# Democrat Amy Acton makes history in Ohio

https://mins.news/en/item/128534

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-04 06:49 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/11/4/democrat-amy-acton-makes-history-in-ohio?traffic_source=rss

> Democrat Amy Acton defeated Republican rival Vivek Ramaswamy to become the first woman elected governor of Ohio. The bitterly contested campaign also featured a Ramaswamy ad showing Acton’s estranged mother.

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