The 8 point margin represents a climb for Brown, who held a 3 point lead in a September 22-23 Rasmussen Reports poll that recorded him at 46% and Husted at 43%. Other September forecasts from Rasmussen show Democrats leading in Senate races in New Hampshire, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, and Maine, while Republican Lindsey Graham maintains a 5 point lead in South Carolina and the race in Alaska is tied.
