Democrats hold slim leads, both within the margin of error, in Ohio's gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races, according to a new poll released Monday.

The survey, commissioned by AARP, was conducted by the bipartisan polling firms Fabrizio Ward and Impact Research.

It was conducted June 14-16 among 800 likely Ohio voters and had a margin of error of +/- 3.5 percentage points.

In the governor's race to replace term-limited Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, Democrat Amy Acton has a lead of 3 percentage points, 47% to 44%, over Republican Vivek Ramaswamy.

About 9% were undecided or chose another candidate.

Acton, 60, is a former director of the state Department of Health who led Ohio's response during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ramaswamy, 40, a biotech entrepreneur and former 2024 GOP presidential candidate, has been a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump.

The poll showed Acton is strongest with voters aged 18-49, 57% to 33%, and independent voters, 56% to 28%.

Ramaswamy was strongest with voters aged 50-64, 46% to 44%, and those 65 and over, 56% to 37%.

Acton had a 36% favorability rating and was viewed unfavorably by 33%.

Ramaswamy had the same favorability rating but was viewed unfavorably by 40%, including 47% of independents and 16% of Republicans.

In the U.S. Senate race, former Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown, who was ousted by Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno in 2024, has a lead of 48% to 45% over incumbent GOP Sen. Jon Husted, who was appointed by DeWine to serve the remainder of Vice President JD Vance's Senate term.

Husted, 58, a former Ohio secretary of state who was DeWine's lieutenant governor, fared best with voters aged 50-64, 47% to 46%, and those 65 and over, 55% to 40%.

Brown, 73, who served three terms in the Senate, was strongest with voters aged 18-49, 56% to 34%, and independents, 57% to 31%.

Brown had a 46% favorability rating and was viewed unfavorably by 38%.

Husted had a 31% favorability rating and was viewed unfavorably by 37%, including 40% of independents and 16% of Republicans.

Nearly three-quarters (74%) of respondents said they were "extremely" motivated to vote in November.

That grew to 81% among voters aged 50-64 and 84% among voters 65 and over.

More Democrats (82%) were extremely motivated to vote than Republicans (76%) and independents (64%).