Vivek Ramaswamy: "Amy Acton called off Ohio's election at the last minute"

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Amy Acton called off Ohio's election at the last minute

Vivek Ramaswamy · A campaign advertisement · April 2026 · Race: Governor of Ohio

About Amy Acton.

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Mostly False

PolitiFact, May 13, 2026 · read the check

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WVXU · no rating scale · September 28, 2026 · read the check

Our check against the record

The record does not settle it

Checked against Not yet checked: the Ohio Department of Health director's order of March 16, 2020 that closed polling places for the next day's primary; the primary was later completed by mail under state law, and whether that is "calling off" an election is wording the order would not decide.

The records: Director's orders, 2020 · Ohio Legislature: legislation, sponsors and votes

Context

Ohio's March 17, 2020 primary was postponed the night before it was to be held. Acton was director of the Ohio Department of Health at the time and is the Democratic nominee for governor in 2026.

Topics: Elections, COVID-19.

Other claims by Vivek Ramaswamy

She is a liar. She lies about her past. She says she grew up living in a tent. None of that is true. She’s lied her entire life.

A one-minute online video featuring Donna Arthur, first posted on Oct. 19, 2026 by the political blogger known as The Rooster with no paid-for line; the Ramaswamy campaign confirmed on Oct. 20 that it is the campaign's ad · October 19, 2026 · FactCheck.org
…but Amy Acton refuses.

A campaign television advertisement, "Real Leaders Listen" · September 17, 2026
Two months later, she died. Amy Acton is to blame for this.

A campaign television advertisement, "Linda Interview", in which Linda Caudill speaks · August 24, 2026 · WKRC · WVXU
Acton hiked taxes and made everything cost more

A campaign television advertisement set in an imagined future · August 2026 · cleveland.com
Vivek Ramaswamy backs law enforcement and is endorsed by the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police and 67 county sheriffs.

A campaign television advertisement, "Law Enforcement," from Ramaswamy for OH Governor / McColley for OH Lt. Governor, as catalogued by AdImpact (AdImpact lists it as started airing 07/28/26) · July 28, 2026
OHIO HAD THE MOST ELDERLY DEATHS IN THE MIDWEST

On-screen text in a campaign television advertisement, "Ohio's COVID Czar" · June 12, 2026
Jan. 6 now does look like it was an inside job.

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The great replacement theory is not some grand right-wing conspiracy theory. But a basic statement of the Democratic Party's platform.

A Republican presidential primary debate · December 2023 · PolitiFact: Pants on Fire

Every claim filed under Vivek Ramaswamy

Sources

Ohio governor race: Ramaswamy's anti-Acton ad leaves out details about March 2020 primary · The Statehouse News Bureau (Jo Ingles) · 2026-04-21 · accessed 2026-10-05
Ohio governor's race: Ramaswamy said Acton 'called off' 2020 primary. DeWine delayed it · PolitiFact · 2026-05-13 · accessed 2026-09-18
Director's orders, 2020 · Ohio Department of Health · accessed 2026-10-15
Ohio Legislature: legislation, sponsors and votes · Ohio General Assembly · accessed 2026-10-15

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