Ohio U.S. Senate | Senate Battlegrounds 2026

If the November 3rd general election for U.S. Senate were held today, who would you vote for?

44%

Jon Husted

Republican

43%

Sherrod Brown

Democrat

Greg Levy

Independent

William Redpath

Libertarian

Undecided

Husted +1

The numbers behind the ballot

Candidate favorability

Jon Husted

Favorable 35%

Unfavorable 44%

No opinion 20%

Sherrod Brown

Favorable 40%

Unfavorable 50%

No opinion 10%

Brown is the better known of the two: about 1 in 10 voters offer no opinion of him, while about 1 in 5 have not formed a view of Husted.

Views of President Trump

48%Supports Trump

48%Does not support

4%Unsure

Supports him and his policies 37%Dislikes him personally but supports most of his policies 11%Does not support him or his policies 48%Unsure 4%

When thinking about President Donald Trump, which statement most aligns with your views?

Generic Senate ballot

45%Republican

45%Democrat

4%Third Party

6%Undecided

If the November 3rd general election for U.S. Senate were held today, which Party's candidate would you vote for?

Governor ballot

45%Ramaswamy, R

43%Acton, D

3%Kissick, L

8%Undecided

If the November 3rd general election for Governor of Ohio were held today, who would you vote for?

Full toplines

Q1 Do you approve or disapprove of President Donald Trump's job performance?

Approve 43%

Disapprove 52%

Unsure 5%

Q2 If the November 3rd general election for Governor of Ohio were held today, who would you vote for?

Vivek Ramaswamy, Republican 45%

Amy Acton, Democrat 43%

Don Kissick, Libertarian 3%

Undecided 8%

Q3 If the November 3rd general election for U.S. Senate were held today, which Party's candidate would you vote for?

Republican 45%

Democrat 45%

Third Party 4%

Undecided 6%

Q4 What is your opinion of Jon Husted?

Favorable 35%

Unfavorable 44%

Unsure 17%

Never heard of 3%

Q5 What is your opinion of Sherrod Brown?

Favorable 40%

Unfavorable 50%

Unsure 9%

Never heard of 1%

Q6 If the November 3rd general election for U.S. Senate were held today, who would you vote for?

Jon Husted, Republican 44%

Sherrod Brown, Democrat 43%

Greg Levy, Independent 3%

William Redpath, Libertarian 1%

Undecided 9%

Q7 If the November 3rd general election for U.S. Senate were held today, who would you vote for between these candidates?

Jon Husted, Republican 46%

Sherrod Brown, Democrat 45%

Undecided 9%

Q8 When thinking about President Donald Trump, which statement most aligns with your views?

I support him and his policies 37%

I dislike him personally but support most of his policies 11%

I dislike him personally and don't support most of his policies 48%

Unsure 4%

Methodology

co/efficient surveyed 925 likely general election voters in Ohio on October 5-6, 2026, using mobile text responses and landline interviews. Results are weighted on age, gender, race, education, and geography to reflect the likely 2026 general electorate. The margin of error is ±3.49 percentage points. Full question wording appears with each result above.

Registered Party

Republican	48%
Democrat	37%
NP/Other	15%

Gender

Female	53%
Male	47%

Age

18-34	10%
35-44	13%
45-54	15%
55-64	20%
65+	42%

Ideology

Conservative	44%
Moderate	36%
Liberal	20%

Race

White	88%
Black	7%
Other Race	5%

Education

HS	40%
Some College	28%
College	19%
Grad+	12%

Last 4 General Elections

4 of 4	57%
3 of 4	19%
2 of 4	5%
1 of 4	4%
0 of 4	15%

Media Market

Cleveland-Akron	33%
Columbus	21%
Cincinnati	15%
Dayton	11%
Other MMA	19%

Household Income

<$50k	19%
$50-75k	21%
$75-100k	17%
$100-150k	31%
$150k+	13%

Community Type

Suburban	53%
Urban	24%
Rural	23%

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