Governor
DAmy Acton
47.8%
average of 10 polls
RVivek Ramaswamy
45.5%
average of 10 polls
Difference: 2.3 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+2.3, corrected D+2.8 (±2.3) · 10 pollsters, fieldwork through 2026-10-23
| Pollster | Fieldwork | Sample | Result | Margin | ± MOE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RedBox Research(D-aligned) | 2026-10-20 to 2026-10-23 | 2,998 LV | Vivek Ramaswamy (R) 44; Amy Acton (D) 48; Other (OTH) 4; Undecided (UND) 3 | D+4.0 | 3.4 |
| Echelon Insights for NetChoice | 2026-10-16 to 2026-10-23 | 508 LV | Amy Acton (D) 45; Vivek Ramaswamy (R) 47; Other (OTH) 2; Undecided (UND) 6 | R+2.0 | 8.3 |
| 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 | 4.9 |
| 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 | 6.1 |
| 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 | 6.0 |
| 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 | 8.1 |
| 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 | 8.2 |
| 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 | 6.0 |
| ActiVote | 2026-09-27 to 2026-10-19 | 400 LV | Vivek Ramaswamy (R) 51; Amy Acton (D) 49 | R+2.0 | 9.8 |