Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown leads Republican Josh Mandel by 8 points, according to a new poll.
Brown leads 48 percent to 40 percent in the poll by Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling. The survey of 1,072 likely voters was conducted Sept. 7-9, and has a 3 percent margin of error.
The PollTracker Average shows Brown leading 45.7 percent to 42.8 percent.