Ohio Governor 2026 polling average as of Oct 19, 2026, based on 28 published polls from Apr 22, 2026 to Oct 9, 2026. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.
If the 2026 Ohio governor's election were held today, who would you vote for?
| Poll ended | Pollster | Sample | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | Bowling Green State University Democracy and Public Policy Research Network/YouGov | 1,000 likely voters | Acton 50%, Ramaswamy 44% |
| Oct 6, 2026 | co/efficient | 925 likely voters | Acton 43%, Ramaswamy 45% |
| Oct 5, 2026 | CNN/SSRS | 760 likely voters | Acton 50%, Ramaswamy 42% |
| Oct 1, 2026 | The New York Times/Siena University | 616 likely voters | Acton 49%, Ramaswamy 45% |
| Sep 30, 2026 | YouGov | 3,777 likely voters | Acton 48%, Ramaswamy 44% |
| Sep 27, 2026 | Marist University | 1,298 registered voters | Acton 50%, Ramaswamy 44% |
| Sep 27, 2026 | Big Data Poll for Public Polling Project | 680 likely voters | Acton 46.8%, Ramaswamy 47.9% |
| Sep 27, 2026 | Suffolk University for USA Today | 500 likely voters | Acton 50.4%, Ramaswamy 41.4% |
| Sep 10, 2026 | YouGov for Bowling Green State University | 1,000 likely voters | Acton 48%, Ramaswamy 45% |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Wedgewood Polls | 800 likely voters | Acton 47%, Ramaswamy 46% |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Beacon Research/Shaw & Company Research for Fox News | 1,008 registered voters | Acton 48%, Ramaswamy 50% |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Tulchin Research (D) | 600 likely voters | Acton 46%, Ramaswamy 44% |
| Jun 28, 2026 | The New York Times/Siena University | 601 likely voters | Acton 46.7%, Ramaswamy 46.9% |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Fabrizio Ward/Impact Research for AARP | 800 likely voters | Acton 47%, Ramaswamy 44% |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Tulchin Research (D) | 600 likely voters | Acton 47%, Ramaswamy 44% |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Beacon Research/Shaw & Company Research for Fox News | 1,015 registered voters | Acton 50%, Ramaswamy 49% |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Bowling Green State University Democracy and Public Policy Research Network/YouGov | 1,000 registered voters | Acton 47%, Ramaswamy 48% |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Echelon Insights for NetChoice | 413 likely voters | Acton 44%, Ramaswamy 49% |
| Mar 14, 2026 | Quantus Insights | 809 likely voters | Acton 45.9%, Ramaswamy 44.9% |
| Feb 22, 2026 | EMC Research for Ohio Environmental Council | 1,343 likely voters | Acton 53%, Ramaswamy 43% |
| Dec 8, 2025 | Emerson College | 850 registered voters | Acton 45.9%, Ramaswamy 45.2% |
| Dec 8, 2025 | Data Targeting for T Roosevelt Action | 603 likely voters | Acton 43%, Ramaswamy 45% |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Bowling Green State University Democracy and Public Policy Research Network/YouGov | 800 registered voters | Acton 47%, Ramaswamy 50% |
| Sep 22, 2025 | Hart Research Associates for Ohio Federation of Teachers (D) | 800 likely voters | Acton 46%, Ramaswamy 45% |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Emerson College | 1,000 registered voters | Acton 39.4%, Ramaswamy 48.7% |
| Jul 28, 2025 | Impact Research (D) | 800 likely voters | Acton 46%, Ramaswamy 47% |
| Apr 24, 2025 | Bowling Green State University Democracy and Public Policy Research Network/YouGov | 800 registered voters | Acton 45%, Ramaswamy 50% |
| Feb 20, 2025 | Public Policy Polling for 314 Action (D) | 642 registered voters | Acton 45%, Ramaswamy 44% |
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Polls compiled by The New York Times, used under CC BY 4.0. Averages calculated by People’s Poll (Methods). Updated Oct 19, 2026. Published by Onward Media LLC.