the state’s best-known Republican families, threw his support Sunday behind Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in his hotly contested reelection race against GOP nominee Bernie Moreno.

A former Ohio governor has endorsed a Democratic senator in his reelection bid, choosing him over the Trump-supported GOP rival.

Former Ohio Gov. Bob Taft, a Republican, threw his support behind Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown (Ohio) in his closely watched reelection bid for the U.S. Senate. In a letter to the editor

The only Democratic lawmaker elected statewide in Ohio seeks a fourth term in a race that could determine which party controls the Senate.