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Democrat Amy Acton wins nasty Ohio governor race

Global Published 4 November 2026, 11:37 · archived 4 Nov 2026

WASHINGTON: Democrat Amy Acton won the race for governor in the midwestern US state of Ohio over billionaire Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, media projections showed Tuesday, in a contest that turned ugly over an attack ad. Acton’s victory, called by multiple networks, came after Ramaswamy faced a barrage of criticism over an ad featuring Acton’s estranged mother, whose husband was charged with raping Acton when she was a child. Although Ohio has been a key battleground state, it has leaned Republican in recent years. President Donald Trump won the state in 2024 by double digits. The 60-year-old A...

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