Despite potential problems with the top of the ticket, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman holds a solid lead in his fight for re-election, according to a new poll released Monday.

According to the latest Monmouth poll, Portman leads former Gov. Ted Strickland by an 8-point margin, taking home 48 percent support to Strickland’s 40 percent with two-and-a-half months left until election day. Four percent say they will vote for someone else, while 8 percent remain undecided.