Ramaswamy has quickly become the Republican frontrunner, thanks in part to President Donald Trump's endorsement.

More than three years before Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost won an illegal voting indictment of a 62-year-old woman, lawfully present in the U.S. for three decades, local prosecutors and investigators in Yost’s office closed the case on Maria Dearaujo.

Vivek Ramaswamy leads other Republicans in the Ohio gubernatorial primary, according to a new poll. Ramaswamy rose to national prominence during his 2024 presidential bid. Although he did not win enough support against President Donald Trump,

Correction: An earlier version of this story stated, in error, that former Warren County Sheriff Larry Sims endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy. Sims' successor, recently elected Sheriff Barry Riley, has endorsed Ramaswamy.

He will face Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost in the Republican primary, while Dr. Amy Acton is the sole Democratic candidate so far. WEST CHESTER TOWNSHIP, Ohio − Vivek Ramaswamy a year ago dropped out of the the Republican primary for president.

Former biotech CEO and 2024 GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has gobbled up lots of media attention in recent weeks ahead of his long-anticipated 2026 run for Ohio governor, which he is expected to announce in the coming days after he parted ways last month with the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

The entrepreneur is entering a competitive GOP primary to replace Republican Governor Mike DeWine, a seasoned center-right leader who is term-limited.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is holding out hope that he can pick up an endorsement from President Donald Trump in Yost’s bid to be the next governor of Ohio, even though the president already endorsed billionaire businessman Vivek Ramaswamy.

“In the first industrial revolution, Ohio led the way in rubber production and glass production … and I believe Ohio can lead the way again,” he told The Post. “Silicon Valley led the way in the American economy for the last ten years, and I want it to be the Ohio River Valley for the next ten on my watch.”

Vivek Ramaswamy, backed by Trump's "complete and total endorsement," launches his 2026 Ohio gubernatorial campaign in a high-stakes GOP showdown against Attorney General Dave Yost.