The pattern persists in the race for governor, where Democrat Amy Acton leads Republican Vivek Ramaswamy 50% to 41% statewide, but trails him 46% to 49% in Portage County, where candidate Don Kissick holds 4%. Political observers suggest the governor's race is a toss-up if the trends in Portage are accurate, noting that Democrats are leading statewide despite failing to recover Obama-era margins in Northeast Ohio.
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Sherrod Brown Leads Jon Husted 47% to 44% in Ohio Senate Poll
US Politics21 days ago
Democratic candidates hold the edge in two major statewide races in Ohio in polling from Suffolk University. Democrat Sherrod Brown leads Republican incumbent Jon Husted 47% to 44% in the U.S. Senate contest across the state, though Husted maintains a lead in Portage County with 48.3% compared to Brown's 43.7%. In that county, which Donald Trump won by 15 points in 2024, Republican candidates currently outperform their Democratic rivals.
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