Coverage dated November 4, 2026 to November 6, 2026
Red, Purple, or Blue State? Democrats Make Gains in Ohio.
Headline from The Daily Signal
For the first time in 20 years, Ohio elected a Democratic governor, as well as its first Jewish and female governor, with Amy Acton. In a race that was called by Decision Desk at 10:30 p.m., Acton prevailed over Republican Vivek Ramaswamy with 52.3% of the vote to 44.4%.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio voters elected Democrats Amy Acton as governor and Sherrod Brown to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, two years after President Donald Trump carried the state by roughly 11 percentage points.
For the first time in 20 years, Ohio elected a Democratic governor, as well as its first Jewish and female governor, with Amy Acton. In a race that was called by Decision Desk at 10:30 p.m., Acton prevailed over Republican Vivek Ramaswamy with 52.3% of the vote to 44.4%.
Sherrod Brown won a return to the U.S. Senate in Ohio’s midterm elections Tuesday night with about 350,000 fewer votes than he received in his 2024 defeat, as the Republican vote total fell by more than twice that amount.
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