Rob Portman maintains large lead over Lee Fisher for Ohio U.S. Senate seat

COLUMBUS — Republican Rob Portman maintained a 19-point lead over Democrat Lee Fisher in Ohio’s race for U.S. Senate, according to the latest poll by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

The former congressman topped Ohio's lieutenant governor, 55 percent-36 percent, among likely voters. The results were comparable to Quinnipiac's poll last

month.

In a released statement, the institute's assistant director, Peter A. Brown, said Fisher faces "an incredibly uphill battle in the four weeks before Election Day."

He added, "The fact that Fisher hasn't been able to make up any ground since the last Quinnipiac University poll is a bad omen for his ability to make this a close race."

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