Results of New Polls on Ohio Governor Race, and More

This week Baldwin Wallace University released the findings of its latest statewide poll: “… the Ohio governor’s race is a statistical tie. In a two-way race, DeWine holds a 42% to 39% advantage over Democrat Richard Cordray among voters stating a preference. More than 18% say they remain unsure about how they will vote for governor.”

Meanwhile, a new Suffolk University poll of likely Ohio voters had this result: “Democrat Richard Cordray, former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, leads Republican Attorney General Mike DeWine by 6 points in the race for governor (46 percent to 40 percent), with 10 percent undecided.”

With respect to statewide executive offices, the Baldwin Wallace poll found:

Republican Dave Yost leads Democrat Steve Dettelbach in the attorney general’s race 38% to 34% with 28% unsure.

Democrat Kathleen Clyde and Republican Frank LaRose are tied at 32.6% in the secretary of state’s race, with 27.6% unsure and 7.2% picking Libertarian Dustin Hanna.

Democrat Zack Space leads Republican Keith Faber 32.3% to 31.3%, with 30% unsure. Libertarian Robert Coogan has 6.4%.

Democrat Rob Richardson leads Republican Robert Sprague in the treasurer’s race 33.2% to 31.1%, with 29.3% unsure and 6.4% choosing Green Party candidate Paul Curry.

And, In the U.S. Senate race, Democrat Sherrod Brown has 50% to Republican Jim Renacci’s 30% with 17.5% undecided.

The Baldwin Wallace poll also measured prospects for Ohio Issue 1. About 48% of voters support the Drug and Criminal Justice Policies Initiative, compared to about 31% of those who oppose it. About 22% are undecided.