Democrat Amy Acton is projected to become the next governor of the state after defeating her Republican opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy.

In a big upset for President Trump in the US midterm elections, Indian-American Vivek Ramaswamy suffered defeat in the race for Ohio governor as Amy Acton wrested control of the gubernatorial race, the home state of Vice President J D Vance, US projections showed.

The Democratic victory came after a bitter campaign that left the Republican Party divided over the party stronghold. Acton bagged over 51 per cent of the votes while Ramaswamy got around 45 per cent.

Apart from Ramaswamy’s loss in Ohio, the Republicans who also lost key states like New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, and South Carolina to Democrats.

The Ohio race had witnessed a heated contest after Ramaswamy’s campaign featured an ad featuring Acton’s estranged mother criticising her.…