Ohio

Amy Acton speaks out after Ohio win, refuses to speak to Vivek Ramaswamy after terrible and despicable campaign ad

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Amy Acton criticized Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign for using an ad featuring her estranged mother, calling it an exploitative personal attack. (Bloomberg)

Ohio Governor-elect Amy Acton has ruled out any conversation with her defeated Republican rival, Vivek Ramaswamy, following a bitter election campaign marked by controversy over a personal attack advertisement involving her estranged mother. Amy Acton criticized Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign for using an ad featuring her estranged mother, calling it an exploitative personal attack. (Bloomberg) Speaking … Read more

Kansas, South Carolina, Texas, Ohio and Iowa: States Trump won in 2024 backed Democrats in midterms

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States that President Donald Trump easily won two years ago. (Bloomberg)

For a decade, the political map has been largely stagnant, locked into the same half-dozen or so political battlegrounds, reflecting a polarized, evenly divided country. On Tuesday, voters took a wrecking ball to that map, electing Democrats in states that were long considered reliably Republican. States that President Donald Trump easily won two years ago. … Read more

Remain committed to Ohio: Republican Vivek Ramaswamy after gubernatorial race loss to Amy Acton

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Vivek Ramaswamy delivered his first remarks after losing to Amy Acton. (Bloomberg)

The gubernatorial race in Ohio in the 2026 US midterm election saw Democrat Amy Acton defeat billionaire entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. In a campaign that drew nationwide attention for a controversial ad concerning Acton, the win flips an office previously held by the term-limited Governor Mike DeWine, a Republican. Vivek Ramaswamy delivered his first remarks after … Read more

Vivek Ramaswamy says Amy Acton let concession call go to voicemail after Ohio win: We left her a message

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Amy Acton’s victory over Vivek Ramaswamy marks a major political change in a state that has leaned Republican for years. (AP)

Vivek Ramaswamy conceded the Ohio gubernatorial race to Democrat Amy Acton after a closely contested election, revealing that his attempt to personally congratulate his rival ended with a voicemail message. Amy Acton’s victory over Vivek Ramaswamy marks a major political change in a state that has leaned Republican for years. (AP) “We left her a … Read more

Democrat Sherrod Brown beats Trump-backed Republican Jon Husted in Ohio Senate race

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Amy Acton, former director of the Ohio Department of Health and Democratic gubernatorial candidate, center left, and former Senator Sherrod Brown, a Democrat from Ohio and US Senate candidate, during an election eve campaign event at Bluestone in Columbus, Ohio, US. (Bloomberg)

Former Sen. Sherrod Brown defeated Republican Sen. Jon Husted in Ohio on Tuesday, flipping a seat that was crucial to Democrats’ strategy to retake the chamber and providing a ray of hope for the party’s longer-term prospects in a former swing state that had turned sharply to the right over the last decade. Amy Acton, … Read more

Amy Acton gains momentum against Vivek Ramaswamy in final Ohio Governor polls: Here's what changed after controversial campaign ad

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US midterms: Amy Acton holds a polling advantage over Vivek Ramaswamy, and prediction markets currently favor her. ((Photo by Jon Cherry / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) and (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster))

Democratic candidate Amy Acton has taken the lead over Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in several public opinion polls ahead of Election Day in Ohio’s closely watched gubernatorial race. The contest has gained momentum following a major controversy surrounding a campaign advertisement featuring Acton’s estranged mother, which triggered a wave of criticism against the Republican campaign. US … Read more

Vivek Ramaswamy casts vote alongside wife Apoorva in Ohio Governor race, says Our work begins tomorrow

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Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy voted alongside his wife, Apoorva, and urged Ohioans to choose the candidate they believe will improve their families’ lives. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy cast his ballot in Ohio on Election Day alongside his wife, Apoorva Ramaswamy, as he makes his final push in the closely watched governor’s race. Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy voted alongside his wife, Apoorva, and urged Ohioans to choose the candidate they believe will improve their families’ lives. (AP … Read more

Jon Husted's football record in focus as Trump brings up Ohio senator's backside at Florida midterm rally

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Republican Senator from Ohio Jon Husted's physique has become a talking point for President Donald Trump. (Getty Images via AFP)

Ohio Senator Jon Husted‘s football record has come into focus after President Donald Trump again brought up his backside, while addressing a midterm rally in Florida on October 30. Republican Senator from Ohio Jon Husted’s physique has become a talking point for President Donald Trump. (Getty Images via AFP) “I looked at his a** and … Read more

Amy Acton bets on her experience as state's health director in Ohio Governor race against Vivek Ramaswamy us midterms

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Democratic Ohio candidate Amy Acton is seeking to lead the state after serving as its public health director (Reuters)

For Amy Acton, politics has never been entirely divorced from medicine. Over the course of her professional life, she has worked as a hospital administrator, taught in the classroom, and worked in public health and community outreach, both within and outside the state. But the underlying theme that has remained constant is the question of … Read more

Trump supporter stabbed in Ohio during POTUS' midterms campaign; chilling video shows knife stuck in back

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A Donald Trump supporter was seen with a knife in their back in Ohio during the president's midterm campaign. (X/@DerekMyers)

Cops denied that a supporter of President Donald Trump was stabbed in the back on October 28, in Chillicothe, Ohio. Video from the scene appeared to show a knife stuck in the person’s back. A Donald Trump supporter was seen with a knife in their back in Ohio during the president’s midterm campaign. (X/@DerekMyers) “There … Read more