Amy Acton wins Ohio governor’s race, election call says

Democrat Amy Acton won Ohio’s governor’s race on Tuesday, defeating Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, according to an election-night call by The Associated Press. The reported victory would make Acton the first Democrat elected governor of Ohio since 2006. The account did not include vote totals or a certified result. Acton is a physician who previously directed the Ohio Department of Health. She became a prominent public figure in 2020, when the state was responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and worked with Republican Gov. Mike DeWine during that period. Ramaswamy, an entrepreneur and former 2024 presidential candidate, had President Donald Trump’s endorsement. In the final days before voting, public polls cited in pre-election coverage showed Acton ahead, though the reported margins differed by survey. A RealClearPolitics average put her 4.7 percentage points ahead as of Monday. A New York Times-Siena survey of 717 likely voters, conducted October 26 through November 1, gave Acton 49% support and Ramaswamy 43%, with a margin of error of 4.2 percentage points. Other surveys cited before Election Day also placed Acton in front: InsiderAdvantage reported a 49%-46% advantage, YouGov...