OH-GOV, OH-SEN: Ramaswamy, Husted trail Democrats in Ohio poll by AARP

[RandySF]

A new poll from AARP has Vivek Ramaswamy (R) and Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) narrowly trailing their Democratic opponents in the Ohio gubernatorial and Senate races, respectively.

The survey, conducted by bipartisan polling team Fabrizio Ward and Impact Research from June 14 through 16, found Democratic nominee Amy Acton leading Ramaswamy, a GOP candidate for president in 2024, 47 percent to 44 percent among 800 likely voters.

Husted, meanwhile, trails former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) 48 percent to 45 percent. The incumbent Republican is seeking election to a full term in office after Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) appointed his then-lieutenant governor to fill the seat vacated by Vice President Vance.

The leads held by Acton and Brown — the latter of whom represented Ohio in the upper chamber for three terms before losing to Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) in 2024 — are within the margin of error of 3.5 percentage points.





https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5946710-ohio-voters-ramaswamy-husted/

[Cha]

1. Please, Ohio Dems, GOTV!

TY!!

[Lovie777]

2. When Dems are ahead 47-44; 48-45 it's.....................

a slim lead, GQP narrowly trailing, et al.,

Reserve it GQP - would be solid lead, et al.

The wording of many of the poll favor the GQP.

[Celerity]

3. There is a large difference in this contest based on age, with voters 50+ preferring Husted by 8-points but voters under

50 backing Brown by 22. More specifically, voters 18-34 back Brown by 31 points, while Husted is up 15 with seniors.

https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/topics/voter-opinion-research/politics/2026-midterm-election-poll-ohio.doi.10.26419-2fres.01065.001.pdf

[JLObserver2012]

4. Encouraging news, but will Dem's turnout margin hold?...

Seems that in Ohio, Republican turnout always ticks up a couple points over what the polls say - which is perhaps not a big surprise, given that Ohio Republicans traditionally blitz the airwaves during the last two weeks. So, while any lead is a good lead, Acton and Brown need to pad their slim advantages and not play defense or try to run out the election clock...