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Ohio Governor polls 2026

Amy Acton (D) vs Vivek Ramaswamy (R). The polls in the poll average, each with its weight and source, then every public poll on file. The forecast itself lives on the race page.

Poll averageD+3.3the polls’ average, each as published · same figure as the race page
Polls3838 on file · 34 in the poll average · 4 not counted
Latest field dateOct 26Eligible polls: latest poll: 2026-10-26 (2 days old)
EditionOct 28the poll average and its weights as of this edition

The polls and the poll average

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Oct 28, 2026D+3.3today's poll average of 34 polls

R+15R+10R+5EvenD+5D+10D+15Oct ’25Jan ’26AprJulOct
  • poll in the average · area is its weight
  • not counted · shown, never moves the line
  • trend through the counted polls · ends on today's average
  • left of the break: 3 earlier polls, not on the time axis

The line is a trend, not the average as it stood each day: the same polls and weights, with each poll leaning in smoothly over the weeks before its date. It starts at the first counted poll and ends on today's average.

Data table
DaysAverage as it stoodTrend line
Oct 28, 2026D+3.3D+3.3
Oct 26–Oct 27, 2026D+3.3D+3.3
Oct 23–Oct 25, 2026D+3.1D+3.3
Oct 20–Oct 22, 2026D+3.3D+3.2
Oct 19, 2026D+3.4D+3.2
Oct 18, 2026D+4.1D+3.2
Oct 13–Oct 17, 2026D+4.0D+3.5 to D+3.2
Oct 9–Oct 12, 2026D+3.8D+3.8 to D+3.6
Oct 6–Oct 8, 2026D+3.6D+3.9 to D+3.8
Oct 5, 2026D+4.3D+3.8
Oct 1–Oct 4, 2026D+3.8D+3.8
Sep 30, 2026D+3.8D+3.8
Sep 27–Sep 29, 2026D+3.7D+3.9 to D+3.8
Sep 10–Sep 26, 2026D+3.0D+3.0 to D+3.8
Aug 31–Sep 9, 2026D+3.0D+3.0
Aug 10–Aug 30, 2026D+0.7D+0.7 to D+3.0
Aug 4–Aug 9, 2026D+1.4D+1.0 to D+0.7
Jun 28–Aug 3, 2026D+1.3D+1.3 to D+1.1
Jun 16–Jun 27, 2026D+1.6D+1.6 to D+1.3
Jun 4–Jun 15, 2026D+1.3D+1.3 to D+1.6
Jun 1–Jun 3, 2026D+0.8D+1.2 to D+1.3
Apr 14–May 31, 2026D+0.7D+0.7 to D+1.2
Apr 9–Apr 13, 2026D+1.3D+0.8 to D+0.7
Mar 14–Apr 8, 2026D+3.3D+3.3 to D+0.9
Feb 22–Mar 13, 2026D+4.5D+4.5 to D+3.3
Dec 8–Feb 21, 2026R+1.6R+1.6 to D+4.4
Oct 14–Dec 7, 2025R+3.2R+3.2 to R+1.6
Sep 22–Oct 13, 2025R+3.4R+3.4 to R+3.3
Aug 19–Sep 21, 2025R+9.3R+9.3 to R+3.5

In governor races the forecast then counts a poll sponsored by a party or campaign at full weight and moves its margin 2 points against that party, which puts the average it reads at D+3.2.

Every poll on file · 38

newest added first

34 in the poll average · 4 shown, not counted

PollsterFieldedSampleResultAddedWeightSource
●Concord Public Opinion PartnersGeneral · DEM sponsor · DEM partisan504 LVD+12.0Amy Acton 49Vivek Ramaswamy 37Don't know 12Donald Kissick 20.31Poll release
●style="text-align:left;"General · R sponsor · R partisan800 LVD+8.0Amy Acton 50Vivek Ramaswamy 428h ago0.75News coverage
●Suffolk UniversityGeneral500 LVD+4.0Amy Acton 48Vivek Ramaswamy 44Don't know 4Donald Kissick 3.617h ago0.59Poll release
●Echelon InsightsGeneral508 LVR+2.0Vivek Ramaswamy 47Amy Acton 45Donald Kissick 4Don't know 3Would not vote 1Someone else 01d ago0.58Poll release
●RedBox ResearchGeneral · D sponsor · D partisan2,998 LVD+4.0Amy Acton 48Vivek Ramaswamy 442d ago0.94Poll release
●Beacon Research/Shaw & Company ResearchGeneral1,592 LVD+2.0Amy Acton 50Vivek Ramaswamy 48Don't know 1Someone else 1Would not vote 0+1 other release6d ago0.90News coverage
●New River Strategies/GS Strategy GroupGeneral959 LVD+5.0Amy Acton 49Vivek Ramaswamy 44Donald Kissick 6Don't know 16d ago0.71Poll release
●VerasightGeneral531 LVD+0.8Amy Acton 46.2Vivek Ramaswamy 45.4Don't know 5.7Donald Kissick 2+1 other release6d ago0.57Poll release
●Marist UniversityGeneral · Governor1,176 LVD+7.0Amy Acton 50Vivek Ramaswamy 43+1 other release0.83Poll release
●ActiVoteGeneral · Governor400 LVR+2.8Vivek Ramaswamy 51.4Amy Acton 48.60.49Poll release
●Bowling Green State University Democracy and Public Policy Research Network/YouGovGeneral1,000 LVD+6.0Amy Acton 50Vivek Ramaswamy 44Donald Kissick 4Someone else 20.69Poll release
●co/efficientGeneral · Governor · REP sponsor · REP partisan925 LVR+2.0Vivek Ramaswamy 45Amy Acton 43Don Kissick 30.64Poll release

Poll archive as of October 29, 2026. It can hold polls newer than the forecast; a poll listed here is not necessarily in it.

Model rows carry what the source record provides: pollster, field dates, sample size and D/R shares where published. Archive rows come from the broad public harvest. Poll data via VoteHub, used under CC BY 4.0. Poll data from The New York Times, used under CC BY 4.0.