Amy Acton defeats Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio governor’s race, ending 16 years of Republican rule
- Democrat Amy Acton defeated Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio’s governor election on Tuesday, ending 16 years of Republican control of the state’s governor’s office.
- Acton, 60, will succeed term-limited Gov. Mike DeWine, becoming the first woman to lead Ohio and the first Democrat to win the governorship since Ted Strickland in 2006.
- A former director of the Ohio Department of Health, Acton gained prominence for leading the state’s response during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Her victory marks a significant Democratic gain in a state that President Donald Trump carried by 11 percentage points in the 2024 presidential election, having also won Ohio in the previous two elections.
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