Ohio Governor 2026
Polling average and every underlying poll — published numbers come only from the precomputed race_averages table.
D+4.1
Amy Acton (D) 48.9% vs Vivek Ramaswamy (R) 44.8%
36 polls in the average · latest Nov 1, 2026 · weighted by recency (45-day half-life) and sample size
Matchup: verified nominees ✓ · Avg pollster grade 2.4 / 3.0
Every poll in the average
Each poll appears as two dots at its end date. Dashed lines mark the current published average — no trend line is drawn, by design.
Polls in this average
Selection matches refresh_race_averages(): general-election polls of this race that tested both Amy Acton and Vivek Ramaswamy. Partisan and internal polls are included in the average (flagged below), matching the published methodology.
| Pollster | Grade | Dates | Sample | Acton % | Ramaswamy % | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survey 160 | — | Oct 27 – Nov 1, 2026 | 1,122 LV | 50 | 44 | D+6.0 | ↗ |
| The New York Times/Siena University | 3.0 | Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026 | 717 LV | 49 | 43 | D+6.0 | ↗ |
| YouGov | 3.0 | Oct 26–29, 2026 | 2,090 LV | 52 | 46 | D+6.0 | ↗ |
| Concord Public Opinion PartnersD partisan | 1.1 | Oct 22–24, 2026 | 469 LV | 49 | 39 | D+10.0 | ↗ |
| Echelon Insights | 2.7 | Oct 16–23, 2026 | 508 LV | 45 | 47 | R+2.0 | ↗ |
| VoteHub/Verasight | — | Oct 1–20, 2026 | 531 LV | 46.2 | 45.4 | D+0.8 | ↗ |
| ActiVote | — | Sep 27 – Oct 19, 2026 | 400 LV | 48.6 | 51.4 | R+2.8 | ↗ |
| Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research | 2.8 | Oct 15–19, 2026 | 1,592 LV | 50 | 48 | D+2.0 | ↗ |
| Marist University | — | Oct 15–18, 2026 | 1,176 LV | 50 | 43 | D+7.0 | ↗ |
| New River Strategies/GS Strategy Group | — | Oct 9–13, 2026 | 959 LV | 49 | 44 | D+5.0 | ↗ |
| Bowling Green State University/YouGov | — | Sep 29 – Oct 9, 2026 | 1,000 LV | 50 | 44 | D+6.0 | ↗ |
| co/efficientR partisan | 1.1 | Oct 5–6, 2026 | 925 LV | 43 | 45 | R+2.0 | ↗ |
| CNN/SSRS | — | Sep 29 – Oct 5, 2026 | 760 LV | 50 | 42 | D+8.0 | ↗ |
| The New York Times/Siena University | 3.0 | Sep 22 – Oct 1, 2026 | 616 LV | 49 | 45 | D+4.0 | ↗ |
| Big Data Poll | 1.1 | Sep 26–27, 2026 | 680 LV | 46.8 | 47.9 | R+1.1 | ↗ |
| Marist University | — | Sep 24–27, 2026 | 1,298 RV | 50 | 44 | D+6.0 | ↗ |
| Suffolk University | 2.9 | Sep 23–27, 2026 | 500 LV | 50 | 41 | D+9.0 | ↗ |
| Concord Public Opinion PartnersD partisan | 1.1 | Aug 29–31, 2026 | 504 LV | 49 | 37 | D+12.0 | ↗ |
| Wedgewood Polls | — | Aug 11–13, 2026 | 800 LV | 47 | 46 | D+1.0 | ↗ |
| Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research | 2.8 | Aug 6–10, 2026 | 1,008 RV | 48 | 50 | R+2.0 | ↗ |
| The New York Times/Siena University | 3.0 | Jun 15–28, 2026 | 601 LV | 47 | 47 | Even | ↗ |
| Fabrizio, Lee & Associates/Impact Research | 1.7 | Jun 14–16, 2026 | 800 LV | 47 | 44 | D+3.0 | ↗ |
| Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research | 2.8 | May 28 – Jun 1, 2026 | 1,015 RV | 50 | 49 | D+1.0 | ↗ |
| Bowling Green State University/YouGov | — | Apr 7–14, 2026 | 1,000 RV | 47 | 48 | R+1.0 | ↗ |
| Bowling Green State University/YouGov | — | Apr 7–14, 2026 | 1,000 RV | 47 | 48 | R+1.0 | ↗ |
| Echelon Insights | 2.7 | Apr 3–9, 2026 | 413 LV | 44 | 49 | R+5.0 | ↗ |
| Echelon Insights | 2.7 | Apr 3–9, 2026 | 413 LV | 44 | 49 | R+5.0 | ↗ |
| Quantus Insights | — | Mar 13–14, 2026 | 925 LV | 45.9 | 44.9 | D+1.0 | ↗ |
| Quantus Insights | — | Mar 13–14, 2026 | 809 LV | 45.9 | 44.9 | D+1.0 | ↗ |
| EMC Research | 0.9 | Feb 10–22, 2026 | 1,343 LV | 53 | 43 | D+10.0 | ↗ |
| EMC Research | 0.9 | Feb 10–22, 2026 | 1,343 LV | 53 | 43 | D+10.0 | ↗ |
| Data Targeting | 1.4 | Dec 3–8, 2025 | 603 LV | 43 | 45 | R+2.0 | ↗ |
| Emerson College | 2.9 | Dec 6–8, 2025 | 850 RV | 45.9 | 45.2 | D+0.7 | ↗ |
| Bowling Green State University/YouGov | — | Oct 2–14, 2025 | 800 RV | 47 | 50 | R+3.0 | ↗ |
| Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies | 2.6 | Sep 19–22, 2025 | 800 LV | 46 | 45 | D+1.0 | ↗ |
| Emerson College | 2.9 | Aug 18–19, 2025 | 1,000 RV | 39.4 | 48.7 | R+9.3 | ↗ |
Candidates
Democrats
- Amy Acton
Republicans
- Vivek Ramaswamy
Party labels curated from public sources.