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Amy Acton Elected Governor, Sherrod Brown Elected To U.S. Senate. See The Latest Ohio Election Results >>

Examining Ohio's midterm election results

Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton speaks to media outside her polling place on the Capitol University campus after voting in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.
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Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton speaks to media outside her polling place on the Capitol University campus after voting in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.

It's one for the history books in Ohio as voters elected Amy Acton as the state's first female governor.

Following a slugfest of a campaign, Acton, a Democrat defeated Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, according to unofficial vote tallies.

For U.S. Senate, voters picked Democrat Sherrod Brown to return to Washington in a defeat to Republican incumbent Jon Husted.

Voter turnout across the state was higher than average and Ohio was a part of the national "blue wave."

In another upset, Democrat Don Leonard defeated Republican incumbent Mike Carey for Congress.

We'll discuss all of the results on this hour of All Sides.

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