U.S. Senate
Brown +2.0
SB
Sherrod Brown(D)
46.3%
JH
Jon Husted(R)
44.3%
Narrow lead, within the margin of error.
October 20–23, 2026
Ohio
Brown holds a narrow lead over Husted for Senate
(D)
(R)
Governor
Acton +3.9
AA
Amy Acton(D)
47.6%
VR
Vivek Ramaswamy(R)
43.7%
Narrow lead, within the margin of error.
How to read the races. Percent of likely voters. Lead is the leader's share minus the runner-up's: under 1 point is tied, 1 to 5 points a narrow lead, over 5 points leads. The margin on the gap between two candidates is larger than the ±4.7 on one share.
Ohio poll: Brown has a narrow lead over Husted for Senate
Sherrod Brown has a narrow lead over Jon Husted for Senate in Ohio, 46.3% to 44.3%, in our poll of 2,998 likely voters, taken October 20 to 23. That's within the margin of error. The poll's margin of error is ±4.7 points. Undecided and other answers add up to 9.4%.
On the generic ballot for Congress, the Republican candidate and the Democratic candidate are tied, 46.7% to 46.6%, within the margin of error (n = 444; the poll's margin of error ±4.7 points). Amy Acton has a narrow lead over Vivek Ramaswamy for governor, 47.6% to 43.7%, within the margin of error (n = 2,998; the poll's margin of error ±4.7 points).
Independents favor Brown, 48.1% to 38.7%. Women favor Brown, 53.6% to 37.8%. Men favor Husted, 52.5% to 38.9%.
Hakeem Jeffries is underwater: 31.1% approve of how he's handling his job as House Democratic Leader, and 59.0% disapprove. Asked whether Jeffries should become Speaker if Democrats win the House, 46.0% said Democrats should choose someone else and 17.8% said Jeffries. Among Democrats, 35.9% want someone else.
Chuck Schumer is underwater: 28.2% approve of how he's handling his job as Senate Democratic Leader, and 66.1% disapprove. Asked whether Schumer should become Majority Leader if Democrats win the Senate, 62.7% said Democrats should choose someone else and 11.3% said Schumer. Among Democrats, 56.4% want someone else.
The crosstabs and our full methodology are on this page.
U.S. Senate
Sherrod Brown (D)46.3%
Jon Husted (R)44.3%
Undecided4.7%
Prefer not to answer1.4%
Greg Levy (I)1.4%
William B. Redpath (L)1.0%
Someone else0.9%
Did not vote in this race0.1%
Governor
Amy Acton (D)47.6%
Vivek Ramaswamy (R)43.7%
Undecided3.6%
Don Kissick (L)2.2%
Someone else1.7%
Prefer not to answer1.1%
Did not vote in this race0.1%
Generic ballot for Congress
The Republican candidate (R)46.7%
The Democratic candidate (D)46.6%
Undecided3.5%
Someone else2.3%
Prefer not to answer0.8%
Did not vote in this race0.1%
Voters who said they had already voted were asked who they voted for. Shares may not add to 100 because of rounding. A dash is an answer the release doesn't report on its own.
Hakeem Jeffries
“Do you approve or disapprove of the way Hakeem Jeffries is handling his job as House Democratic Leader?”
All likely voters
Approve 31.1%
Disapprove 59.0%
ApproveDisapprove
Hakeem Jeffries
“If Democrats win control of the House of Representatives in the 2026 election, should Hakeem Jeffries become Speaker of the House, or should Democrats choose someone else?”
All likely voters
17.8%
46.0%
Jeffries should become SpeakerDemocrats should choose someone else
Chuck Schumer
“Do you approve or disapprove of the way Chuck Schumer is handling his job as Senate Democratic Leader?”
All likely voters
Approve 28.2%
Disapprove 66.1%
ApproveDisapprove
Chuck Schumer
“If Democrats win control of the Senate in the 2026 election, should Chuck Schumer become Majority Leader, or should Democrats choose someone else?”
All likely voters
11.3%
62.7%
Schumer should become Majority LeaderDemocrats should choose someone else
Donald Trump
“Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?”
All likely voters
Approve 43.6%
Disapprove 54.5%
ApproveDisapprove
“Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job?”
All likely voters
Approve 35.6%
Disapprove 61.2%
ApproveDisapprove
“Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job?”
All likely voters
Approve 41.8%
Disapprove 56.6%
ApproveDisapprove
All likely voters: n = 2,998, ±4.7 points. Party is the party respondents said they identify with, or their voter-file registration where they didn't say; a smaller group carries a larger margin. Every poll
Pick any question in this poll and see how each group answered it: gender, age, race, education, party, ideology, 2024 vote, turnout and geography.
When a group has fewer than 50 interviews, its numbers are not shown; 50 to 99 interviews are marked for caution.
- Likely voters
- 2,998 includes our OH-01 and OH-07 and OH-09 polls
- Margin of error
- ±4.7 points design effect 6.77 included
- Field dates
- Oct 20–23, 2026 first invitation to last interview, Eastern time
- Mode
- Text message invitation to a self-administered web survey
- Sponsor
- A Fight Worth Having super PAC, FEC C00933085
Disclosure. Sponsored by A Fight Worth Having (super PAC, FEC C00933085); conducted by RedBox Research, AFWH's polling unit. Text message invitation to a self-administered web survey. Ohio statewide likely voters, n = 2,998, margin of error ±4.7 points including the design effect.