Democratic primary · May 5, 2026
Ohio Governor Democratic primary
Amy Acton won the Democratic primary on May 5, 2026, advancing to the general election on November 3, 2026.
Caution · early warning
Editorial raters moved while polling has gone quiet
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Where this race stands
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Primary result · Democratic primary
Official outcome · May 5, 2026 · forecast shown for reference1Amy ActonAmy Leigh Acton ( née Stearns , formerly Beech ; born February 16, 1966) is an American physician and researcher who is currently the Democr…
Polling average
Weighted, plus each pollster's measured bias subtracted before averaging.
All polls · 5 results
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| Date | Pollster · trust signals | n · pop | Acton | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16 | Bowling Green Univ. | 312 · RV | 50 | — |
| Oct 13 | Bowling Green State University/YouGov | 377 · RV | 50 | — |
| Apr 28 | Bowling Green Univ.+1 | 312 · RV | 52 | — |
| Apr 23 | Bowling Green State University/YouGov | 335 · RV | 20 | — |
| Feb 20 | Bowling Green State University/YouGov | 335 · RV | 20 | — |
Endorsements · Democratic primary · 39 total
Source · Wikipedia · 0 candidates with no endorsements yetAmy Acton · 39
DAmy Acton39 endorsers
Most notable · Jaime Harrison · former chair of the Democratic National Committee (2021–2025)
Elected officials18
Federal 3State 8Local 6
Elected officials · 18
- Jaime Harrison · former chair of the Democratic National Committee (2021–2025)
- Andy Beshear · governor of Kentucky (2019–present)
- Dick Celeste · former governor of Ohio (1983–1991)
- Ted Strickland · former governor of Ohio (2007–2011)
- Jim Petro · former attorney general of Ohio (2003–2007) (Republican)
- state senators · former state senators
- Aftab Pureval · mayor of Cincinnati (2022–present)
- Andrew Ginther · mayor of Columbus (2016–present)
- Crystal Lett · state representative from the 11th district
- Ed Feighan · former OH-19 (1983–1993)
- Justin Bibb · mayor of Cleveland (2022–present)
- Mary Jo Kilroy · former OH-15 (2009–2011)
- Munira Abdullahi · state representative from the 9th district
- Nan Whaley · former mayor of Dayton (2014–2022) and Democratic nominee in the 2022 Ohio gubernatorial election
- Rachel Baker · state representative from the 27th district
- Sherrod Brown · former Ohio (2007–2025) and Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2026
- Teresa Fedor · member of the Ohio State Board of Education from the 2nd district (2023–present)
- Wade Kapszukiewicz · mayor of Toledo (2018–present)
Organizations16
Organizations · 16
- 314 Action
- AFL-CIO · Ohio
- American Federation of Government Employees
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
- American Nurses Association · Ohio
- College Democrats of America
- Communications Workers of America
- EMILYs List
- End Citizens United
- International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
- Ohio Education Association
- Ohio Federation of Teachers
- Service Employees International Union
- United Auto Workers
- United Mine Workers of America
- United Steelworkers
Celebrity5
Celebrity · 5
- Connie Schultz · columnist and wife of Sherrod Brown
- Ed O'Neill · actor
- John Patterson · former state executive director of the Farm Service Agency (2022–2025)
- Nick Fuentes · far-right political commentator and influencer
- Ohio Democratic Party
Money in this primary
FEC · per-candidate committees · last filing —No FEC committee filings yet for the Democratic primary candidates. Most primary candidates file quarterly; if the primary is recent the data may take a few weeks to appear.
In the news
40 shown · last 30d · Google NewsNews volume · 30d
83 articles · building history
News volume · last 30d
Articles83
Trendbuilding history
Article counts indexed by Google News; the sparkline traces weekly volume across the window.
Net favorability
+0.05
Coverage lean (D−R) · shift +0.15 wk
Net favorability
Score+0.05
Week-over-weekshift +0.15 wk
Tone of coverage, D minus R, scored from −1 (all R-favorable) to +1 (all D-favorable). 0 is balanced.
Coverage tilt
D 6%
Neutral 93%
R 1%
7% of outlets rated · by editorial lean
Coverage tilt · by outlet lean
D-leaning outlets6%
Neutral93%
R-leaning outlets1%
7% of outlets classified by editorial lean
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Will Ohio flip in 2026? Polls show tight governor race
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Ramaswamy’s misleading COVID attack ads on Acton omit his own pandemic advocacy
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New poll shows Ohio's races for governor, US Senate to be deadlocked
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Amy Acton in Dayton: Ohioans are longing for change
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Amy Acton in Dayton: Ohioans are longing for change
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Who Is Ahead in the Ohio Governor's Race? Latest 2026 Election Polls
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Ohio State Council of Machinists Endorses Dr. Amy Acton’s Campaign for Governor
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Vivek Ramaswamy distorts the truth about Ohio and COVID | Opinion
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Washington Examiner: Acton’s fundraising matches Ramaswamy as Democrats see hope in Ohio polling
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Ohio and Iowa Governors Races Tight, New Polls Show
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Verification trail
Polls verified0 / 5deterministic
Polls flagged—none
Markets ingested2 platformsupdated 11h ago
FEC filingssyncedcommittee + IE
Endorsements97 totalWikipedia scrape
News coverage40 / 30dGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks