Governor
DAmy Acton
48.4%
average of 9 polls
RVivek Ramaswamy
45.2%
average of 9 polls
Difference: 3.2 points
Photos: Amy Acton, air force, Public domain; Vivek Ramaswamy, Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0. Candidates without a freely licensed photo are shown by initials.
Plain average D+3.2, corrected D+3.8 · 9 pollsters, fieldwork through 2026-10-20
| Pollster | Fieldwork | Sample | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Research/ Shaw & Co. Research for Shaw & Co. Research (R) | 2026-10-15 to 2026-10-19 | 1,592 LV | Vivek Ramaswamy (R) 48; Amy Acton (D) 50; Other (OTH) 1; Undecided (UND) 1 | D+2.0 |
| Marist College | 2026-10-15 to 2026-10-18 | — | Amy Acton (D) 50; Vivek Ramaswamy (R) 43; Other (OTH) 3; Undecided (UND) 3 | D+7.0 |
| New River Strategies/GS Strategy Group for The Cook Political Report | 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-13 | 959 LV | Amy Acton (D) 49; Vivek Ramaswamy (R) 44; Other (OTH) 6; Undecided (UND) 1 | D+5.0 |
| co/efficient(R-aligned) | 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-06 | 925 LV | Vivek Ramaswamy (R) 45; Amy Acton (D) 43; Other (OTH) 3; Undecided (UND) 8 | R+2.0 |
| VoteHub/Verasight for VoteHub | 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-20 | 531 LV | Amy Acton (D) 46.2; Vivek Ramaswamy (R) 45.4; Other (OTH) 2; Undecided (UND) 6.4 | D+0.8 |
| Versalight for VoteHub | 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-20 | 531 LV | Vivek Ramaswamy (R) 44; Amy Acton (D) 48; Other (OTH) 2; Undecided (UND) 6 | D+4.0 |
| Bowling Green State University / YouGov for YouGov | 2026-09-29 to 2026-10-09 | 1,000 LV | Vivek Ramaswamy (R) 44; Amy Acton (D) 50 | D+6.0 |
| CNN / SSRS | 2026-09-29 to 2026-10-05 | 760 LV | Vivek Ramaswamy (R) 42; Amy Acton (D) 50; Other (OTH) 8; Undecided (UND) 1 | D+8.0 |
| ActiVote | 2026-09-27 to 2026-10-19 | 400 LV | Vivek Ramaswamy (R) 51; Amy Acton (D) 49 | R+2.0 |