Updated on: November 3, 2026 / 11:36 PM EST / CBS News

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Democrat Amy Acton won the Ohio governor's race, CBS News projects , defeating Vivek Ramaswamy in what had become an ugly race in an increasingly GOP state.

Ohio, once the perennial battleground state, has been trending more toward Republicans in recent years and President Trump won the state by 11 points in 2024. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine is prevented from running again due to term limits.

Acton, 60, is a native of Youngstown and led the state's Department of Health during the COVID-19 pandemic under DeWine. She used her personal story, including experiencing homelessness as a child, to focus her campaign on affordability.…