# Amy Acton Beats Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio Governor’s Race

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/amy-acton-beats-vivek-ramaswamy-in-ohio-governors-race/
- Published: 2026-11-04T03:53:04+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T06:07:10+00:00
- Original publisher: Reason (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://reason.com/2026/11/03/amy-acton-beats-vivek-ramaswamy-in-ohio-governors-race/
- Topics: Politics

## Key points

- Amy Acton won Ohio’s governor’s race with 50.7 per cent of the vote.
- She defeated Republican Vivek Ramaswamy after a contentious campaign.
- Their platforms differed on taxes, data centres, cannabis and reproductive rights.

## Summary

Amy Acton has been elected governor of Ohio, defeating Vivek Ramaswamy with 50.7 per cent of the vote, according to the Associated Press. The result puts a former state health director in office after a campaign that highlighted sharp disagreements over pandemic policy, reproductive rights and the role of government.

Acton, a Democrat, faced criticism for her pandemic lockdown policies and campaigned on proposals including a child tax credit, restrictions on new data centres and support for abortion rights and legal cannabis. Ramaswamy, a Republican who ran in the 2024 presidential primaries, backed tax cuts, school choice and a pause on data-centre construction, while opposing Ohio’s 2023 marijuana-legalisation measure. The campaign drew controversy over an advert featuring Acton’s estranged mother, which was condemned by several prominent Republicans.

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