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Ohio · General election, November 3, 2026
Matchup in the latest qualifying poll
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D +3.9 across 12 nonpartisan polls of this matchup
Latest poll per pollster from the last 180 days, equal weight, current top-two matchup only. Polls that tested other pairings, such as pre-primary hypotheticals, are left out of the table below as well. Not a forecast — state polls are sparse and carry wider error than national averages.
November 3 official sample ballot
Ohio Secretary of State · Reviewed Sep 15, 2026
Named statewide candidates on the official sample ballot at the review date. Check the election office for revisions and write-in candidates.
| Pollster | Field date | Sample | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The New York Times/Siena University ↗ | Nov 1, 2026 | 717 likely voters | Sherrod Brown 49% · Jon Husted 44% |
| Survey 160 ↗ | Nov 1, 2026 | 1,122 likely voters | Sherrod Brown 49% · Jon Husted 45% |
| Echelon Insights ↗ | Oct 23, 2026 | 508 likely voters | Sherrod Brown 47% · Jon Husted 47% · Bill Redpath 1% |
| InsiderAdvantage ↗ | Oct 22, 2026 | 1,200 likely voters | Sherrod Brown 47% · Jon Husted 44% |
| VoteHub/Verasight ↗ | Oct 20, 2026 | 531 likely voters | Sherrod Brown 47.5% · Jon Husted 43.6% · Bill Redpath 1.1% |
| Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research ↗ | Oct 19, 2026 | 1,592 likely voters | Sherrod Brown 52% · Jon Husted 47% |
| Marist University ↗ | Oct 18, 2026 | 1,176 likely voters | Sherrod Brown 48% · Jon Husted 44% |
| New River Strategies/GS Strategy Group ↗ | Oct 13, 2026 | 959 likely voters | Sherrod Brown 49% · Jon Husted 43% · Bill Redpath 3% |
| Bowling Green State University/YouGov ↗ |
Polling data via VoteHub Polling API, licensed CC BY 4.0. The Baseline computes the displayed average; VoteHub does not endorse it. Partisan and campaign-internal polls are excluded.
| Oct 9, 2026 |
| 1,000 likely voters |
| Sherrod Brown 48% · Jon Husted 42% · Bill Redpath 3% |
| CNN/SSRS ↗ | Oct 5, 2026 | 760 likely voters | Sherrod Brown 49% · Jon Husted 43% |
| Big Data Poll ↗ | Sep 27, 2026 | 680 likely voters | Sherrod Brown 46.3% · Jon Husted 42.6% |
| Quantus Insights ↗ | Sep 23, 2026 | 695 likely voters | Sherrod Brown 47.8% · Jon Husted 47.3% |