Person
Amy Acton
- Work
- Associate professor of practice in public health, The Ohio State University.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
- Work
- President and chief executive of RAPID 5, a Franklin County parks and trails nonprofit, 2022-2023.
Sources: ideastream.org · morpc.org
- Education
- M.D., Northeast Ohio Medical University, 1990; M.P.H., The Ohio State University; B.S., Youngstown State University.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
- Home
- Bexley, Ohio.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Ballotpedia · Official site · Wikipedia
- $20.5MRaised, as filed · September 3, 2026
- $18.1MCash on hand · September 3, 2026
- 48%Latest poll · Suffolk University, October 26, 2026
- 11Positions in their words · 10 issues
- 5Claims checked
- 2Offices held · Former Chief Health Advisor, Office of the Governor of Ohio, 2020
11 of 11 sections researched
What has been checked
- Profile 9 entries Her birth year is not in the research archive.
- On the ballot 1 entry
- Where they stand 11 entries Two positions in her own words and four paraphrases of her platform, each with the link that states it. The page marks a paraphrase as a paraphrase.
- What they have said, checked 5 entries She has made no checked claim the research archive records. The one checked claim in her file was made by her opponent about her; it is filed under him and names her. Checked: The research archive's fact-check pass of 2026-09-18 (PolitiFact, FactCheck.org, the Washington Post Fact Checker and AP Fact Check)
- Record in office 12 entries
- Money 3 entries The figure published is donations during calendar 2026, the same period published for her opponent; the research archive reports about $22 million for the cycle to date.
- Financial interests 4 entries Her disclosed holdings and income are published. The research archive names no outlet reporting a conflict, so none is listed.
- Polling and approval 41 entries Head-to-head numbers and favorability from the same polls. Two polls named in the research archive are not published because no link in the file covers them; polling averages and prediction-market prices are not polls.
- Elections 1 entry
- Endorsements 61 entries Endorsements she received are published. The research archive records no endorsement she gave.
- Sources 49 entries 25 sources on this record.
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| Statewide | All of Ohio | Governor of Ohio |
On the ballot
- Governor of Ohio · November 3, 2026 · Democratic
Sources: ballotpedia.org · ballotpedia.org · en.wikipedia.org
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Date | Deadline | Time | Note |
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| September 18, 2026 | Military and overseas absentee voting begins | The start of absentee voting for military and overseas (UOCAVA) voters. | |
| October 5, 2026 | Voter registration deadline | 9 p.m. | Boards of elections and the Ohio Secretary of State's office are open until 9 p.m. to accept registrations. |
| October 6, 2026 | Absentee voting by mail and early in-person voting begin | Early in-person voting runs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from October 6 through October 9; hours change on later dates through Election Day. | |
| October 22, 2026 | Pre-general campaign finance reports due | 4 p.m. | Certain candidates, political action committees, caucus committees and political parties file by 4 p.m. reports covering contributions and expenditures through October 14, 2026. |
| October 27, 2026 | Deadline for boards to receive absentee ballot applications | 8:30 p.m. | Applications for an absentee ballot must reach the county board by this time. |
| November 1, 2026 | Last day of early in-person voting | 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Early in-person voting at county boards of elections ends on Sunday, November 1; the hours that day are 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the table above. By October 29, nearly 1.3 million Ohioans had already voted early in person or returned absentee ballots (Journal-News; Signal Ohio's counts from the Secretary of State's daily absentee file add to 1,289,090). The 2022 midterm saw 1.47 million early votes, then a record. |
| November 2, 2026 | No early in-person voting at boards of elections | Early in-person voting at county boards of elections ended Sunday, November 1; there is no voting at boards of elections on Monday, November 2. Voters cast ballots at their assigned polling places on Tuesday, November 3. | |
| November 3, 2026 | Deadline for non-military/overseas absentee ballots to be received | 7:30 p.m. | Absentee ballots not covered by UOCAVA must be received by this time on Election Day. |
| November 3, 2026 | Last-minute absentee request for a hospitalization emergency | 3 p.m. | A voter, or a voter's minor child, who is hospitalized because of an accident or medical emergency may apply for an absentee ballot until 3 p.m. on Election Day. |
| November 3, 2026 | Polls open | 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Election Day voting hours statewide. |
| November 7, 2026 | Deadline for military and overseas (UOCAVA) absentee ballots to be received | The extended receipt deadline for UOCAVA absentee ballots. | |
| November 8, 2026 | Boards of elections may begin the official canvass | County boards may begin the official canvass of the November 3 General Election ballots (5 days after the election). | |
| November 18, 2026 | Deadline for boards to begin the official canvass | County boards must begin the official canvass of November 3 General Election ballots no later than this date (15 days after the election). | |
| November 24, 2026 | Deadline for boards to complete the official canvass | County boards must complete the canvass of November 3 General Election ballots no later than this date (21 days after the election). | |
| December 11, 2026 | Post-general campaign finance reports due | 4 p.m. | Certain candidates, political action committees, caucus committees and political parties file by 4 p.m. reports covering contributions and expenditures through December 4, 2026. |
Where they stand
Abortion
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
Ensure every woman can access safe, legal abortion care, contraception, fertility treatments and miscarriage care.
Source: actonforgovernor.com
Cost of living
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
An affordability agenda: a "working families tax cut", an "Ohio Rx" state prescription-drug purchasing platform to lower drug prices, and a day-one push to forgive medical debt "for pennies on the dollar".
Source: actonforgovernor.com
Data centers
If data centers do not agree to use union labor, cover the full cost of their utility usage, operate with full transparency, abide by environmental standards, and respect and benefit our communities, they cannot do business in our state when I’m governor.
Energy and environment
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
Reinstate the pro-consumer programs gutted under House Bill 6, including energy efficiency, demand response and renewable portfolio standards; pursue an all-of-the-above energy strategy that enhances production and uses the lowest-cost and cleanest sources available; and continue to strongly support H2Ohio.
Sources: actonforgovernor.com · actonforgovernor.com
Gas tax holiday
I am calling for an emergency gas tax holiday to offer Ohio’s working families some relief.
Ohioans are the hardest working people I know, and we can offer Ohioans some temporary relief without compromising on investing in our infrastructure.
Government contracting
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
Require state contractors and advocacy organizations that spend on political campaigns to publicly disclose their donors; require any company bidding on state contracts above $50,000 to disclose beneficial ownership, shareholders with 10% or higher equity, and political contributions; and create a public procurement database listing state contracts, the winning bidder, the bid window and the award amount.
Sources: actonforgovernor.com · wosu.org
Government ethics
We are fighting to end the corruption in our very broken Statehouse, famously corrupt Statehouse.
Source: Dr. Amy Acton on The Briefing: “I am laser-focused on helping make life better for Ohioans”
School funding
public money should be for public schools
Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com
School vouchers
bring reform to our corrupt school voucher system
Sources: ohiocapitaljournal.com · oh.aft.org
Taxes and costs
I’m fighting for a working families tax cut to put money back in Ohio families’ pockets, lower the cost of healthcare, fund our schools, and fight to bring opportunity to every corner of our state.
Source: Dr. Amy Acton Launches “My Promise for Ohio” Statewide Tour
What they have said, checked
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Our check against the record: The record does not settle it.
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Our check against the record: The record does not settle it.
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He made hundreds of millions of dollars scamming people like me.
PolitiFact rated this Mostly False, October 12, 2026 · the check
Our check against the record: The record does not settle it.
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…Vivek Ramaswamy is spending millions on attack ads, even using AI to lie about my family.
Our check against the record: The record does not settle it.
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As head of a dubious pharmaceutical company, Ramaswamy pushed an Alzheimers drug he knew didn't work
WKRC published no rating scale, September 8, 2026 ·
Truth Squad: Fact checking attack ads as race for Ohio governor heats up
· the checkWVXU published no rating scale, September 28, 2026 ·
Fact checking political attack ads
· the checkOur check against the record: The record does not settle it.
Said about Amy Acton
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FactCheck.org published no rating scale, October 21, 2026 ·
Controversial Ohio Ad Calls Acton a ‘Liar,’ But Records Back Her Account of Childhood
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is trying to double your state income tax
PolitiFact rated this False, October 27, 2026 · the check
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was called ‘incompetent’ to the Ohio State Medical Board
Popular Information rated this This is not true., October 7, 2026 · the check
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Or because when she ran Ohio's COVID response, Acton shut down schools and businesses…
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Two months later, she died. Amy Acton is to blame for this.
WKRC published no rating scale, September 8, 2026 ·
Truth Squad: Fact checking attack ads as race for Ohio governor heats up
· the checkWVXU published no rating scale, September 28, 2026 ·
Fact checking political attack ads
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Acton hiked taxes and made everything cost more
cleveland.com published no rating scale, September 11, 2026 ·
Ramaswamy ad’s evidence for $21 billion tax claim? A fact check that debunked it
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Later, Acton told the medical board she was clean, but days later, police came to her house…
PolitiFact published no rating scale, September 28, 2026 ·
Ad Watch: In Ohio’s governor race, GOP ad misleads on Dr. Amy Acton’s medical record and substance use
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Amy Acton called off Ohio's election at the last minute
PolitiFact rated this Mostly False, May 13, 2026 · the check
WVXU published no rating scale, September 28, 2026 ·
Fact checking political attack ads
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Record in office
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Person | Date | Kind | Entry |
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| Acton (D) | 2019-02 | office | Director, Ohio Department of Health |
| Acton (D) | 2020-06 | office | Chief Health Advisor, Office of the Governor of Ohio |
| Acton (D) | 2019 | action | 2019 (action): Worked across party lines on opioid litigation that contributed to a settlement funding Ohio addiction-recovery programs, according to her c |
| Acton (D) | 2019-02 | appointment | 2019-02 (appointment): Appointed director of the Ohio Department of Health by Gov. Mike DeWine, the first woman to hold the post. |
| Acton (D) | 2020-03 | action | 2020-03 (action): Directed Ohio's early COVID-19 response as health director, appearing at daily televised briefings with Gov. Mike DeWine. |
| Acton (D) | 2020-03 | order | 2020-03 (order): Was state health director when Ohio closed its K-12 schools statewide from March 16, 2020, which Gov. Mike DeWine announced on March 12 as t |
| Acton (D) | 2020-03 | statement | 2020-03 (statement): Presented Ohio State University models projecting that Ohio could identify up to 10,000 new COVID-19 cases a day at its peak. In April 2020 |
| Acton (D) | 2020-03-12 | statement | 2020-03-12 (statement): Estimated at a state briefing that at least 1% of Ohioans, more than 100,000 people, were carrying the coronavirus. The next day she said: "" |
| Acton (D) | 2020-03-16 | order | 2020-03-16 (order): Signed the order closing Ohio's polling places for the March 17, 2020 primary, the night before, after a judge declined to postpone the elec |
| Acton (D) | 2020-05 | order | 2020-05 (order): Issued business-closure and stay-at-home orders as health director in March 2020. In May 2020, in Rock House Fitness, Inc. v. Acton, a Lake |
| Acton (D) | 2020-06-11 | action | 2020-06-11 (action): Resigned as director of the Ohio Department of Health after Republican state legislators moved to limit the health director's emergency powe |
| Acton (D) | 2020-08-04 | action | 2020-08-04 (action): Left her post as Gov. Mike DeWine's chief health adviser, which she had held since resigning as health director on June 11, 2020. |
| Acton (D) | 2022 | action | 2022 (action): Served as president and chief executive of RAPID 5, a Franklin County parks and trails nonprofit, helping establish its nonprofit status, bu |
| Acton (D) | 2025 | statement | 2025 (statement): Said of her June 2020 resignation: "this one order in particular was the final straw for me. It was to open the fairs." Her campaign dispute |
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statement 2025
Said of her June 2020 resignation: "this one order in particular was the final straw for me. It was to open the fairs." Her campaign disputed reports that she had heated disagreements with Gov. Mike DeWine.
Sources: washingtonexaminer.com · foxnews.com
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action 2022
Served as president and chief executive of RAPID 5, a Franklin County parks and trails nonprofit, helping establish its nonprofit status, building its board and raising about $3 million before leaving in May 2023 during a change in the organization's funding and strategy.
Sources: ideastream.org · morpc.org · columbusunderground.com
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action August 4, 2020
Left her post as Gov. Mike DeWine's chief health adviser, which she had held since resigning as health director on June 11, 2020.
Sources: web.archive.org · en.wikipedia.org
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action June 11, 2020
Resigned as director of the Ohio Department of Health after Republican state legislators moved to limit the health director's emergency powers and protesters gathered outside her home.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ballotpedia.org
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order May 2020
Issued business-closure and stay-at-home orders as health director in March 2020. In May 2020, in Rock House Fitness, Inc. v. Acton, a Lake County Court of Common Pleas judge granted a preliminary injunction, finding she lacked statutory authority to close the gyms that sued.
Judge Eugene Lucci, Lake County Court of Common Pleas:
acted in an impermissibly arbitrary, unreasonable, and oppressive manner
· the sourceSources: richlandsource.com · news5cleveland.com
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order March 16, 2020
Signed the order closing Ohio's polling places for the March 17, 2020 primary, the night before, after a judge declined to postpone the election. Gov. Mike DeWine announced the decision; the legislature then set April 28, 2020 as the deadline for a primary held by mail.
Gov. Mike DeWine, as quoted by PolitiFact:
they were my decisions, so no one should blame someone else if they don't like it, the buck stops with me
· the sourceThen-state Sen. Matt Huffman (R), on the Senate floor, March 25, 2020, as quoted by the Statehouse News Bureau:
The election of March 17 was not canceled
· the sourceSources: npr.brightspotcdn.com · npr.org · politifact.com · statenews.org
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statement March 12, 2020
Estimated at a state briefing that at least 1% of Ohioans, more than 100,000 people, were carrying the coronavirus. The next day she said: "I am not saying there are absolutely for certain 100,000 people, I'm saying I'm guesstimating."
Sources: pjmedia.com · time.com · washingtonexaminer.com
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order March 2020
Was state health director when Ohio closed its K-12 schools statewide from March 16, 2020, which Gov. Mike DeWine announced on March 12 as the first statewide closure in the nation, and when visitors were barred from Ohio nursing homes from March 11, 2020.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · signalohio.org · statenews.org
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statement March 2020
Presented Ohio State University models projecting that Ohio could identify up to 10,000 new COVID-19 cases a day at its peak. In April 2020 she said the projected peak had fallen to 1,600 a day, which she attributed to distancing, and that with no mitigation it could have reached 62,000.
Sources: abc6onyourside.com · news5cleveland.com
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action March 2020
Directed Ohio's early COVID-19 response as health director, appearing at daily televised briefings with Gov. Mike DeWine.
John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, naming her one of seven recipients of a 2021 COVID Courage Profile in Courage Award:
her leadership put Ohio ahead of most other states in responding to the virus
· the sourceOhio Republican Party:
Dishonest, Reckless, and Unfit: Amy Acton's COVID Record Follows Her Into the Governor's Race
· the sourceSources: en.wikipedia.org · fox19.com · jfklibrary.org · ohiogop.org
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appointment February 2019
Appointed director of the Ohio Department of Health by Gov. Mike DeWine, the first woman to hold the post.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ballotpedia.org
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action 2019
Worked across party lines on opioid litigation that contributed to a settlement funding Ohio addiction-recovery programs, according to her campaign biography. The archive found this corroborated only in general terms, with no figure tied to her personally.
Source: actonforgovernor.com
Money
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| From | To | Dollars | Share of total | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raised | Spent | 4,790,837.44 | 20.3% | |
| Other funds (derived) | Spent | 723,835.36 | 3.1% | |
| Raised | Cash on hand | 15,686,043.50 | 66.5% | |
| Other funds (derived) | Cash on hand | 2,369,964.13 | 10.1% |
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Bar | Segment | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Governor, as of July 31, 2026, for its report year | Ohio | 11,800,000 | 72.0% |
| 2026 Governor, as of July 31, 2026, for its report year | Elsewhere | 4,588,888.89 | 28.0% |
Totals as filed
| Race | Filer | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | As of |
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| Governor of Ohio | OhioSOS Ohioans for Amy Acton and David Pepper | $20,476,881 | $5,514,673 | $18,056,008 | September 3, 2026 |
| Governor of Ohio | OhioSOS | $16,500,000 | $10,000,000 | July 31, 2026 |
The Ohio Capital Journal reported Oct. 28 that Acton's pre-general report shows $3.9 million raised in its two-week window and $26.2 million spent since summer, because Ohio's summer reports list money raised but not money spent. Ohio campaigns were due to file pre-general reports on October 22, covering activity through October 14, 2026. They are not in these figures, which come from the latest report in our records, dated September 3, 2026.
Sources: Final Ohio campaign finance report shows Acton raising more, spending less than Ramaswamy · data.ohiosos.gov · www6.ohiosos.gov · ohiosos.gov
From inside Ohio: $11,800,000 (72%), as of July 31, 2026. Share of the dollars raised in calendar 2026, as reported from the Ohio Secretary of State filing of August 6, 2026. Of about 274,624 individual donors, 156,601 gave from Ohio addresses. The largest out-of-state sources were California at $796,260, New York at $534,136 and Washington, D.C. at $306,532.
Source: Ohio governor's race: Where donations are coming from
Sources: actonforgovernor.com · nbc4i.com · signalohio.org · ohiosos.gov
Top donors, as filed
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Ohio Democratic Party · $1,138,000 · party committee · In state · Governor of Ohio
state party committee
Sources: www6.ohiosos.gov · transparencyusa.org · nbc4i.com
Outside spending
Governor of Ohio · Super PAC entries in our donor-interests research, filed amounts first:
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Brian Tierney (FirstEnergy), to the Democratic Governors Association · $10,300 as filed
$10,300 to the DGA on 2025-03-28, filed with the employer FirstEnergy and the occupation chief executive officer, Columbus address, per the DGA's IRS Form 8872 as republished by ProPublica. The Energy and Policy Institute reported $10,000. The DGA's Ohio group, Ohioans for Lower Costs, backs Acton; see the DGA entry.
Sources: projects.propublica.org · projects.propublica.org · energyandpolicy.org · firstenergycorp.com
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Democratic Governors Association (Ohioans for Lower Costs; DGA Action) · $9,400,000 reported, not filed
Reported, not filed: Signal Ohio reported on August 27, 2026 that the DGA had $9.4 million in pro-Acton ads set to begin after Labor Day, and WVXU reported June 15, 2026 that the DGA's committee had bought TV time from September 8 through Election Day. Filed so far: Ohioans for Lower Costs is registered with the Ohio Secretary of State as PAC OH1993 (Columbus mailing address; treasurer filed as Andrew Whalen). Its post-primary report (filed June 10, 2026) shows no activity, and its July 2026 semiannual report shows one contribution, $1,000,000 from the IBEW PAC Educational Fund on 06/16/2026, no expenditures and $1,000,000 on hand at June 30. The IBEW fund's own IRS Form 8872 for April to June 2026 shows it paid the DGA $1,000,000 on 05/20/2026, received $1,000,000 from the DGA on 06/10/2026 and paid Ohioans for Lower Costs $1,000,000 the same day (paid June 10 per the IBEW fund's 8872; received June 16 per Ohioans for Lower Costs' Ohio report); the DGA's own Form 8872 for the quarter shows neither $1,000,000 transaction. Separately, DGA Action, the DGA's super PAC, gave the Ohio Democratic Party $250,000 on 06/18/2026. No DGA payment to any Ohio committee appears on the DGA's IRS filings through June 30, 2026; its July to September report is not yet due. The amount field carries the reported $9.4 million reservation.
Sources: signalohio.org · wvxu.org · democraticgovernors.org · democraticgovernors.org · projects.propublica.org · energyandpolicy.org · www6.ohiosos.gov · transparencyusa.org · democraticgovernors.org · occ.ohio.gov · projects.propublica.org · www6.ohiosos.gov · www6.ohiosos.gov · www6.ohiosos.gov · www6.ohiosos.gov · democraticgovernors.org · fec.gov · fec.gov
Financial interests
Disclosed holdings
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Her 2025 disclosure lists 121 investment holdings worth at least $1,000 each, including an S&P 500 index fund and positions in Apple, Cisco, Johnson & Johnson, JPMorgan Chase, PepsiCo and UnitedHealth Group.
April 2026
Sources: signalohio.org · ethics.ohio.gov
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Her 2025 disclosure lists holdings of at least $1,000 each in Philip Morris International and Imperial Brands.
April 2026
Sources: signalohio.org · ethics.ohio.gov
Disclosed income
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Reported 62 cents in checking-account interest as her only income for 2025 on her Ohio Ethics Commission disclosure, and ownership of one business, Dr. Amy Acton, LLC.
April 2026
Sources: signalohio.org · ethics.ohio.gov
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Was paid $212,684 in reportable compensation, plus $8,319 in other compensation, as president and chief executive of RAPID 5 for the fiscal year ending June 2023; she left the role in May 2023.
June 2023
Sources: projects.propublica.org · ideastream.org · columbusunderground.com
Reported conflicts
None found in the records checked.
Net worth, as estimated
None found in the records checked.
Polling and approval
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Field date | Candidate | Share | Poll |
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| Aug 2025 | Amy Acton | 39 | Emerson College Polling, 1,000 Ohio active registered voters, +/- 3 (credibility interval), field period August 18-19, 2025 |
| Dec 8, 2025 | Amy Acton | 46 | Emerson College Polling, 850 Ohio active registered voters, +/- 3.3 (credibility interval), field period December 6-8, 2025 |
| Feb 22, 2026 | Amy Acton | 53 | EMC Research, 1,343 likely November 2026 voters (of 2,000 registered voters, online survey), +/- 2.7, field period February 10-22, 2026; memo dated March 10, 2026, released by the Ohio Environmental Council |
| Mar 14, 2026 | Amy Acton | 45.9 | Quantus Insights, Ohio voters, field period March 13-14, 2026; SMS outreach to voter-file records; the post gives no sample size or margin of error (the crosstab workbook's weighted base is 808.9 on the governor question, 784.3 on the Senate question) |
| Apr 2026 | Amy Acton | 47 | Bowling Green State University / YouGov, 1,000 Ohio registered voters, +/- 3.88, field period April 7-14, 2026 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Amy Acton | 44 | Echelon Insights, 413 likely voters (Ohio oversample of a 2,880-voter national survey), +/- 5.8, field period April 3-9, 2026; online and text-to-web; conducted for NetChoice, which released the toplines |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Amy Acton | 50 | Fox News, 1,015 registered voters, +/- 3, field period May 28-June 1, 2026; conducted by Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R) |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Amy Acton | 47 | Tulchin Research, 600 likely Ohio voters, +/- 4, field period June 2-4, 2026; memo from Tulchin Research dated June 12, 2026, posted by the Kulewicz campaign on its website |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Amy Acton | 47 | AARP (Fabrizio Ward / Impact Research), 800 likely voters, +/- 3.5, field period June 14-16, 2026; commissioned and released by AARP, conducted by Fabrizio Ward (R) and Impact Research (D); live interviewer and SMS-to-web |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Amy Acton | 46 | Tulchin Research, 600 likely Ohio voters, +/- 4, field period July 29-August 4, 2026; memo from Tulchin Research dated August 10, 2026, posted by the Kulewicz campaign on its website |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Amy Acton | 48 | Fox News, 1,008 registered voters, +/- 3, field period August 6-10, 2026; conducted by Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R) |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Amy Acton | 48 | Bowling Green State University / YouGov, 1,000 likely voters, +/- 3.96, field period September 1-10, 2026 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | Amy Acton | 50.4 | Suffolk University, 500 likely voters, +/- 4.4, field period September 23-27, 2026 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | Amy Acton | 50 | Marist Poll, 1,298 registered voters, +/- 3.8, field period September 24-27, 2026 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Amy Acton | 48 | YouGov, 3,780 likely voters, +/- 2.5, field period September 18-30, 2026 |
| Oct 2026 | Amy Acton | 49 | Siena Research Institute / The New York Times, likely voters |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Amy Acton | 50 | SSRS / CNN, 760 registered voters weighted to likely voters, +/- 4.5, field period September 29-October 5, 2026 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Amy Acton | 43 | co/efficient, 925 likely general election voters, +/- 3.49, field period October 5-6, 2026; mobile text and landline |
| Oct 9, 2026 | Amy Acton | 50 | Bowling Green State University / YouGov, 1,000 Ohio likely voters, +/- 3.95, field period September 29-October 9, 2026 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Amy Acton | 49 | The Cook Political Report, 959 likely 2026 Ohio voters, field period October 9-13, 2026; margin of error not stated for Ohio in the release (Iowa's is stated as 4 points); fielded by New River Strategies (D) and GS Strategy Group (R) |
| Oct 18, 2026 | Amy Acton | 50 | Marist Poll, Ohio likely voters (a subset of 1,176 registered voters; the likely-voter count is not printed), +/- 4.5, field period October 15-18, 2026; multi-mode (live phone, text, online) |
| Oct 19, 2026 | Amy Acton | 48.6 | ActiVote, 400 likely midterm voters in Ohio, average expected error +/- 4.9, field period September 27-October 19, 2026 (median field date October 8); opt-in app panel weighted by demographics and political spectrum |
| Oct 19, 2026 | Amy Acton | 50 | Fox News, Ohio likely voters (1,592 of the 2,005 registered voters interviewed; Fox's probabilistic likely-voter model), +/- 2, field period October 15-19, 2026; live landline and cellphone interviews plus text-to-web; conducted by Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R) |
| Oct 23, 2026 | Amy Acton | 48.2 | RedBox Research, 2,998 likely voters, +/- 4.6 (includes design effect 6.48), field period October 20-23, 2026; text invitation to self-administered web survey; the sample includes RedBox's OH-01, OH-07 and OH-09 district polls; sponsored by A Fight Worth Having, a super PAC (FEC C00933085), whose in-house polling unit is RedBox Research |
| Oct 23, 2026 | Amy Acton | 45 | Echelon Insights, 508 likely voters (Ohio oversample of a 3,644-voter national survey), +/- 5.2, field period October 16-23, 2026; online and text-to-web; conducted for NetChoice, a technology trade association |
| Oct 26, 2026 | Amy Acton | 48 | Suffolk University, 500 likely voters, +/- 4.4, live telephone interviews, field period October 21-26, 2026; Suffolk University/USA TODAY Network Ohio |
| Oct 26, 2026 | Amy Acton | 15.2 | Suffolk University, 500 likely voters, +/- 4.4, live telephone interviews, field period October 21-26, 2026; Suffolk University/USA TODAY Network Ohio |
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Suffolk University · October 26, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Acton 48.0 · Kissick 3.6 · Ramaswamy 44.0 · Refused 0.8 · Undecided 3.2 · Write-in 0.4
500 likely voters, +/- 4.4, live telephone interviews, field period October 21-26, 2026; Suffolk University/USA TODAY Network Ohio
Sources: SUPRC / USA TODAY Network Ohio, likely Ohio voters, 10/21-10/26, statewide marginals · Suffolk University/USA TODAY Poll press release, October 28, 2026
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Suffolk University · October 26, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Favorable 49.4 · Never heard 1.6 · Undecided 8.0 · Unfavorable 41.0
500 likely voters, +/- 4.4, live telephone interviews, field period October 21-26, 2026; Suffolk University/USA TODAY Network Ohio
Sources: SUPRC / USA TODAY Network Ohio, likely Ohio voters, 10/21-10/26, statewide marginals · Suffolk University/USA TODAY Poll press release, October 28, 2026
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Suffolk University · October 26, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
No 27.2 · Refused 0.8 · Yes 72.0
500 likely voters, +/- 4.4, live telephone interviews, field period October 21-26, 2026; Suffolk University/USA TODAY Network Ohio
Sources: SUPRC / USA TODAY Network Ohio, likely Ohio voters, 10/21-10/26, statewide marginals · Suffolk University/USA TODAY Poll press release, October 28, 2026
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Suffolk University · October 26, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Acton voter before and after 51.39 · Before the ad Acton voter, now Ramaswamy voter 0.28 · Before the ad Ramaswamy voter, now Acton voter 1.94 · No impact (volunteered) 1.11 · Ramaswamy voter before and after 30.0 · Refused 2.78 · Undecided 10.28 · Voting Libertarian 1.39
360 likely voters who had seen or heard about the ad (of 500); field period October 21-26, 2026
Sources: SUPRC / USA TODAY Network Ohio, likely Ohio voters, 10/21-10/26, statewide marginals · Suffolk University/USA TODAY Poll press release, October 28, 2026
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Suffolk University · October 26, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Acton 15.2 · Both 11.6 · Ramaswamy 49.8 · Refused 4.2 · Undecided 19.2
500 likely voters, +/- 4.4, live telephone interviews, field period October 21-26, 2026; Suffolk University/USA TODAY Network Ohio
Sources: SUPRC / USA TODAY Network Ohio, likely Ohio voters, 10/21-10/26, statewide marginals · Suffolk University/USA TODAY Poll press release, October 28, 2026
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RedBox Research · October 23, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Acton 48.2 · Did not vote in this race 0.1 · Kissick 2.3 · Prefer not to answer 1.1 · Ramaswamy 43.8 · Someone else 1.5 · Undecided 3.1
2,998 likely voters, +/- 4.6 (includes design effect 6.48), field period October 20-23, 2026; text invitation to self-administered web survey; the sample includes RedBox's OH-01, OH-07 and OH-09 district polls; sponsored by A Fight Worth Having, a super PAC (FEC C00933085), whose in-house polling unit is RedBox Research
Sources: Ohio statewide poll, October 2026 (RedBox Research) · How we poll
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Echelon Insights · October 23, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Acton 45 · I did not vote for this office 1 · Kissick 4 · Ramaswamy 47 · Unsure 3
508 likely voters (Ohio oversample of a 3,644-voter national survey), +/- 5.2, field period October 16-23, 2026; online and text-to-web; conducted for NetChoice, a technology trade association
Sources: NetChoice Fall 2026 Antitrust Tech Survey, Topline (Echelon Insights), Ohio columns · NetChoice-Echelon Insights poll release, October 27, 2026
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Fox News · October 19, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Acton 50 · Ramaswamy 48 · Undecided 1
Ohio likely voters (1,592 of the 2,005 registered voters interviewed; Fox's probabilistic likely-voter model), +/- 2, field period October 15-19, 2026; live landline and cellphone interviews plus text-to-web; conducted by Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R)
Sources: Fox News Poll: Gender gap and pocketbook pain shape Ohio Senate race · Topline, Ohio registered and likely voters, October 15-19, 2026
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ActiVote · October 19, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Acton 48.6 · Ramaswamy 51.4
400 likely midterm voters in Ohio, average expected error +/- 4.9, field period September 27-October 19, 2026 (median field date October 8); opt-in app panel weighted by demographics and political spectrum
Source: Ramaswamy Leads Acton in Ohio Governor Race, Oct 19, 2026
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Marist Poll · October 18, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Acton 50 · Another party's candidate 3 · Ramaswamy 43 · Undecided 3
Ohio likely voters (a subset of 1,176 registered voters; the likely-voter count is not printed), +/- 4.5, field period October 15-18, 2026; multi-mode (live phone, text, online)
Sources: Midterm Elections in Ohio, October 2026 · Marist Poll Ohio nature of the sample and tables, likely voters and registered voters, October 15-18, 2026
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Marist Poll · October 18, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Expect Acton to win 45 · Expect Ramaswamy to win 49
Ohio likely voters (a subset of 1,176 registered voters; the likely-voter count is not printed), +/- 4.5, field period October 15-18, 2026; multi-mode (live phone, text, online); asked who respondents expect to win, not who they support
Sources: Midterm Elections in Ohio, October 2026 · Marist Poll Ohio nature of the sample and tables, likely voters and registered voters, October 15-18, 2026
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Marist Poll · October 18, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Favorable 45 · Unfavorable 44 · Unsure/Never heard 11
Ohio likely voters (a subset of 1,176 registered voters; the likely-voter count is not printed), +/- 4.5, field period October 15-18, 2026; multi-mode (live phone, text, online)
Sources: Midterm Elections in Ohio, October 2026 · Marist Poll Ohio nature of the sample and tables, likely voters and registered voters, October 15-18, 2026
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The Cook Political Report · October 13, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Acton 49 · Kissick 6 · Ramaswamy 44 · Undecided 1
959 likely 2026 Ohio voters, field period October 9-13, 2026; margin of error not stated for Ohio in the release (Iowa's is stated as 4 points); fielded by New River Strategies (D) and GS Strategy Group (R)
Sources: Senate Battleground District Project: October 2026 Toplines · Cook Political Report with Amy Walter: IA/OH/TX Poll, topline (n=959 likely 2026 voters in Ohio), October 9-13, 2026 · New CPR Battleground Polls: Dem Senate Candidates Narrowly Lead in OH, TX, IA
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Bowling Green State University / YouGov · October 9, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Acton 50 · Kissick 4 · Ramaswamy 44 · Someone else 2
1,000 Ohio likely voters, +/- 3.95, field period September 29-October 9, 2026
Source: Survey of 1000 Ohio Likely Voters, October 2026 Toplines
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Bowling Green State University / YouGov · October 9, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Expect Acton to win 43 · Expect Kissick to win 2 · Expect Ramaswamy to win 55
1,000 Ohio likely voters, +/- 3.95, field period September 29-October 9, 2026; asked who respondents expect to win, not who they support
Source: Survey of 1000 Ohio Likely Voters, October 2026 Toplines
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Bowling Green State University / YouGov · October 9, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Neither favorable nor unfavorable 19 · Somewhat favorable 22 · Somewhat unfavorable 8 · Strongly favorable 18 · Strongly unfavorable 33
1,000 Ohio likely voters, +/- 3.95, field period September 29-October 9, 2026
Source: Survey of 1000 Ohio Likely Voters, October 2026 Toplines
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co/efficient · October 6, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Acton 43 · Kissick 3 · Ramaswamy 45 · Undecided 8
925 likely general election voters, +/- 3.49, field period October 5-6, 2026; mobile text and landline
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SSRS / CNN · October 5, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Acton 50 · Neither 6 · No opinion 1 · Other 2 · Ramaswamy 42
760 registered voters weighted to likely voters, +/- 4.5, field period September 29-October 5, 2026
Sources: Two states Trump carried by double digits are now in play for the Democrats, CNN polls show · CNN Ohio poll conducted by SSRS (topline and crosstabs)
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Siena Research Institute / The New York Times · October 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Acton 49 · Ramaswamy 45
likely voters
Source: NYTimes/Siena Poll of Likely Voters - Gubernatorial Races
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YouGov · September 30, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Acton 48 · Ramaswamy 44 · Someone else 1 · Undecided 6
3,780 likely voters, +/- 2.5, field period September 18-30, 2026
Sources: New polls in seven states show tight races for Senate and governor in each, including leads for Talarico, Brown, and Acton · Ohio General Election 2026 - Likely Voters (toplines)
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Suffolk University · September 27, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Acton 50.4 · Kissick 2.8 · Ramaswamy 41.4 · Refused 0.4 · Undecided 4.8 · Write-in 0.2
500 likely voters, +/- 4.4, field period September 23-27, 2026
Sources: SUPRC / USA TODAY Network Ohio, likely Ohio voters, 9/23-9/27, statewide marginals · Other States polls: September 30, 2026, Ohio Governor and US Senate with USA TODAY Network Ohio
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Suffolk University · September 27, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Favorable 49 · Never heard 2.4 · Undecided 7.6 · Unfavorable 41
500 likely voters, +/- 4.4, field period September 23-27, 2026
Sources: SUPRC / USA TODAY Network Ohio, likely Ohio voters, 9/23-9/27, statewide marginals · Other States polls: September 30, 2026, Ohio Governor and US Senate with USA TODAY Network Ohio
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Marist Poll · September 27, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Acton 50 · Another party's candidate 3 · Ramaswamy 44 · Undecided 3
1,298 registered voters, +/- 3.8, field period September 24-27, 2026
Sources: Midterm Elections in Ohio, September 2026 · Marist Poll Ohio Registered Voters, nature of the sample and tables, September 24-27, 2026
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Marist Poll · September 27, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Expect Acton to win 43 · Expect Ramaswamy to win 53
1,298 registered voters, +/- 3.8, field period September 24-27, 2026
Sources: Midterm Elections in Ohio, September 2026 · Marist Poll Ohio Registered Voters, nature of the sample and tables, September 24-27, 2026
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Marist Poll · September 27, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Favorable 43 · Unfavorable 44 · Unsure/Never heard 12
1,298 registered voters, +/- 3.8, field period September 24-27, 2026
Sources: Midterm Elections in Ohio, September 2026 · Marist Poll Ohio Registered Voters, nature of the sample and tables, September 24-27, 2026
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Bowling Green State University / YouGov · September 10, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Acton 48 · Kissick 4 · Ramaswamy 45
1,000 likely voters, +/- 3.96, field period September 1-10, 2026
Sources: Toplines, Ohio likely voters, September 1-10, 2026 · politicalwire.com · newsweek.com
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Bowling Green State University / YouGov · September 10, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Expect Acton to win 36 · Expect Ramaswamy to win 62
1,000 likely voters, +/- 3.96, field period September 1-10, 2026; asked who respondents expect to win, not who they support
Sources: Toplines, Ohio likely voters, September 1-10, 2026 · politicalwire.com · newsweek.com
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Bowling Green State University / YouGov · September 10, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Favorable 41 · Unfavorable 42
1,000 likely voters, +/- 3.96, field period September 1-10, 2026
Sources: Toplines, Ohio likely voters, September 1-10, 2026 · politicalwire.com · newsweek.com
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Fox News · August 10, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Acton 48 · Ramaswamy 50 · Undecided 1
1,008 registered voters, +/- 3, field period August 6-10, 2026; conducted by Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R)
Sources: Release, Ohio registered voters, August 6-10, 2026 · Topline, Ohio registered voters, August 6-10, 2026
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Fox News · August 10, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Can't say 1 · Favorable 43 · Never heard of 9 · Unfavorable 47
1,008 registered voters, +/- 3, field period August 6-10, 2026; conducted by Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R)
Sources: Release, Ohio registered voters, August 6-10, 2026 · Topline, Ohio registered voters, August 6-10, 2026
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Tulchin Research · August 4, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Acton 46 · Kissick 5 · Ramaswamy 44 · Undecided 6
600 likely Ohio voters, +/- 4, field period July 29-August 4, 2026; memo from Tulchin Research dated August 10, 2026, posted by the Kulewicz campaign on its website
Sources: Memo, page 2, Ohio likely voters, July 29-August 4, 2026, as posted by the Kulewicz campaign · August Poll, John J. Kulewicz for Ohio Attorney General
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AARP (Fabrizio Ward / Impact Research) · June 16, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Acton 47 · Ramaswamy 44
800 likely voters, +/- 3.5, field period June 14-16, 2026; commissioned and released by AARP, conducted by Fabrizio Ward (R) and Impact Research (D); live interviewer and SMS-to-web
Sources: New AARP Ohio Poll: 50+ Voters Key in Tight Senate, Governor Races (AARP press release) · Survey Shows Tight Races for Next Ohio Senator and Governor (AARP Research)
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Tulchin Research · June 4, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Acton 47 · Kissick 4 · Ramaswamy 44 · Undecided 6
600 likely Ohio voters, +/- 4, field period June 2-4, 2026; memo from Tulchin Research dated June 12, 2026, posted by the Kulewicz campaign on its website
Sources: Memo, page 1 (bottom), Ohio likely voters, June 2-4, 2026, as posted by the Kulewicz campaign · Memo, page 1 (top), Ohio likely voters, June 2-4, 2026, as posted by the Kulewicz campaign
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Fox News · June 1, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Acton 50 · Ramaswamy 49 · Undecided 1
1,015 registered voters, +/- 3, field period May 28-June 1, 2026; conducted by Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R)
Sources: Release, Ohio registered voters, May 28-June 1, 2026 · Topline, Ohio registered voters, May 28-June 1, 2026
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Fox News · June 1, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Can't say 2 · Favorable 46 · Never heard of 14 · Unfavorable 37
1,015 registered voters, +/- 3, field period May 28-June 1, 2026; conducted by Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R)
Sources: Release, Ohio registered voters, May 28-June 1, 2026 · Topline, Ohio registered voters, May 28-June 1, 2026
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Echelon Insights · April 9, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Acton 44 · Ramaswamy 49 · Undecided 7
413 likely voters (Ohio oversample of a 2,880-voter national survey), +/- 5.8, field period April 3-9, 2026; online and text-to-web; conducted for NetChoice, which released the toplines
Sources: NetChoice April 2026 Antitrust Survey Topline (Echelon Insights for NetChoice) · NetChoice April 2026 Topline Antitrust Survey Results from Echelon Insights
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Bowling Green State University / YouGov · April 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Acton 47 · Ramaswamy 48
1,000 Ohio registered voters, +/- 3.88, field period April 7-14, 2026
Sources: Toplines, Ohio registered voters, April 7-14, 2026 · politicalwire.com · newsweek.com
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Quantus Insights · March 14, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Acton 45.9 · Another candidate 3.3 · Ramaswamy 44.9 · Undecided 5.9
Ohio voters, field period March 13-14, 2026; SMS outreach to voter-file records; the post gives no sample size or margin of error (the crosstab workbook's weighted base is 808.9 on the governor question, 784.3 on the Senate question)
Sources: Quantus Insights: Ohio Voters Signal Competitive 2026 Environment · Ohio 2026 full-sample crosstabs (linked from the post)
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EMC Research · February 22, 2026 · Governor of Ohio
Acton 53 · Ramaswamy 43
1,343 likely November 2026 voters (of 2,000 registered voters, online survey), +/- 2.7, field period February 10-22, 2026; memo dated March 10, 2026, released by the Ohio Environmental Council
Sources: Ohio Voter Survey Results (EMC Research memo, hosted by the Ohio Environmental Council) · New Poll Shows Ohioans Deeply Concerned About Rising Energy Costs and Strongly Support Clean Water Protections (press release)
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Emerson College Polling · December 8, 2025 · Governor of Ohio
Acton 46 · Ramaswamy 45 · Undecided 9
850 Ohio active registered voters, +/- 3.3 (credibility interval), field period December 6-8, 2025
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Emerson College Polling · August 2025 · Governor of Ohio
Acton 39 · Ramaswamy 49 · Undecided 12
1,000 Ohio active registered voters, +/- 3 (credibility interval), field period August 18-19, 2025
Sources: Release, Ohio registered voters, August 18-19, 2025 · Release, Ohio registered voters, December 6-8, 2025
Elections
| Race | Party | Result | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor of Ohio (2026) | Democratic | Pending |
Offices held
Director, Ohio Department of Health · 2019-02 to 2020-06-11 · appointed
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ballotpedia.org
Chief Health Advisor, Office of the Governor of Ohio · 2020-06 to 2020-08 · appointed
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · signalohio.org
Endorsements
Endorsements received
outletThe Plain Dealer/cleveland.com Editorial Board
October 25, 2026
The board reversed its earlier policy of not endorsing for governor, U.S. Senate or president. Its editorial, headed 'We cannot remain silent: Amy Acton for governor', says: 'Today, we endorse Democrat Amy Acton for governor.' It gives two grounds: Ramaswamy's advertisement featuring Acton's estranged mother, which it says 'weaponizes the sexual abuse his opponent, Amy Acton, suffered as a child', and Acton's own record as health director and her travel across Ohio, saying she has 'earned consideration on her own record, her preparation and her commitment to the people she seeks to serve'. It also faults Ramaswamy for moving his business to Texas and for declining to answer readers' policy questions.
Sources: THE PLAIN DEALER/CLEVELAND.COM EDITORIAL BOARD COMES OFF SIDELINES, ENDORSES DR. AMY ACTON · Ohio's largest newspaper endorses Amy Acton after condemning Vivek Ramaswamy's advert featuring her estranged mother · Amy Acton wins Cleveland Plain Dealer endorsement in Ohio governor's race after paper reverses no-endorsement policy · We cannot remain silent: Amy Acton for governor (URL from cleveland.com's own sitemap; page answers 403, not read)
outletThe Blade (Toledo) Editorial Board
October 25, 2026
Editorial headed 'Make a steady course with Acton', published Sunday, Oct. 25, after Acton met the board on Oct. 21 in Northwood. Its readable lead says voters are choosing 'the chief executive of a multibillion-dollar state enterprise' and are 'not hiring a venture capitalist or a national commentator'.
Sources: Editorial: Make a steady course with Acton · The Blade editorials RSS feed (lead and photo caption)
officialFormer President Barack Obama
October 24, 2026
Headlined a rally for Acton and Sherrod Brown at Public Auditorium in downtown Cleveland on October 24, 2026.
Sources: In Cleveland, Obama says road to block Trump's agenda runs through Ohio in midterms · Barack Obama campaigns for Amy Acton and Ohio ticket
outletThe Columbus Dispatch Editorial Board
October 21, 2026
The board's endorsement in the governor's race. Its closing line, as the campaign reprints it: "That's why Amy Acton has our endorsement."
Sources: Columbus Dispatch Editorial Board endorses Dr. Amy Acton · Week in review: Oct. 25, 2026 · Columbus Dispatch endorsement of Amy Acton
outletThe Akron Beacon Journal Editorial Board
October 21, 2026
Editorial headed 'Ohio governor's race is getting ugly. Here's who has our vote'; it ends, as the campaign reprints it: "For that reason, we endorse [Dr. Amy Acton] for governor."
Sources: Dr. Amy Acton endorsed by Akron Beacon Journal and the Chronicle Telegram editorial boards · Ohio governor's race is getting ugly. Here's who has our vote
officialHamilton County Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey
October 5, 2026
Source: Hamilton County Sheriff: “Dr. Acton Has What it Takes to Lead Ohio”
organizationAbortion Forward
October 1, 2026
Listed on Abortion Forward's 2026 endorsements page as its "preferred" candidate for governor (the page uses "endorsed" for other offices).
Sources: 2026 Abortion Forward endorsements · Abortion Forward releases slate of candidates who respect will of voters
outletThe Chronicle-Telegram (Elyria) Editorial Board
October 2026
Editorial headed 'Elect Amy Acton as governor'.
Source: Dr. Amy Acton endorsed by Akron Beacon Journal and the Chronicle Telegram editorial boards
unionAmalgamated Transit Union
September 26, 2026
Source: Amalgamated Transit Union Endorses Dr. Amy Acton’s Campaign for Governor
organizationNational Security Leaders for America
September 2026
Announced at an event in Dayton.
Source: National Security Leaders for America Endorses Dr. Amy Acton’s Campaign for Governor in Dayton
organizationOhio Citizen Action
August 4, 2026
Source: 2026 Election Endorsements
unionOhio Association of Professional Fire Fighters
August 3, 2026
Sources: Ohio Association of Professional Firefighters endorses Amy Acton for governor · National Federation of Independent Business in Ohio endorses Ramaswamy for Gov.
organizationReproductive Freedom for All
July 20, 2026
Source: Reproductive Freedom for All Endorses Dr. Amy Acton’s Campaign for Governor
officialEric Holder
June 2026
Holder is a former U.S. Attorney General.
Source: Week in review: June 28, 2026
unionInternational Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Ohio
March 27, 2026
Source: amyactonoh.substack.com
organizationEnd Citizens United
March 27, 2026
Source: End Citizens United Endorses Amy Acton for Ohio Governor
partyOhio Democratic Party
February 28, 2026
The party’s executive committee endorsed her at its February 28, 2026 meeting.
Source: Ohio Democratic Party endorses more candidates ahead of primary
unionWestern Reserve Building Trades Council
2026
Source: Endorsements
unionUpper Ohio Valley Building and Construction Trades Council
2026
Source: Endorsements
unionUnited Steelworkers District 1
2026
Source: Endorsements
unionUnited Mine Workers of America
2026
Sources: actonforgovernor.com · peoplesworld.org
unionUnited Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW)
2026
Source: Endorsements
unionService Employees International Union (SEIU)
2026
Source: Endorsements
unionSEIU Local 1
2026
Source: Endorsements
unionSEIU District 1199
2026
Source: Endorsements
organizationPlanned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio
2026
The campaign's own endorsements page lists a related entry as Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio.
Sources: plannedparenthoodaction.org · actonforgovernor.com
unionOhio State Council of Machinists
2026
Source: Endorsements
unionOhio State Association of Letter Carriers
2026
Source: Endorsements
unionOhio Postal Workers Union
2026
Source: Endorsements
unionOhio Patrolmen's Benevolent Association
2026
Source: tiffinohio.net
unionOhio Nurses Association
2026
Sources: actonforgovernor.com · peoplesworld.org
unionOhio Iron Workers Association
2026
Source: Endorsements
organizationOhio Environmental Council Action Fund
2026
Source: Endorsements
unionOhio Education Association
2026
Sources: actonforgovernor.com · wfmj.com
unionOhio Conference of the American Association of University Professors
2026
Source: Endorsements
unionOhio Civil Service Employees Association
2026
Sources: actonforgovernor.com · peoplesworld.org
unionOhio Association of Public School Employees
2026
Sources: actonforgovernor.com · peoplesworld.org
unionOhio AFL-CIO
2026
Sources: actonforgovernor.com · peoplesworld.org
organizationNurses for America
2026
Source: Endorsements
unionNorth Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council
2026
Source: Endorsements
unionLima Building and Construction Trades Council
2026
Source: Endorsements
unionInternational Union of Painters and Allied Trades District 6 (IUPAT)
2026
Source: Endorsements
unionIndustrial Division of the Communications Workers of America (IUE-CWA)
2026
Source: Endorsements
unionGreater Cincinnati Building and Construction Trades Council
2026
Source: Endorsements
organizationEMILY's List
2026
Source: emilyslist.org
unionDayton Building and Construction Trades Council
2026
Source: Endorsements
unionCommunications Workers of America District 4
2026
Sources: actonforgovernor.com · peoplesworld.org
unionColumbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council
2026
Source: Endorsements
unionBricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 23
2026
Source: Endorsements
unionAmerican Federation of Government Employees
2026
Source: afge.org
unionAFSCME Retirees Chapter 1184
2026
Source: Endorsements
unionAFSCME Ohio Council 8
2026
Sources: actonforgovernor.com · peoplesworld.org
organization314 Action Fund
2026
Source: 314action.org
officialSherrod Brown
December 19, 2025
Source: Sherrod Brown Endorses Dr. Amy Acton’s Campaign for Governor
unionOhio Federation of Teachers (AFT, AFL-CIO)
December 16, 2025
Source: oh.aft.org
unionUnited Auto Workers
December 2, 2025
Source: uaw.org
officialTed Strickland
November 25, 2025
Source: Former Governor Ted Strickland Endorses Dr. Amy Acton’s Campaign for Governor
officialMayors of Ohio’s four largest cities
November 24, 2025
Source: Mayors of Ohio’s Four Largest Cities Endorse Dr. Amy Acton’s Campaign for Governor
officialJim Petro
October 3, 2025
Petro is a Republican and a former Ohio attorney general and auditor.
officialDick Celeste
September 22, 2025
Source: Former Ohio Governor Dick Celeste Endorses Dr. Amy Acton’s Campaign for Governor
officialNan Whaley
August 20, 2025
Source: Former Mayor of Dayton Nan Whaley Endorses Dr. Amy Acton for Governor
Sources
Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 2026 Ohio gubernatorial election · Amy Acton · Sio Gene Therapies (formerly Axovant Gene Therapies)
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