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Election Polls 2006: Ohio Senate
Democratic Challenger Sherrod Brown

Here we go again. For the second time in three consecutive election polls of Ohio’s competitive race for U.S. Senate, the Democratic challenger has edged ahead of the Republican incumbent.

Despite the seven-point edge Senator Mike DeWine enjoyed last month, this doesn’t look like a statistical blip: before these last three polls, DeWine had not trailed even once. Moreover, our three-poll rolling average shows a relatively stable five-point margin for DeWine earlier in the year that has now tapered to a tie. The race is clearly trending away from the incumbent.

Last 5 posts in Ohio

• OH-Sen Poll: Brown (D) 46%, DeWine (R) 40% - Gallup (584 LV, MOE ±4) - August 27th, 2006
• OH-18: 8 vie to fill GOP Rep. Ney's place on ballot - August 18th, 2006
• AFL-CIO Weblog | Ohio, Arizona Minimum Wage Increases Head for November Ballot - August 15th, 2006
• OH-Gov: Strickland Raises $2.5 Million in June and July - August 14th, 2006
• OH Governor Poll: Strickland (D) 57% Blackwell (R) 35% - Survey USA - August 9th, 2006

Last 5 posts in Polls

• TX-4: Hall (R) 48, Melancon (D) 41 (400 RV, Internal Dem Poll) - October 22nd, 2006
• NM-01 Poll: Madrid (D) 42%, Wilson (R) 45% - Research & Polling (LV, MOE 4.8%) - September 4th, 2006
• MI-Gov Poll: DeVos (R) 48% , Granholm (D) 46% - Rasmussen (500 LV, MOE 4.5) - August 31st, 2006
• MI-Senate Poll: Stabenow (D) 51% Bouchard (R) 43% - Rasmussen (500 LV, MOE 4.5) - August 31st, 2006
• NJ-Sen Poll: Kean (R) 44% Menendez (D) 39% - Rasmussen (500 LV, MOE 4.5) - August 28th, 2006

Last 5 posts in Senate Races

• Breaking: Tester Wins Montana Senate Race - November 8th, 2006
• CT-Sen: AFSCME Endorses Lamont - September 18th, 2006
• RI-Sen: Labor backs Democrat Whitehouse - September 15th, 2006
• Cardin Wins Md. Senate Primary - washingtonpost.com - September 13th, 2006
• Flash: Laffey concedes to Chafee at 10:40 p.m. - September 12th, 2006