Live Results: Ohio governor midterm election
Summary
Ohio voters are choosing a U.S. senator, governor, members of Congress and state and local officials in closely watched 2026 midterm races. The article describes competitive contests between Republican Jon Husted and Democrat Sherrod Brown for Senate and between Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton for governor, but does not report election results.Key Facts
- Republican Sen. Jon Husted is facing Democrat Sherrod Brown in a special election for the remaining two years of the Senate term.
- Husted was appointed to the Senate in 2025 by Gov. Mike DeWine to fill the vacancy left when JD Vance became vice president.
- Brown raised more than $68.4 million by mid-October, compared with Husted’s $19.9 million; outside groups also spent heavily on the race.
- Democrat Amy Acton, a physician and former Ohio public health director, is running for governor against Republican Vivek Ramaswamy.
- DeWine cannot seek another term as governor because of term limits.
- Ramaswamy said the campaign’s planned run of an ad featuring Acton’s estranged mother had ended; DeWine had called for the ad to be taken down.
- Ohio’s 15 U.S. House seats, state legislative seats and local offices are also on the ballot.
- The article says redistricting favoring Republicans has made some Ohio U.S. House races more competitive.
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