On Friday, the Ohio Republican Party voted overwhelmingly to endorse Vivek Ramaswamy for governor—a year out from the primary.
The first step was a vote to endorse a candidate in the primary. The deadline to file for the 2026 May primary is not until February of 2026, yet all but 13 Republicans voted to proceed with an endorsement. Once that was decided, a vote was held on which candidate to endorse. Ramaswamy won overwhelmingly by a vote of 60-3.
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Ohio Republican Party Chairman Alex Triantafilou announced the endorsement, saying, “Let it be heard here that we support President Donald Trump, and we support Vivek Ramaswamy for governor.”
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Ramaswamy celebrated the move, saying there was “unprecedented unity” within the state GOP.
He posted on X, “Grateful
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