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Ohio Senate Race 2026

Latest sourced poll, full poll history, Cook and DDHQ ratings, and candidates. Research snapshot checked 2026-10-22.

Latest poll

Sherrod Brown (Democrat)52%
Jon Husted (Republican)47%

Beacon Research (D)/Shaw & Co. Research (R), fielded 2026-10-15 to 2026-10-19

Cook: Toss UpDDHQ: 57% D

Cook rating 2026-10-20 · DDHQ forecast 2026-10-22. Win chance, not vote share.

n=1,592 / Unknown. Poliwave

Lead of 5 pts for Sherrod Brown in a single poll. Not a win probability.

Ratings and forecast

Cook rating
Toss Up
DDHQ rating
Toss Up
DDHQ Dem win chance
57%
Currently held by
R

Cook source DDHQ source Forecast methodology

Candidates

  • Sherrod BrownDemocrat
  • Jon HustedRepublican

Seat / incumbent: Husted

Poll history (20)

PollsterField datesResultsSample / methodSource
Beacon Research (D)/Shaw & Co. Research (R)2026-10-15 to 2026-10-19Sherrod Brown (Democrat) 52%Jon Husted (Republican) 47%n=1,592 / UnknownPoliwave Original release
ActiVote2026-09-26 to 2026-10-18Sherrod Brown (Democrat) 50%Jon Husted (Republican) 50%n=400 / UnknownPoliwave Original release
Marist University2026-10-15 to 2026-10-18Sherrod Brown (Democrat) 48%Jon Husted (Republican) 44%n unknown / UnknownPoliwave Original release
Rasmussen Reports (R)2026-10-12 to 2026-10-14Jon Husted (Republican) 49%Sherrod Brown (Democrat) 47%n=901 / UnknownPoliwave Original release
GS Strategy Group (R)/New River Strategies (D)2026-10-09 to 2026-10-13Sherrod Brown (Democrat) 49%Jon Husted (Republican) 43%n=959 / UnknownPoliwave Original release
Bowling Green State University/YouGov2026-09-29 to 2026-10-09Sherrod Brown (Democrat) 48%Jon Husted (Republican) 42%n=1,000 / UnknownPoliwave Original release
co/efficient (R)2026-10-05 to 2026-10-06Jon Husted (Republican) 46%Sherrod Brown (Democrat) 45%n=925 / UnknownPoliwave Original release
CNN/SSRS2026-09-29 to 2026-10-05Sherrod Brown (Democrat) 49%Jon Husted (Republican) 43%n=760 / UnknownPoliwave Original release
New York Times/Siena University2026-09-22 to 2026-10-01Sherrod Brown (Democrat) 49%Jon Husted (Republican) 46%n=616 / UnknownPoliwave Original release
YouGov2026-09-18 to 2026-09-30Sherrod Brown (Democrat) 49%Jon Husted (Republican) 45%n=3,780 / UnknownPoliwave Original release
InsiderAdvantage (R)2026-09-28 to 2026-09-29Sherrod Brown (Democrat) 44%Jon Husted (Republican) 43%n=1,200 / UnknownPoliwave Original release
Suffolk University2026-09-23 to 2026-09-27Sherrod Brown (Democrat) 47%Jon Husted (Republican) 44%n=500 / UnknownPoliwave Original release
Big Data Poll (R)2026-09-26 to 2026-09-27Sherrod Brown (Democrat) 46%Jon Husted (Republican) 43%n=680 / UnknownPoliwave Original release
Marist University2026-09-24 to 2026-09-27Sherrod Brown (Democrat) 51%Jon Husted (Republican) 43%n=1,298 / UnknownPoliwave Original release
Quantus Insights (R)2026-09-21 to 2026-09-23Sherrod Brown (Democrat) 47%Jon Husted (Republican) 47%n=695 / UnknownPoliwave Original release
Rasmussen Reports (R)2026-09-22 to 2026-09-23Sherrod Brown (Democrat) 46%Jon Husted (Republican) 43%n=1,115 / UnknownPoliwave Original release
Trafalgar Group2026-09-14 to 2026-09-16Sherrod Brown (Democrat) 45.4%Jon Husted (Republican) 41.5%n=1,085 / Trafalgar Group statewide survey of likely general-election voters; response rate 5.4%, 95% confidence.Poliwave Original release
Bowling Green State University/YouGov2026-09-01 to 2026-09-10Sherrod Brown (Democrat) 48%Jon Husted (Republican) 45%n=1,000 / UnknownPoliwave Original release
InsiderAdvantage (R)2026-09-08 to 2026-09-09Sherrod Brown (Democrat) 47%Jon Husted (Republican) 42%n=1,200 / UnknownPoliwave Original release
Abacus Data2026-08-26 to 2026-08-28Sherrod Brown (Democrat) 52%Jon Husted (Republican) 46%n=306 / UnknownPoliwave Original release

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