Polls · Ohio governor
CNN / SSRS , 5 October 2026
CNN / SSRS has Amy Acton ahead of Vivek Ramaswamy by 8 points in Ohio governor, 50% to 42%. It is this pollster's first poll of this race in our data.
| Race | Ohio governor |
|---|---|
| Fieldwork | 29 September 2026 – 5 October 2026 |
| Stage | General election |
| Sample | 760 (likely voters) |
| Method | – |
| Release | release |
| In our average | Yes |
Main
 Amy Acton D |
50 | |
 Vivek Ramaswamy R |
42 | |
| Other | 8 | |
| Undecided | 1 |
Margin on the decided vote: D+8.0; after our adjustments D+7.2, which includes a move of 0.5 points to the Democrats with the national trend since the poll (↻).
Against the other polls
Against the median of the 4 other polls of this race taken within a week of it: Vivek Ramaswamy 42% against 44.5%; Amy Acton 50% against 48.5%.
Photo credits
- Amy Acton: Photo: Patricio101, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amy_Acton_2025.jpg)
- Vivek Ramaswamy: Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vivek_Ramaswamy_(55241367373)_(cropped).jpg)