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Brown 48%, Husted 44%; Acton 50%, Ramaswamy 43% among likely voters.
| Response | Share |
|---|---|
| Sherrod Brown, the Democrat | 48% |
| Jon Husted, the Republican | 44% |
| Another party's candidate | 2% |
| Undecided | 4% |
| Vol: No response | 1% |
Ohio likely voters; Marist turnout-probability weighting of registered voters · Fieldwork 2026-10-15–2026-10-18. Bars use a 0–100% scale. Less-than results retain the source threshold and have no exact-length bar.
What the result tells us
The Senate result leaves meaningful uncertainty. A four-point candidate gap is not a four-point cushion against polling error. The governor question gives Acton a larger numerical lead, but neither result is an election forecast.
The governor contest
| Response | Share |
|---|---|
| Amy Acton, the Democrat | 50% |
| Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican | 43% |
| Another party's candidate | 3% |
| Undecided | 3% |
| Vol: No response | <1% |
Ohio likely voters; Marist turnout-probability weighting of registered voters · Fieldwork 2026-10-15–2026-10-18. Bars use a 0–100% scale. Less-than results retain the source threshold and have no exact-length bar.
Survey details and sources
Marist interviewed 1,176 registered voters 2026-10-15 through 2026-10-18, using live telephone, text and online methods. The charts use likely-voter weighting; a separate likely-voter question sample is not reported. The published margin of error for likely-voter shares is ±4.5 percentage points. Released 2026-10-20.
Source: Marist Poll. Caldwell Research analysis and presentation. Rounded percentages and less-than bounds are retained.
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