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Ohio Senate: Republican Husted Takes Lead - Demographics

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Ohio Statewide Poll of 901 Likely Voters
Conducted October 12-14, 2026 by Rasmussen Reports
  Total Gender Age Race Party Ideology 2024 Vote Education Income
LV's Male Female 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Democrat Republican Independent Another Very liberal Somewhat liberal Moderate Somewhat conservative Very conservative Not sure Kamala Harris Donald Trump Other HS or less Some college College graduate Graduate school < $30K $30-50K $50-100K $100-200K $200K+
Thinking about the US Senate race in Ohio, if the election were held today, for whom would you vote? Democrat Sherrod Brown, Republican Incumbent Jon Husted, Libertarian William B. Redpath, or Other-Party Greg Levy? Sherrod Brown (D) 47% 42% 51% 56% 51% 44% 42% 47% 43% 74% 32% 47% 88% 5% 58% 22% 90% 84% 55% 21% 12% 62% 88% 13% 41% 47% 43% 46% 53% 50% 49% 47% 42% 49%
Jon Husted (R, incumbent) 49% 53% 46% 36% 44% 47% 54% 52% 54% 17% 59% 46% 10% 94% 33% 57% 10% 16% 36% 75% 86% 38% 9% 82% 21% 47% 52% 52% 45% 43% 47% 50% 55% 49%
William B. Redpath (L) 1% 1% 1% 3% 2% 4% 1% 0% 1% 5% 0% 0% 1% 1% 2% 8% 0% 0% 3% 1% 1% 0% 2% 1% 7% 2% 2% 0% 2% 3% 1% 1% 1% 0%
Greg Levy (Other) 1% 1% 0% 1% 0% 2% 1% 0% 1% 0% 0% 7% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 8% 1% 1% 1% 0% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0%
Not sure 2% 2% 2% 4% 3% 3% 2% 1% 2% 4% 8% 0% 1% 0% 4% 14% 0% 0% 4% 2% 1% 0% 1% 2% 23% 3% 3% 1% 1% 4% 2% 2% 0% 2%
The midterm elections this fall will determine whether Democrats or Republicans control Congress. How excited are you about voting in the midterm elections? Very excited 54% 54% 53% 42% 45% 41% 51% 65% 53% 61% 40% 56% 67% 60% 34% 32% 76% 61% 38% 45% 71% 44% 60% 49% 11% 48% 56% 54% 60% 51% 56% 52% 55% 51%
Somewhat excited 28% 28% 27% 46% 28% 35% 24% 23% 28% 26% 17% 29% 23% 25% 37% 11% 17% 30% 38% 32% 13% 12% 27% 28% 38% 30% 25% 31% 20% 28% 25% 29% 28% 34%
Not very excited 14% 14% 13% 10% 17% 17% 19% 9% 14% 10% 19% 15% 7% 13% 19% 43% 6% 4% 17% 20% 13% 9% 6% 19% 43% 16% 15% 10% 16% 14% 14% 14% 14% 12%
Not at all excited 3% 2% 4% 0% 7% 7% 2% 2% 3% 1% 16% 0% 2% 2% 5% 14% 0% 1% 5% 2% 3% 17% 3% 3% 5% 4% 3% 2% 4% 6% 4% 2% 3% 0%
Not sure 2% 1% 3% 2% 3% 0% 4% 1% 2% 2% 9% 0% 1% 0% 5% 0% 2% 4% 2% 1% 0% 19% 3% 1% 3% 2% 2% 2% 0% 2% 2% 3% 0% 2%
Survey Demographics
Total
LV's
Gender Male 47%
Female 53%
Total
LV's
Age 18-39 20%
40-64 40%
65+ 40%
Total
LV's
Race White 83%
African American 12%
Hispanic 1%
Another race 4%
Total
LV's
Party Republican 36%
Democratic 30%
Independent 31%
Another party 3%
Total
LV's
2024 vote Donald Trump 55%
Kamala Harris 44%
Another candidate 1%