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The 2026 Ohio gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the next governor of Ohio. Incumbent Republican governor Mike DeWine is term-limited and ineligible to seek a third consecutive term. The winner of the election will be inaugurated on January 11, 2027. [1]
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [a] | Margin of error | Heather Hill | Vivek Ramaswamy | Dave Yost | Other | Undecided |
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Hill withdraws her candidacy [4] | ||||||||
Yost withdraws his candidacy [7] | ||||||||
Bowling Green State University/YouGov [35] [36] | April 18–24, 2025 | 359 (RV) | – | 4% | 64% | 13% | 19% [b] | – |
Fabrizio, Lee & Associates (R) [37] | April 6–10, 2025 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 1% | 71% | 10% | 11% [c] | 8% |
– | 75% | 19% | – | 6% | ||||
– | 77% | – | 17% [d] | 6% | ||||
Ramaswamy declares his candidacy | ||||||||
Bowling Green State University/YouGov [38] | February 14–21, 2025 | 800 (RV) | ± 4.0% | 9% | 61% | 24% | – | 9% |
National Public Affairs (R) [39] [A] | February 2–5, 2025 | 602 (RV) | ± 4.0% | – | 46% | 18% | 2% [e] | 34% |
WPA Intelligence (R) [40] [B] | January 28–30, 2025 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | – | 57% | 26% | 6% [f] | 10% |
Fabrizio, Lee & Associates (R) [41] [C] | January 26–27, 2025 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | – | 52% | 18% | 3% [g] | 27% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [a] | Margin of error | Amy Acton | Sherrod Brown | Tim Ryan | Other | Undecided |
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Sherrod Brown announces his candidacy for the U.S. Senate [49] | ||||||||
Bowling Green State University/YouGov [35] [36] | April 18–24, 2025 | 335 (RV) | – | 20% | 59% | 16% | 14% [h] | – |
52% | – | 38% | 10% [i] | – | ||||
Bowling Green State University/YouGov [38] | February 14–21, 2025 | 335 (RV) | ± 4.0% | 20% | 59% | 17% | – | 4% |
46% | – | 45% | – | 9% |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Inside Elections [52] | Solid R | April 17, 2025 |
The Cook Political Report [53] | Likely R | May 12, 2025 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [54] | Likely R | July 24, 2025 |
Race to the WH [55] | Tilt R | August 13, 2025 |
Vivek Ramaswamy vs. Amy Acton
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [a] | Margin of error | Vivek Ramaswamy (R) | Amy Acton (D) | Other | Undecided |
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Emerson College [56] | August 18–19, 2025 | 1,000 (RV) | ± 3.0% | 49% | 39% | – | 12% |
Impact Research (D) [57] [D] | July 24–28, 2025 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 47% | 46% | – | 7% |
Bowling Green State University/YouGov [35] [36] | April 18–24, 2025 | 800 (RV) | ± 4.1% | 50% | 45% | 5% [j] | – |
Ramaswamy declares his candidacy | |||||||
Public Policy Polling (D) [58] [E] | February 19–20, 2025 | 642 (RV) | ± 3.9% | 44% | 45% | – | 11% |
Vivek Ramaswamy vs. Tim Ryan
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [a] | Margin of error | Vivek Ramaswamy (R) | Tim Ryan (D) | Other | Undecided |
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Emerson College [56] | August 18–19, 2025 | 1,000 (RV) | ± 3.0% | 49% | 41% | – | 10% |
Bowling Green State University/YouGov [35] [36] | April 18–24, 2025 | 800 (RV) | ± 4.1% | 51% | 44% | 5% [j] | – |
Public Policy Polling (D) [58] [E] | February 19–20, 2025 | 642 (RV) | ± 3.9% | 48% | 42% | – | 10% |
Dave Yost vs. Amy Acton
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [a] | Margin of error | Dave Yost (R) | Amy Acton (D) | Other | Undecided |
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Bowling Green State University/YouGov [35] [36] | April 18–24, 2025 | 800 (RV) | ± 4.1% | 46% | 45% | 9% [k] | – |
Dave Yost vs. Tim Ryan
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [a] | Margin of error | Dave Yost (R) | Tim Ryan (D) | Other | Undecided |
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Bowling Green State University/YouGov [35] [36] | April 18–24, 2025 | 800 (RV) | ± 4.1% | 46% | 44% | 10% [i] | – |
Jim Tressel vs. Amy Acton
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [a] | Margin of error | Jim Tressel (R) | Amy Acton (D) | Other | Undecided |
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Bowling Green State University/YouGov [35] [36] | April 18–24, 2025 | 800 (RV) | ± 4.1% | 46% | 44% | 10% [i] | – |
Jim Tressel vs. Tim Ryan
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [a] | Margin of error | Jim Tressel (R) | Tim Ryan (D) | Other | Undecided |
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Bowling Green State University/YouGov [35] [36] | April 18–24, 2025 | 800 (RV) | ± 4.1% | 46% | 43% | 11% [l] | – |
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Republican Rep. Warren Davidson has endorsed businessman Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign for Ohio's open governorship, ending what little talk there'd been that the congressman might seek the post.
Pressed on his previous interest in being governor, and the decision to accept the appointment to the US Senate, Husted said he 'switched my mind probably 100 times.'
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