Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland continues to hold off Republican challenger John Kasich but remains well under 50%, a new Quinnipiac poll finds (June 22-27, 1107 RV, MoE +/- 3%). Strickland's 5-point margin is statistically unchanged since April's poll and identical to March, in part because Kasich remains unknown to half the state.

Strickland 43 (-1 vs. last poll, April 29)
Kasich 38 (nc)
Und 15 (-2)

Strickland has positive job approval and favorable ratings, though they hover in the low 40s. Troubling for Strickland: 59% say they are dissatisfied with the way things are going in Ohio right now; only 33% approve of the way he's handling the economy; 31% say he's kept his campaign promises.

"Kasich still has four months until Election Day and Strickland's other numbers show his potential vulnerability, but at this point the Governor remains ahead despite the anti-incumbency wave sweeping the country," said Quinnipiac assistant director Peter A. Brown. "The good news for Strickland is that he is ahead. Nevertheless, when an incumbent governor is getting less than 45 percent of the vote four months out, it should make him concerned."

RCP rates this race a Toss Up.

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