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September 17, 2026
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ICYMI: Bowling Green Poll Finds Amy Acton Up Three Points Over Vivek Ramaswamy
COLUMBUS, OH– Yesterday, Bowling Green State University released a poll finding Dr. Amy Acton up 3 points over her billionaire opponent Vivek Ramaswamy. This comes after Ramaswamy and his out of state billionaire friends have spent nearly $70 million in false, disgusting attack ads spreading misinformation about her family and her medical license.
This follows months of race raters shifting this race towards Dr. Acton, with Inside Elections recently moving the race towards Acton and calling the election a “real race” after Ramaswamy’s deluge of false ads have failed to shift “the actual horse race between the two candidates…” Cook Political Report also declared the race a “Toss-Up” in July.
See coverage below:
On the Airwaves:
On WLWT:
Anchor: “Alright. Down the stretch they come. Election Day is a little less than seven weeks away, and Ohio’s two big races are tightening up.”
Anchor: “Bowling Green State University just releasing its latest polling numbers in the fight for governor and U.S. Senate. And look at this- in the governor’s race, it gives Democrat Amy Acton a three-point edge right now over her Republican opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy, 48 to 45 percent, 2 percent undecided.”
Anchor: “It has been 20 years since Democrats last won a governor’s race. The latest polling from Bowling Green State University shows a tight contest. Democrat Dr. Amy Acton, leading Republican Vivek Ramaswamy 48 to 45 percent, well within the margin of error.”
On WSYX:
Anchor: “This is certainly starting to get good. At this point, anyone can win this race, and it’s been like that for months now. Now here we are with the latest numbers from Bowling Green State University and YouGov. It shows that Democrat Dr. Amy Acton maintains a very small lead with 48 percent support. Republican Vivek Ramaswamy is at 45 percent. 7 percent are supporting someone else.”
On 90.3 WCPN:
Reporter: “A new poll has Democrat Amy Acton leading Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in the race for Ohio Governor.”
Reporter: “A Bowling Green State University YouGov poll surveyed 1,000 likely Ohio voters this month. Acton was ahead with 48 percent, Ramaswamy at 45.”
In Print:
Toledo Blade: BGSU poll shows Ohio Dems hold slight leads in races for governor, Senate
- Dr. Amy Acton and Sherrod Brown are both leading their Republican opponents by 3 percentage points as the November election approaches, according to a Bowling Green State University poll released Wednesday.
- Dr. Acton holds a 48-45 percent advantage over Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy among likely Ohio voters…
- Phil Stein, campaign manager for Dr. Acton, said the poll shows Ohioans are ready for change.
- “Dr. Acton is the only candidate in this race who will lower costs, tackle the cost of corruption, and build a state where all of us can get ahead,” Mr. Stein said. “Vivek Ramaswamy just doesn’t get our state. Ohioans are seeing right through his policy scams and false promises.”
Newsmax: Latest YouGov Poll Has Democrats Leading Husted, Vivek in Ohio
- Ohio Democrat candidates hold 3-point leads over Republicans Jon Husted and Vivek Ramaswamy in the state’s U.S. Senate and gubernatorial races, respectively, according to a new survey.
- The same survey showed Democrat Amy Acton, the former director of the Ohio Department of Health, with 48% support in the governor’s race, compared with 45% for Republican businessman Vivek Ramaswamy.
- The economy ranked as voters’ most frequently selected political concern at 40%, followed by inflation at 34%, and government corruption at 28%.
Newsweek: Vivek Ramaswamy vs. Amy Acton Poll Shows Decline in Support for Republican
- Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, a former GOP presidential candidate and Trump administration official, falls behind Democrat Amy Acton in Ohio’s governor’s race, according to a new poll released less than 50 days before Election Day.
- The survey shows the contest remains highly competitive, with Acton holding a narrow advantage within the poll’s margin of error as both candidates vie to succeed term-limited Republican Governor Mike DeWine. Compared with a similar poll conducted by the same pollster in April, Ramaswamy’s support has slipped by 1 percentage point.
- Despite that Republican trend, Ohio has a history of electing Democrats statewide. The state’s most recent Democratic governor was Ted Strickland, who served from 2007 to 2011. Ohio has elected only Republican governors since then, including current Governor Mike DeWine, who won reelection in 2022 but is now term-limited.
- “This poll showcases what we see every single day across Ohio; Ohioans are ready for change,” Acton campaign manager Philip Stein told Newsweek.
- “Dr. Acton is the only candidate in this race who will lower costs, tackle the cost of corruption, and build a state where all of us can get ahead. Vivek Ramaswamy just doesn’t get our state; Ohioans are seeing right through his policy scams and false promises,” the statement continued.
WTOL: New BGSU/YouGov poll shows Democrats holding narrow 2026 leads in Ohio governor, Senate races
- Democratic candidates have a slight edge over Republicans in the races for governor and U.S. Senate.
- Democratic candidate for governor Amy Acton has a slight edge over Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy
- Acton leads Ramaswamy 48% to 45% when voters are asked who they would vote for in the race. Libertarian candidate Don Kissick stands at 4% in the poll while 3% of those polled say they would vote for someone else.
WLWT: New poll shows Acton with slight lead in race to become governor of Ohio
- A new poll released Wednesday shows Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton with a slight lead over Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.
- A new poll released by Bowling Green State University and YouGov showed 48 percent of respondents said they would vote for Acton in November, compared to 45 percent for Ramaswamy. Other candidates received a total of seven percent of the vote.
- [Dr. Amy Acton has] been aggressively campaigning across the Buckeye State in the months before voters hit the polls.
Online:
@amyactonoh: Proof you can’t buy Ohio.
@MacFarlaneNews: NEW: Bowling Green poll shows Democratic nominee Amy Acton with three point lead over Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio gubernatorial race
@ChrisCinciBiz: From the BGSU poll that shows both Amy Acton and Sherrod Brown leading by 3 percentage points, within the margin of error, it looks like Acton has survived Vivek Ramaswamy and outside groups’ negative ad onslaught.
@Newsweek: Republican Vivek Ramaswamy trails Democrat Amy Acton in a new poll of Ohio’s gubernatorial race.
@PollTracker2024: BGSU/YouGov poll | 9/1-9/10 LV Ohio Governor 2026 🟦Amy Acton: 48% 🟥Vivek Ramaswamy: 45%
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