Who's ahead in Ohio Senate race

Empty voting stations are seen during the Special Election Primary at Cudell Recreation Center in Ohio’s 11th Congressional District on August 03, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio. Today’s Special Election was triggered after former Rep. Marcia Fudge joined the Biden administration to become the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Congressional candidate Nina Turner and Councilwoman Shontel Brown are the frontrunners ahead of 11 other Democrats in the race. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

by: Talia Naquin

Posted: May 2, 2022 / 10:19 AM EDT

Updated: May 2, 2022 / 02:26 PM EDT

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(WJW) – An Emerson College Poll of Ohio Republican primary voters shows a tight race among the top four candidates for Rob Portman’s U.S. Senate seat.

According to Polling conducted on April 28-29 among 885 likely voters, here is how the candidates stack up:

JD Vance – 24%
Josh Mandel – 22%
Matt Dolan – 18%
Mike Gibbons – 14%
Undecided – 11%

Spencer Kimball, Executive Director of Emerson College Polling said, “Trump’s endorsement was a game changer for Vance: 63% of his supporters say the former president’s endorsement makes them more likely to support his candidacy.”

The February Emerson College Poll had Vance at just 8%. Gibbons led polling at the time.

In the Republican Primary for Governor, 45% plan to support Governor Mike DeWine, followed by Jim Renacci at 30%, and Joe Blystone at 12%; 12% are undecided.