- A poll released this weekend by the data company Cygnal shows Ohio Republican candidates for governor and U.S. Senate widening their leads against their Democratic opponents.
- The survey of 1,776 likely voters shows J.D. Vance, the author, attorney and venture capitalist running to succeed retiring Republican Senator Rob Portman, with a 4.6-percent lead over Democratic Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH-13). Among those polled, 9.2 percent said they were undecided.
- Cygnal’s report indicated Republican Governor Mike DeWine’s re-election effort along with Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted has an even more formidable 21-point advantage against Democratic former Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley and her running mate, Cheryl Stephens. The undecideds in that race also came to 9.2 percent. With this new data, the RealClearPolitics polling average for the Ohio governor’s race now show’s an 18.8-point spread in DeWine’s favor.
