2026 Ohio governor's race

Incumbent: Mike DeWine (Republican) · not seeking re-election in this race

Vivek RamaswamyOhio Republican Party47%

Amy ActonOhio Democratic Party47%

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IJR Line — pollster average adjusted by community Influence

Public polling

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Declared candidates

Source: Wikipedia + public polling

Amy Acton
Ohio Democratic Party
CP
Casey Putsch
Ohio Republican Party
HH
Heather Hill
Ohio Republican Party
RT
Renea Turner

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Pollster	Date	Acton (O)	Ramaswamy (O)	Spread
IJR Average	1 polls	47	47	Tie
New York Times/Siena University	6/15 – 6/28	47	47	Tie
Fabrizio Ward (R)/Impact Research (D)	6/14 – 6/16	47	44	Acton+3
Tulchin Research (D)	6/2 – 6/4	47	44	Acton+3
Beacon Research (D)/Shaw & Co. Research (R)	5/28 – 6/1	50	49	Acton+1
Bowling Green State University/YouGov	4/7 – 4/14	47	48	Ramaswamy+1
Echelon Insights (R)	4/3 – 4/9	44	49	Ramaswamy+5
Quantus Insights (R)	3/13 – 3/14	46	45	Acton+1
EMC Research (D)	2/10 – 2/22	53	43	Acton+10
Emerson College	12/6 – 12/8	46	45	Acton+1
Data Targeting (R)	12/3 – 12/8	43	45	Ramaswamy+2
Bowling Green State University/YouGov	10/2 – 10/14	47	50	Ramaswamy+3
Hart Research (D)	9/19 – 9/22	46	45	Acton+1
Emerson College	8/18 – 8/19	39	49	Ramaswamy+10
Impact Research (D)	7/24 – 7/28	46	47	Ramaswamy+1
Bowling Green State University/YouGov	4/18 – 4/24	45	50	Ramaswamy+5
Public Policy Polling (D)	2/19 – 2/20	45	44	Acton+1