# Fox News Poll: Gender gap and pocketbook pain shape Ohio Senate race

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/fox-news-poll-gender-gap-and-pocketbook-pain-shape-ohio-senate-race/
- Published: 2026-10-21T22:00:05+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-21T22:29:28+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-poll-gender-gap-pocketbook-pain-shape-ohio-senate-race
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Brown leads Husted 52% to 47% among likely Ohio voters.
- Voters reporting worse finances favour Brown by 49 points.
- Acton leads Ramaswamy 50% to 48% in the governor’s race.

## Summary

Former Democratic senator Sherrod Brown leads appointed Republican senator Jon Husted 52% to 47% among likely Ohio voters, according to a poll conducted in October 2026. Brown’s stronger personal ratings, economic discontent and a sizeable gender gap are among the factors shaping the contest.

Brown is viewed favourably by 50% and unfavourably by 48%, while Husted’s ratings are 42% favourable and 55% unfavourable. Voters who say their finances have worsened since two years ago favour Brown by 49 points, and women back him by 14 points; men favour Husted by four. The survey also finds 57% disapprove of President Trump’s performance and 52% are concerned Husted is too close to him. In the governor’s race, Democrat Amy Acton leads Republican Vivek Ramaswamy 50% to 48%; the poll interviewed 2,005 registered voters, with a margin of sampling error of two points among likely voters.

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