Poll: Brown and Acton lead, and Issue 3's photo ID rule draws 61%

Democrat Sherrod Brown led Republican Sen. Jon Husted 47% to 44% in a Suffolk University/USA TODAY Network Ohio poll of 500 likely voters taken Sept. 23 to 27. Libertarian William Redpath had 2% and independent Greg Levy 1%; 6% were undecided. ^[1]

In the governor's race, Democrat Amy Acton led Republican Vivek Ramaswamy 50% to 41%, with Libertarian Don Kissick at 3% and 5% undecided. ^[1]

The poll's margin of error is plus or minus 4.4 percentage points, so the Senate margin is within it. ^[1]

Issue 3, the proposed constitutional amendment on photo ID for voting, had 61% support and 31% opposition. President Donald Trump's job approval among those surveyed was 35%, and 54% said Ohio is on the wrong track. ^[1]