Ohio Governor
Governor · Ohio
Amy Acton flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 7.9 points over Vivek Ramaswamy.
Source: Ohio Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 12:46 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
Every county, 2024 to 2026
Each dot is a county, sized by votes cast and colored by who carried it in 2026. Dots above the line moved toward Acton compared with the 2024 presidential vote; 88 of 88 did. The largest shift among the bigger counties: Trumbull, +23.9 points.
Source: civicAPI county results (unofficial); 2024 president: MEDSL precinct returnsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:34 PM ET
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
By county
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Bar: share of the state's vote. Shift: change in margin from the 2024 presidential vote, + toward Democrats.
Source: civicAPI county results (unofficial); 2024 president: MEDSL precinct returnsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:34 PM ET
Polls against the result
The final average had Acton ahead by 3.9. Acton won by 7.9: a 4.0-point miss toward Republicans.
- Poll with Acton ahead
- Poll with Ramaswamy ahead
- Final polling average
- Result
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Acton | Ramaswamy | Margin | Adjusted | Miss vs result | Grade | Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Co. | Oct 30–Nov 1 | 450 LV | 48 | 42 | D+6 | D+6.1 | −1.9 | A | researchco.ca ↗ |
| The New York Times/Siena University | Oct 26–Nov 1 | 717 LV | 48.8 | 43.2 | D+5.6 | D+5.4 | −2.3 | A | nytimes.com ↗ |
| Emerson College for Poll Vault | Oct 31–Nov 1 | 930 LV | 48.4 | 48.3 | D+0.1 | D+0.7 | −7.8 | A+ | pollvault.substack.com ↗ |
| AtlasIntel | Oct 28–Nov 1 | 1,801 LV | 51.8 | 43.9 | D+7.9 | D+5.4 | 0.0 | A | pollstergraph.com ↗ |
| Survey 160Main question · in average | Oct 27–Nov 1 | 1,122 LV | 51 | 44 | D+7 | — | −0.9 | — | survey160.com ↗ |
| Survey 160Main question | Oct 27–Nov 1 | 1,159 RV | 51 | 43 | D+8 | — | +0.1 | — | survey160.com ↗ |
| ActiVote | Oct 16–Oct 31 | 400 LV | 50.8 | 49.2 | D+1.6 | — | −6.3 | A− | activote.net ↗ |
| InsiderAdvantage | Oct 29–Oct 30 | 1,200 LV | 49.2 | 46.3 | D+2.9 | D+4.2 | −5.0 | B | insideradvantage.com ↗ |
| YouGov | Oct 26–Oct 29 | 2,082 LV | 52 | 46 | D+6 | D+5.4 | −1.9 | B | d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗ |
| Suffolk University for USA Today | Oct 21–Oct 26 | 500 LV | 48 | 44 | D+4 | — | −3.9 | A | suffolk.edu ↗ |
| Concord Public Opinion Partners for Education Reform Now AdvocacyD-sponsored | Oct 22–Oct 24 | 469 LV | 49 | 39 | D+10 | — | +2.1 | B− | concordpublicopinionpartners.org ↗ |
| Echelon Insights for NetChoice | Oct 16–Oct 23 | 508 LV | 45 | 47 | R+2 | — | −9.9 | A | netchoice.org ↗ |
| Verasight for VoteHubfield: Acton, Kissick, Ramaswamy · in average | Oct 1–Oct 20 | 531 LV | 46.2 | 45.4 | D+0.8 | — | −7.1 | — | votehub.com ↗ |
| Verasight for VoteHubfield: Acton, Kissick, Ramaswamy | Oct 1–Oct 20 | 535 RV | 44.4 | 45.9 | R+1.5 | — | −9.4 | — | votehub.com ↗ |
| ActiVote | Sep 27–Oct 19 | 400 LV | 48.6 | 51.4 | R+2.8 | — | −10.7 | A− | activote.net ↗ |
| Beacon Research/Shaw & Company Research for Fox NewsMain question | Oct 15–Oct 19 | 2,005 RV | 51 | 47 | D+4 | — | −3.9 | B+ | foxnews.com ↗ |
| Beacon Research/Shaw & Company Research for Fox NewsMain question · in average | Oct 15–Oct 19 | 1,592 LV | 50 | 48 | D+2 | — | −5.9 | B+ | foxnews.com ↗ |
| Marist UniversityMain question · in average | Oct 15–Oct 18 | 1,176 LV | 50 | 43 | D+7 | — | −0.9 | B+ | maristpoll.marist.edu ↗ |
| Marist UniversityMain question | Oct 15–Oct 18 | 1,176 RV | 51 | 43 | D+8 | — | +0.1 | B+ | maristpoll.marist.edu ↗ |
| GS Strategy Group for New River Strategies; Cook Political Report | Oct 9–Oct 13 | 959 LV | 49 | 44 | D+5 | — | −2.9 | B | cookpolitical.com ↗ |
| YouGov for Bowling Green State University Democracy and Public Policy Research Network | Sep 29–Oct 9 | 1,000 LV | 50 | 44 | D+6 | — | −1.9 | B | scholarworks.bgsu.edu ↗ |
| co/efficient | Oct 5–Oct 6 | 925 LV | 43 | 45 | R+2 | — | −9.9 | B+ | battlegrounds.coefficient.org ↗ |
| SSRS for CNN | Sep 29–Oct 5 | 760 LV | 50 | 42 | D+8 | — | +0.1 | C | edition.cnn.com ↗ |
| The New York Times/Siena University | Sep 22–Oct 1 | 616 LV | 48.97 | 45.02 | D+3.9 | — | −4.0 | A | nytimes.com ↗ |
| YouGov | Sep 18–Sep 30 | 3,777 LV | 48 | 44 | D+4 | — | −3.9 | B | d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net ↗ |
| Big Data Poll for Public Polling Projectfield: Acton, Kissick, Ramaswamy · in average | Sep 26–Sep 27 | 680 LV | 46.8 | 47.9 | R+1.1 | — | −9.0 | C | bigdatapoll.com ↗ |
| Big Data Poll for Public Polling Projectfield: Acton, Kissick, Ramaswamy | Sep 26–Sep 27 | 735 RV | 46.1 | 46.9 | R+0.8 | — | −8.7 | C | bigdatapoll.com ↗ |
| Marist University | Sep 24–Sep 27 | 1,298 RV | 50 | 44 | D+6 | — | −1.9 | B+ | maristpoll.marist.edu ↗ |
| Suffolk University for USA Today | Sep 23–Sep 27 | 500 LV | 50.4 | 41.4 | D+9 | — | +1.1 | A | suffolk.edu ↗ |
| YouGov for Bowling Green State University | Sep 1–Sep 10 | 1,000 LV | 48 | 45 | D+3 | — | −4.9 | B | drive.google.com ↗ |
| Concord Public Opinion Partners for Education Reform Now AdvocacyD-sponsored | Aug 29–Aug 31 | 504 LV | 49 | 37 | D+12 | — | +4.1 | B− | concordpublicopinionpartners.org ↗ |
| Beacon Research/Shaw & Company Research for Fox News | Aug 6–Aug 10 | 1,008 RV | 48 | 50 | R+2 | — | −9.9 | B+ | foxnews.com ↗ |
| Tulchin Research for John Kulewicz's campaignD-sponsored | Jul 29–Aug 4 | 600 LV | 46 | 44 | D+2 | — | −5.9 | A− | NYT |
| The New York Times/Siena University | Jun 15–Jun 28 | 601 LV | 46.67 | 46.85 | R+0.2 | — | −8.1 | A | nytimes.com ↗ |
| Fabrizio Ward/Impact Research for AARP | Jun 14–Jun 16 | 800 LV | 47 | 44 | D+3 | — | −4.9 | B | aarp.org ↗ |
| Tulchin Research for John Kulewicz's campaignD-sponsored | Jun 2–Jun 4 | 600 LV | 47 | 44 | D+3 | — | −4.9 | A− | x.com ↗ |
| Beacon Research/Shaw & Company Research for Fox News | May 28–Jun 1 | 1,015 RV | 50 | 49 | D+1 | — | −6.9 | B+ | foxnews.com ↗ |
| YouGov for Bowling Green State University Democracy and Public Policy Research Network | Apr 7–Apr 14 | 1,000 RV | 47 | 48 | R+1 | — | −8.9 | B | scholarworks.bgsu.edu ↗ |
| Echelon Insights for NetChoice | Apr 3–Apr 9 | 413 LV | 44 | 49 | R+5 | — | −12.9 | A | netchoice.org ↗ |
| Quantus Insights | Mar 13–Mar 14 | 809 LV | 45.9 | 44.9 | D+1 | — | −6.9 | — | quantusinsights.org ↗ |
Adjusted: after correcting for the pollster's house effect and likely-voter screens. Miss: the poll's margin minus the result; + means the poll leaned Democratic. Grade: the pollster's accuracy in past elections, A+ to D (pollster ratings).
Source: Each poll's release, via The New York Times and Wikipedia poll listsUpdated Nov 1, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Amy Acton
- 72%
- Vivek Ramaswamy
- 28%
- Projected margin
- D+3.2
The candidates
Former director of the Ohio Department of Health (2019–2020)Vivek Ramaswamy (R)
Founder of Roivant Sciences and candidate for president in 2024
Also on the ballot: Don Kissick (Libertarian), 3.3%; Heather Hill (Other party), 0.0%; Timothy Grady (Other party), 0.0%; Renea Turner (Other party), 0.0%
Also on this ballot here
| U.S. Senate (special) | D+4.9 |
| Attorney General | D+0.6 |
| Secretary of State | D+3.5 |
| Treasurer | D+1.1 |
| Auditor | R+1.6 |
Results within this state. Source: Results and race calls: Ohio Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 12:46 PM ET