Ohio
Open — Mike DeWine (R) term-limited
D
Amy Acton
DEM · Former Ohio Health Director
R
Vivek Ramaswamy
REP · Entrepreneur
Latest poll: Suffolk/USA Today, September 27, 2026: D 50 · R 41 · Sabato: Lean R
Ohio Governor 2026
Amy Acton vs. Vivek Ramaswamy · Open — Mike DeWine (R) term-limited
Cook: Toss-upSabato: Lean R
Election results · unofficial
All live results →Race insight · September 30, 2026
Amy Acton (D) leads Vivek Ramaswamy (R) by 6.0 points in the average of 3 public polls from the 14 days ending September 27, 2026. The Cook Political Report rates it Toss-up; Sabato's Crystal Ball rates it Lean R.
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Ramaswamy's main plan is to phase out Ohio's income tax, while Acton points to her work as a physician and public-health official. Both candidates back gas-tax and property-tax relief and tighter rules for data centers. WLRN (NPR) ↗
Candidate background
Full candidate biographies, primary results and campaign history: Ohio Governor election on Wikipedia ↗. Official candidate lists and certified results come from the Ohio election office via vote.gov.
Every poll
| Pollster | End date | Amy Acton (D) | Vivek Ramaswamy (R) | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk/USA Today | September 27, 2026 | 50 | 41 | D +9 |
| Marist | September 27, 2026 | 50 | 44 | D +6 |
| BGSU/YouGov | September 16, 2026 | 48 | 45 | D +3 |
Margins under about 4 points are within typical sampling error. See our methodology.
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