Vivek Ramaswamy projected to win Ohio GOP nomination for governor

Vivek Ramaswamy won the Republican information for Ohio politician successful Tuesday's primary, CBS News projects.

He volition look Democrat Amy Acton successful November. Acton, a erstwhile Ohio Department of Public Health director, had nary challengers.

Republican Gov. Mike DeWine is term-limited and cannot question reelection. President Trump won Ohio by 11 points successful 2024.

In 2025, the Republican tract had been expected to look overmuch different, with Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost successful the contention and erstwhile Ohio State University shot manager Jim Tressel expected to run. But Yost dropped retired of the contention aft the Ohio Republican enactment and Mr. Trump backed Ramaswamy and Tressel opted not to run, clearing the tract for Ramaswamy. 

Ramaswamy defeated Casey Putsch, a tiny concern proprietor who uses the nickname "The Car Guy," successful Tuesday's primary. Morgan County schoolhouse committee subordinate Heather Hill's sanction besides appeared connected the ballot, but aft her moving mate withdrew from the race, the Ohio Supreme Court declared each votes for her volition not beryllium counted since authorities instrumentality dictates candidates for politician and lieutenant politician tally together, according to the Columbus Dispatch.

Ramaswamy, a biotech billionaire, became a nationalist governmental sanction successful 2024 erstwhile helium unsuccessfully ran for the Republican information for president. 

He became an state of Mr. Trump's aft the 2024 election, and was initially tapped by Mr. Trump to co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency, oregon DOGE, alongside billionaire Elon Musk. But helium exited the job-slashing department 1 time aft Mr. Trump's inauguration, with a DOGE spokesperson saying helium wanted to absorption connected moving for office. 

According to run concern filings, Ramaswamy raised $5 cardinal during the archetypal 3 months of 2026 and besides loaned himself $25 million, leaving him with $30 cardinal currency connected manus arsenic of April. He told Fox News successful 2025 that helium would donate $30 cardinal to his ain campaign. 

Acton raised $5.1 cardinal implicit the aforesaid period, with $3 cardinal currency connected hand. 

Vice President JD Vance, an Ohio resident, said Tuesday that helium voted for Ramaswamy.