Vivek Ramaswamy

• Governor of Ohio · November 3, 2026 · Republican

  Sources: ballotpedia.org · ohiocapitaljournal.com · axios.com

• 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 published no rating scale, October 21, 2026 · Controversial Ohio Ad Calls Acton a ‘Liar,’ But Records Back Her Account of Childhood · the check

  Our check against the record: The record does not settle it.

• …but Amy Acton refuses.

  A campaign television advertisement, "Real Leaders Listen" · September 17, 2026

  Our check against the record: Matches the record.

• 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 published no rating scale, September 8, 2026 · Truth Squad: Fact checking attack ads as race for Ohio governor heats up · the check

  WVXU published no rating scale, September 28, 2026 · Fact checking political attack ads · the check

  Our check against the record: The record does not settle it.

• Acton hiked taxes and made everything cost more

  A campaign television advertisement set in an imagined future · August 2026

  cleveland.com published no rating scale, September 11, 2026 · Ramaswamy ad’s evidence for $21 billion tax claim? A fact check that debunked it · the check

  Our check against the record: The record does not settle it.

• 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

  Our check against the record: The record does not settle it.

• OHIO HAD THE MOST ELDERLY DEATHS IN THE MIDWEST

  On-screen text in a campaign television advertisement, "Ohio's COVID Czar" · June 12, 2026

  Our check against the record: Matches the record.

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

  A campaign advertisement · April 2026

  PolitiFact rated this Mostly False, May 13, 2026 · the check

  WVXU published no rating scale, September 28, 2026 · Fact checking political attack ads · the check

  Our check against the record: The record does not settle it.

• Jan. 6 now does look like it was an inside job.

  A Republican presidential primary debate in Alabama · December 6, 2023

  PolitiFact rated this Pants on Fire, December 7, 2023 · the check

  Our check against the record: The record does not settle it.

• 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 rated this Pants on Fire, December 13, 2023 · the check

  Our check against the record: The record does not settle it.

Said about Vivek Ramaswamy

• After he was arrested and Amy and I were removed from their custody, our birth mother stayed married to Amy’s rapist until he died.

  Ohioans for Amy Acton · A written statement by Acton's brother, Philip Stearns, released through the Acton campaign on Oct. 20, 2026 · October 20, 2026

• would dismantle Medicare and Medicaid kicking 500,000 Ohioans off their insurance … and cutting rural hospital funding

  Amy Acton · A campaign advertisement, "Mistakes" · October 6, 2026

• He proposed ending Social Security as we know it…

  Ohioans for Lower Costs · A television advertisement, "Finally Retired", by a group backed by the Democratic Governors Association · October 1, 2026

• As governor, Vivek Ramaswamy would bring HUNDREDS OF DATA CENTERS to Ohio. WHY?! Because he has MILLIONS of dollars invested in them.

  Ohio Democratic Party · A mobile billboard truck outside the Ohio Statehouse, announced in an Ohio Democratic Party release · October 1, 2026

• He made hundreds of millions of dollars scamming people like me.

  Amy Acton · A campaign television advertisement, "Norm" · September 21, 2026

  PolitiFact rated this Mostly False, October 12, 2026 · the check

• …and peddled another drug to Alzheimer's patients that didn't work…

  Ohioans for Lower Costs · A television advertisement, "Every Shift", by a group backed by the Democratic Governors Association · September 16, 2026

• …putting his brother and mother on the company payroll…

  Committee to Protect Health Care · A web video by the Committee to Protect Health Care · September 10, 2026

• …Vivek Ramaswamy is spending millions on attack ads, even using AI to lie about my family.

  Amy Acton · A campaign television advertisement, "Garbage" · September 10, 2026

• As head of a dubious pharmaceutical company, Ramaswamy pushed an Alzheimers drug he knew didn't work

  Amy Acton · A campaign television advertisement, "Important" · September 7, 2026

  WKRC published no rating scale, September 8, 2026 · Truth Squad: Fact checking attack ads as race for Ohio governor heats up · the check

  WVXU published no rating scale, September 28, 2026 · Fact checking political attack ads · the check

• …selling stock in his company just before his drug failed a clinical trial.

  Ohioans for Lower Costs · A video advertisement, "Conman", by a group backed by the Democratic Governors Association · August 19, 2026

  cleveland.com published no rating scale, September 17, 2026 · Democrats’ 'pump and dump' attacks against Vivek Ramaswamy don't add up · the check

  WVXU published no rating scale, September 28, 2026 · Fact checking political attack ads · the check

1. statement April 2026

   In a video of a campaign speech he posted on X, said he has "a positive vision for our state versus a governor who has none at all other than to complain about what someone else did to her." WVXU read the remark as aimed at Amy Acton.

   Phil Stein, Acton campaign manager, as quoted by WVXU: It is shameful that Ramaswamy's allies are attacking someone for seeking treatment after being sexually abused as a child · the source

   Source: wvxu.org

2. statement April 2020

   Said on a Rockefeller Capital Management podcast: "could we tolerate a national system in which certain people on the basis of a biomarker are segregated? ... I personally think that it is better than the status quo if we can send 10 or 20 percent of the people back on the basis of having immunity." In 2026 he told the Associated Press the idea involved "getting the economy going again."

   Contra (Pedro L. Gonzalez), 2023-11-29: pushed a dystopian national coronavirus system in 2020 · the source

   Sources: readcontra.com · yahoo.com · wosu.org

3. action 2020

   Advised then-Lt. Gov. Jon Husted informally during the COVID-19 pandemic. He later wrote that he "worked with the lieutenant governor as an adviser on COVID-19" during 2020.

   Then-Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, as quoted by NBC News (2023): We were trying to get [Covid] testing so that we could help get things moving faster, and he was very helpful in providing some connections there · the source

   Sources: nbcnews.com · wosu.org

Totals as filed

The Ohio Capital Journal reported Oct. 28 that Ramaswamy's pre-general report shows $1.5 million raised in its two-week window, $51.1 million spent since summer and another $5 million loan from him, bringing the campaign's debt to $41.3 million. Ohio's summer reports list money raised but not money spent. Ohio campaigns were due to file pre-general reports on October 22, covering activity through October 14, 2026. They are not in these figures, which come from the latest report in our records, dated September 3, 2026.

Sources: Final Ohio campaign finance report shows Acton raising more, spending less than Ramaswamy · data.ohiosos.gov · www6.ohiosos.gov · ohiosos.gov

From inside Ohio: $7,750,000 (54%), as of July 31, 2026. Share of the dollars raised in calendar 2026, not counting the candidate's own contributions or Elon Musk's, as reported from the Ohio Secretary of State filing of August 6, 2026. Of about 277,867 individual donors, 45,857 gave from Ohio addresses. The largest out-of-state sources were Florida at about $1 million, Texas at $742,299 and California at $674,204.

Source: Ohio governor's race: Where donations are coming from

Sources: nbc4i.com · nbc4i.com · wkbn.com

Top donors, filed amounts first

An amount reported, committed or refunded rather than filed, or lent by the candidate, says so beside it and comes after every filed one.

• Jeff Yass · $20,000,000 · super PAC · Out of state · Governor of Ohio

  co-founder, Susquehanna International Group

  Sources: signalcleveland.org · x.com

• Ross Stevens · $6,000,000 · super PAC · Out of state · Governor of Ohio

  financier

  Sources: fec.gov · fec.gov · ohiocapitaljournal.com

• Elon Musk · $5,000,000 · super PAC · Out of state · Governor of Ohio

  chief executive, Tesla and SpaceX

  Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com

• Ratmir Timashev · $5,000,000 · super PAC · Out of state · Governor of Ohio

  founder, Veeam Software

  Sources: fec.gov · fec.gov · yahoo.com

• Chase Herro, Zachary Folkman and Zachary Witkoff · $49,845 · campaign committee · Out of state · Governor of Ohio

  co-founders, World Liberty Financial

  Sources: www6.ohiosos.gov · exposedbycmd.org · exposedbycmd.org

• George Fisher · $33,231 · campaign committee · In state · Governor of Ohio

  owner, Cavalier Distributing, Cincinnati

  Sources: www6.ohiosos.gov · nbc4i.com · wkbn.com

• Mackenzie Price · $16,616 · campaign committee · Out of state · Governor of Ohio

  co-founder of a private school network, Austin, Texas

  Sources: www6.ohiosos.gov · nbc4i.com · wkbn.com

• Vivek Ramaswamy · $25,000,000 loan from the candidate · the candidate · In state · Governor of Ohio

  the candidate; a loan to his own committee reported in April 2026. The campaign's debt was $41.3 million on the pre-general report, the Ohio Capital Journal reported Oct. 28, including another $5 million loan from him

  Sources: ohiocapitaljournal.com · tiffinohio.net

Outside spending

• Governor of Ohio · as of July 22, 2026

  Jeff Yass · $20,000,000 · gave to V-PAC (Victors Not Victims)

  Ross Stevens · $6,000,000 · gave to V-PAC (Victors Not Victims)

  Elon Musk · $5,000,000 · gave to V-PAC (Victors Not Victims)

  Ratmir Timashev · $5,000,000 · gave to V-PAC (Victors Not Victims)

  Sources: ohiocapitaljournal.com · signalcleveland.org · x.com · fec.gov

Governor of Ohio · Super PAC entries in our donor-interests research, filed amounts first:

• Utilities and power companies with Ohio operations, to the Republican Governors Association · $1,202,000 as filed

  Contributions to the Republican Governors Association from January 2025 through June 30, 2026, per its IRS Form 8872 filings as republished by ProPublica: American Electric Power $375,000 ($250,000 on 2025-08-11; $125,000 on 2026-03-06); Vistra Operations $551,500 ($100,000, $200,000, three of $500 and $250,000 on 2026-06-29); Duke Energy $100,000 (2026-03-04); NiSource Corporate Services $95,000 (2025-12-31); AES Corporation $50,000 and AES Clean Energy $5,500; CenterPoint Energy $25,000 (2025-12-22). An AES Restaurant Group row ($50,000) is a different company and is excluded. The Energy and Policy Institute counted $947,000 as of May 2026, before Vistra's June 29 contribution.

  Sources: projects.propublica.org · projects.propublica.org · energyandpolicy.org · rga.org

• William Ackman · $1,000,000 as filed

  One contribution to V-PAC on 2026-06-08 (July 2026 quarterly), filed with employer Pershing Square Capital Management, investment manager, New York. FEC filings also show $250,000 from him to American Exceptionalism PAC on 2023-08-22, the super PAC that backed Ramaswamy's presidential run.

  Sources: docquery.fec.gov · api.open.fec.gov · docquery.fec.gov · yahoo.com

• Sports Betting Alliance · $650,000 as filed

  Two contributions to V-PAC: $500,000 on 2025-06-26 (mid-year 2025 report) and $150,000 on 2026-01-09 (April 2026 quarterly), Arlington, Virginia.

  Sources: docquery.fec.gov · docquery.fec.gov · api.open.fec.gov · sportsbettingalliance.org · signalohio.org

• ABC Supply Co Inc · $500,000 as filed

  One corporate contribution to V-PAC on 2025-03-20 (mid-year 2025 report), Beloit, Wisconsin.

  Sources: docquery.fec.gov · api.open.fec.gov

• Axium Packaging LLC (attributed to Paul Judge, president) · $500,000 as filed

  Two V-PAC receipts filed as partnership contributions attributed to Paul Judge, president, New Albany, Ohio: $25 on 2025-10-14 and $499,975 on 2025-11-04 (year-end 2025 report; aggregate $500,000). Paul Judge, filed as president of Axium, also gave $16,615.50 to the candidate committee (through 2025-08-27).

  Sources: docquery.fec.gov · api.open.fec.gov · transparencyusa.org

• David F. Herche (HBH Holdings / Enerfab) · $250,000 as filed

  One contribution to V-PAC on 2025-05-16 (mid-year 2025 report), filed with employer HBH Holdings, executive, Cincinnati. The Ohio Republican Party's state candidate fund, which pays in-kind staff support to the campaign, reports $30,000 from him (filed as Enerfab Inc, chairman) on 2025-05-01.

  Sources: docquery.fec.gov · api.open.fec.gov · www6.ohiosos.gov · www6.ohiosos.gov · www6.ohiosos.gov

• Donald Kenney Jr. · $250,000 as filed

  Three contributions to V-PAC ($100,000 and $50,000 on 2025-06-24, $100,000 on 2025-09-29), filed as self-employed, real estate, Westerville, Ohio. Three other contributors filed at the same business address gave $50,000 each on 2025-06-24.

  Sources: docquery.fec.gov · docquery.fec.gov · api.open.fec.gov

• Fund for Economic Independence · $250,000 as filed

  One contribution to V-PAC on 2026-03-25 (April 2026 quarterly), Alexandria, Virginia.

  Sources: docquery.fec.gov · api.open.fec.gov · laurabelin.substack.com

• The Scotts Company (Scotts Miracle-Gro) · $250,000 as filed

  One contribution to V-PAC on 2026-01-30 (April 2026 quarterly), filed as an entity taxed as a corporation, Marysville, Ohio.

  Sources: docquery.fec.gov · api.open.fec.gov · en.wikipedia.org

• Janet Lanterman · $225,000 as filed

  One contribution to V-PAC on 2025-04-30 (mid-year 2025 report), filed as retired, Perrysburg, Ohio.

  Sources: docquery.fec.gov · api.open.fec.gov

20 more: All 68 donors for Vivek Ramaswamy, with their interests

Disclosed holdings

• Holds stock and options tied to more than 80 million shares of Roivant Sciences, the biotechnology company he founded in 2014 and led as chief executive until 2021, about 11 percent of the company's equity per its last proxy.

  April 2026

  Sources: aol.com · tiffinohio.net

• Holds a stake of about $69 million in a leveraged bitcoin-treasury vehicle run by Strive Asset Management, the firm he co-founded in 2022.

  April 2026

  Sources: tiffinohio.net · tiffinohio.net

• His financial disclosure lists holdings across the data-center supply chain, including NVIDIA, Microsoft and Amazon.

  April 2026

  Sources: ohiocapitaljournal.com · tiffinohio.net

• His April 2026 Ohio Ethics Commission disclosure lists energy holdings including Halliburton, Energy Transfer LP and Chevron.

  April 2026

  Sources: signalohio.org · ethics.ohio.gov

Disclosed income

• Reported more than $1.1 million in 2025 income on his Ohio Ethics Commission disclosure, mostly dividends and capital gains; his largest single source was nearly $769,000 from selling BlackBerry shares.

  April 2026

  Sources: signalohio.org · aol.com · ethics.ohio.gov

Reported conflicts

• Reported that he backs Ohio House Bill 18, the Ohio Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve Act, which would let the state treasurer put up to 10 percent of state funds into digital assets and, per Innovation Ohio, let Ohio's public pension systems invest in crypto-linked products, while holding a stake in a bitcoin-treasury company he co-founded and taking large donations from crypto-industry donors.

  April 4, 2026 · Reported by EXPOSEDbyCMD and The American Prospect

  Sources: exposedbycmd.org · prospect.org · tiffinohio.net · tiffinohio.net · innovationohio.org

• Reported that his proposal to end Ohio's capital gains tax would exempt the category of income his own federal returns reported, about $211.6 million in capital gains across 2015 and 2020, and that a Legislative Service Commission analysis found 81.6 percent of the cut's benefit would go to Ohioans earning over $200,000 a year.

  2026 · Reported by TiffinOhio.net

  Source: tiffinohio.net

• Reported that he holds investments across the data-center industry, a sector a governor influences through appointments on siting, tax incentives and utility-rate regulation, while campaigning to regulate it: he says he is not "pro-data center" and pledges a first-day executive order halting approval of new data-center projects until his data-center legislation takes effect.

  September 16, 2026 · Reported by Ohio Capital Journal

  Sources: ohiocapitaljournal.com · vivekforohio.com · tiffinohio.net

• Reported that the campaign paid about $560,000 to V Leasing LLC, a company whose listed address is a house he owns, for private-jet leases, and nearly $700,000 in total on jet leasing.

  August 21, 2026 · Reported by Ohio Capital Journal

  Sources: ohiocapitaljournal.com · tiffinohio.net

• State Sen. Kent Smith's complaint to the Ohio Secretary of State says the campaign reported its American Express spending, about $509,473, as monthly lump sums rather than itemizing each transaction. Smith later filed a second complaint saying the campaign had amended its list of expenditures but still did not give accurate purchase dates. The complaints are not a finding.

  July 15, 2026 · Reported by State Sen. Kent Smith, in a complaint to the Ohio Secretary of State

  Sources: ohiosenate.gov · tiffinohio.net · ohiocapitaljournal.com

• Reported that Roivant, which he founded and remains a large shareholder of, paid lobbyists more than $70,000 in 2020 and 2021 on federal COVID-drug policy, and that its subsidiary Genevant Sciences reached a settlement with Moderna announced in March 2026 worth up to $2.25 billion tied to COVID-vaccine patent technology.

  2026 · Reported by TiffinOhio.net

  Sources: tiffinohio.net · tiffinohio.net

• Reported that Pennsylvania billionaire Jeff Yass has given at least $30 million to V-PAC, the super PAC supporting him, more than the $21.8 million Amy Acton had reported raising for her entire campaign.

  August 2026 · Reported by Signal Cleveland

  Source: signalcleveland.org

Net worth, as estimated

• $1,800,000,000 to $3,000,000,000, 2026

  Estimated by Forbes.

  Sources: en.wikipedia.org · aol.com · signalohio.org

• Suffolk University · October 26, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Acton 48.0 · Kissick 3.6 · Ramaswamy 44.0 · Refused 0.8 · Undecided 3.2 · Write-in 0.4

  500 likely voters, +/- 4.4, live telephone interviews, field period October 21-26, 2026; Suffolk University/USA TODAY Network Ohio

  Sources: SUPRC / USA TODAY Network Ohio, likely Ohio voters, 10/21-10/26, statewide marginals · Suffolk University/USA TODAY Poll press release, October 28, 2026

• Suffolk University · October 26, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Favorable 44.4 · Never heard 0.8 · Undecided 0.6 · Unfavorable 54.2

  500 likely voters, +/- 4.4, live telephone interviews, field period October 21-26, 2026; Suffolk University/USA TODAY Network Ohio

  Sources: SUPRC / USA TODAY Network Ohio, likely Ohio voters, 10/21-10/26, statewide marginals · Suffolk University/USA TODAY Poll press release, October 28, 2026

• RedBox Research · October 23, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Acton 48.2 · Did not vote in this race 0.1 · Kissick 2.3 · Prefer not to answer 1.1 · Ramaswamy 43.8 · Someone else 1.5 · Undecided 3.1

  2,998 likely voters, +/- 4.6 (includes design effect 6.48), field period October 20-23, 2026; text invitation to self-administered web survey; the sample includes RedBox's OH-01, OH-07 and OH-09 district polls; sponsored by A Fight Worth Having, a super PAC (FEC C00933085), whose in-house polling unit is RedBox Research

  Sources: Ohio statewide poll, October 2026 (RedBox Research) · How we poll

• Echelon Insights · October 23, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Acton 45 · I did not vote for this office 1 · Kissick 4 · Ramaswamy 47 · Unsure 3

  508 likely voters (Ohio oversample of a 3,644-voter national survey), +/- 5.2, field period October 16-23, 2026; online and text-to-web; conducted for NetChoice, a technology trade association

  Sources: NetChoice Fall 2026 Antitrust Tech Survey, Topline (Echelon Insights), Ohio columns · NetChoice-Echelon Insights poll release, October 27, 2026

• Fox News · October 19, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Acton 50 · Ramaswamy 48 · Undecided 1

  Ohio likely voters (1,592 of the 2,005 registered voters interviewed; Fox's probabilistic likely-voter model), +/- 2, field period October 15-19, 2026; live landline and cellphone interviews plus text-to-web; conducted by Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R)

  Sources: Fox News Poll: Gender gap and pocketbook pain shape Ohio Senate race · Topline, Ohio registered and likely voters, October 15-19, 2026

• ActiVote · October 19, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Acton 48.6 · Ramaswamy 51.4

  400 likely midterm voters in Ohio, average expected error +/- 4.9, field period September 27-October 19, 2026 (median field date October 8); opt-in app panel weighted by demographics and political spectrum

  Source: Ramaswamy Leads Acton in Ohio Governor Race, Oct 19, 2026

• Marist Poll · October 18, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Acton 50 · Another party's candidate 3 · Ramaswamy 43 · Undecided 3

  Ohio likely voters (a subset of 1,176 registered voters; the likely-voter count is not printed), +/- 4.5, field period October 15-18, 2026; multi-mode (live phone, text, online)

  Sources: Midterm Elections in Ohio, October 2026 · Marist Poll Ohio nature of the sample and tables, likely voters and registered voters, October 15-18, 2026

• Marist Poll · October 18, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Expect Acton to win 45 · Expect Ramaswamy to win 49

  Ohio likely voters (a subset of 1,176 registered voters; the likely-voter count is not printed), +/- 4.5, field period October 15-18, 2026; multi-mode (live phone, text, online); asked who respondents expect to win, not who they support

  Sources: Midterm Elections in Ohio, October 2026 · Marist Poll Ohio nature of the sample and tables, likely voters and registered voters, October 15-18, 2026

• Marist Poll · October 18, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Favorable 37 · Unfavorable 53 · Unsure/Never heard 9

  Ohio likely voters (a subset of 1,176 registered voters; the likely-voter count is not printed), +/- 4.5, field period October 15-18, 2026; multi-mode (live phone, text, online)

  Sources: Midterm Elections in Ohio, October 2026 · Marist Poll Ohio nature of the sample and tables, likely voters and registered voters, October 15-18, 2026

• The Cook Political Report · October 13, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Acton 49 · Kissick 6 · Ramaswamy 44 · Undecided 1

  959 likely 2026 Ohio voters, field period October 9-13, 2026; margin of error not stated for Ohio in the release (Iowa's is stated as 4 points); fielded by New River Strategies (D) and GS Strategy Group (R)

  Sources: Senate Battleground District Project: October 2026 Toplines · Cook Political Report with Amy Walter: IA/OH/TX Poll, topline (n=959 likely 2026 voters in Ohio), October 9-13, 2026 · New CPR Battleground Polls: Dem Senate Candidates Narrowly Lead in OH, TX, IA

• Bowling Green State University / YouGov · October 9, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Acton 50 · Kissick 4 · Ramaswamy 44 · Someone else 2

  1,000 Ohio likely voters, +/- 3.95, field period September 29-October 9, 2026

  Source: Survey of 1000 Ohio Likely Voters, October 2026 Toplines

• Bowling Green State University / YouGov · October 9, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Expect Acton to win 43 · Expect Kissick to win 2 · Expect Ramaswamy to win 55

  1,000 Ohio likely voters, +/- 3.95, field period September 29-October 9, 2026; asked who respondents expect to win, not who they support

  Source: Survey of 1000 Ohio Likely Voters, October 2026 Toplines

• Bowling Green State University / YouGov · October 9, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Neither favorable nor unfavorable 14 · Somewhat favorable 20 · Somewhat unfavorable 8 · Strongly favorable 18 · Strongly unfavorable 40

  1,000 Ohio likely voters, +/- 3.95, field period September 29-October 9, 2026

  Source: Survey of 1000 Ohio Likely Voters, October 2026 Toplines

• co/efficient · October 6, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Acton 43 · Kissick 3 · Ramaswamy 45 · Undecided 8

  925 likely general election voters, +/- 3.49, field period October 5-6, 2026; mobile text and landline

  Source: Senate Battlegrounds 2026: Ohio U.S. Senate, likely general election voters, October 5-6, 2026 (released October 2026; no day printed)

• SSRS / CNN · October 5, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Acton 50 · Neither 6 · No opinion 1 · Other 2 · Ramaswamy 42

  760 registered voters weighted to likely voters, +/- 4.5, field period September 29-October 5, 2026

  Sources: Two states Trump carried by double digits are now in play for the Democrats, CNN polls show · CNN Ohio poll conducted by SSRS (topline and crosstabs)

• Siena Research Institute / The New York Times · October 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Acton 49 · Ramaswamy 45

  likely voters

  Source: NYTimes/Siena Poll of Likely Voters - Gubernatorial Races

• YouGov · September 30, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Acton 48 · Ramaswamy 44 · Someone else 1 · Undecided 6

  3,780 likely voters, +/- 2.5, field period September 18-30, 2026

  Sources: New polls in seven states show tight races for Senate and governor in each, including leads for Talarico, Brown, and Acton · Ohio General Election 2026 - Likely Voters (toplines)

• Suffolk University · September 27, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Acton 50.4 · Kissick 2.8 · Ramaswamy 41.4 · Refused 0.4 · Undecided 4.8 · Write-in 0.2

  500 likely voters, +/- 4.4, field period September 23-27, 2026

  Sources: SUPRC / USA TODAY Network Ohio, likely Ohio voters, 9/23-9/27, statewide marginals · Other States polls: September 30, 2026, Ohio Governor and US Senate with USA TODAY Network Ohio

• Suffolk University · September 27, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Favorable 44 · Never heard 1.6 · Undecided 2.2 · Unfavorable 52.2

  500 likely voters, +/- 4.4, field period September 23-27, 2026

  Sources: SUPRC / USA TODAY Network Ohio, likely Ohio voters, 9/23-9/27, statewide marginals · Other States polls: September 30, 2026, Ohio Governor and US Senate with USA TODAY Network Ohio

• Marist Poll · September 27, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Acton 50 · Another party's candidate 3 · Ramaswamy 44 · Undecided 3

  1,298 registered voters, +/- 3.8, field period September 24-27, 2026

  Sources: Midterm Elections in Ohio, September 2026 · Marist Poll Ohio Registered Voters, nature of the sample and tables, September 24-27, 2026

• Marist Poll · September 27, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Expect Acton to win 43 · Expect Ramaswamy to win 53

  1,298 registered voters, +/- 3.8, field period September 24-27, 2026

  Sources: Midterm Elections in Ohio, September 2026 · Marist Poll Ohio Registered Voters, nature of the sample and tables, September 24-27, 2026

• Marist Poll · September 27, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Favorable 38 · Unfavorable 50 · Unsure/Never heard 10

  1,298 registered voters, +/- 3.8, field period September 24-27, 2026

  Sources: Midterm Elections in Ohio, September 2026 · Marist Poll Ohio Registered Voters, nature of the sample and tables, September 24-27, 2026

• Bowling Green State University / YouGov · September 10, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Acton 48 · Kissick 4 · Ramaswamy 45

  1,000 likely voters, +/- 3.96, field period September 1-10, 2026

  Sources: Toplines, Ohio likely voters, September 1-10, 2026 · politicalwire.com · newsweek.com

• Bowling Green State University / YouGov · September 10, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Expect Acton to win 36 · Expect Ramaswamy to win 62

  1,000 likely voters, +/- 3.96, field period September 1-10, 2026; asked who respondents expect to win, not who they support

  Sources: Toplines, Ohio likely voters, September 1-10, 2026 · politicalwire.com · newsweek.com

• Bowling Green State University / YouGov · September 10, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Favorable 36 · Unfavorable 47

  1,000 likely voters, +/- 3.96, field period September 1-10, 2026

  Sources: Toplines, Ohio likely voters, September 1-10, 2026 · politicalwire.com · newsweek.com

• Fox News · August 10, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Acton 48 · Ramaswamy 50 · Undecided 1

  1,008 registered voters, +/- 3, field period August 6-10, 2026; conducted by Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R)

  Sources: Release, Ohio registered voters, August 6-10, 2026 · Topline, Ohio registered voters, August 6-10, 2026

• Fox News · August 10, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Can't say 1 · Favorable 46 · Never heard of 9 · Unfavorable 44

  1,008 registered voters, +/- 3, field period August 6-10, 2026; conducted by Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R)

  Sources: Release, Ohio registered voters, August 6-10, 2026 · Topline, Ohio registered voters, August 6-10, 2026

• Tulchin Research · August 4, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Acton 46 · Kissick 5 · Ramaswamy 44 · Undecided 6

  600 likely Ohio voters, +/- 4, field period July 29-August 4, 2026; memo from Tulchin Research dated August 10, 2026, posted by the Kulewicz campaign on its website

  Sources: Memo, page 2, Ohio likely voters, July 29-August 4, 2026, as posted by the Kulewicz campaign · August Poll, John J. Kulewicz for Ohio Attorney General

• AARP (Fabrizio Ward / Impact Research) · June 16, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Acton 47 · Ramaswamy 44

  800 likely voters, +/- 3.5, field period June 14-16, 2026; commissioned and released by AARP, conducted by Fabrizio Ward (R) and Impact Research (D); live interviewer and SMS-to-web

  Sources: New AARP Ohio Poll: 50+ Voters Key in Tight Senate, Governor Races (AARP press release) · Survey Shows Tight Races for Next Ohio Senator and Governor (AARP Research)

• Tulchin Research · June 4, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Acton 47 · Kissick 4 · Ramaswamy 44 · Undecided 6

  600 likely Ohio voters, +/- 4, field period June 2-4, 2026; memo from Tulchin Research dated June 12, 2026, posted by the Kulewicz campaign on its website

  Sources: Memo, page 1 (bottom), Ohio likely voters, June 2-4, 2026, as posted by the Kulewicz campaign · Memo, page 1 (top), Ohio likely voters, June 2-4, 2026, as posted by the Kulewicz campaign

• Fox News · June 1, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Acton 50 · Ramaswamy 49 · Undecided 1

  1,015 registered voters, +/- 3, field period May 28-June 1, 2026; conducted by Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R)

  Sources: Release, Ohio registered voters, May 28-June 1, 2026 · Topline, Ohio registered voters, May 28-June 1, 2026

• Fox News · June 1, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Can't say 1 · Favorable 45 · Never heard of 9 · Unfavorable 44

  1,015 registered voters, +/- 3, field period May 28-June 1, 2026; conducted by Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R)

  Sources: Release, Ohio registered voters, May 28-June 1, 2026 · Topline, Ohio registered voters, May 28-June 1, 2026

• Echelon Insights · April 9, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Acton 44 · Ramaswamy 49 · Undecided 7

  413 likely voters (Ohio oversample of a 2,880-voter national survey), +/- 5.8, field period April 3-9, 2026; online and text-to-web; conducted for NetChoice, which released the toplines

  Sources: NetChoice April 2026 Antitrust Survey Topline (Echelon Insights for NetChoice) · NetChoice April 2026 Topline Antitrust Survey Results from Echelon Insights

• Bowling Green State University / YouGov · April 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Acton 47 · Ramaswamy 48

  1,000 Ohio registered voters, +/- 3.88, field period April 7-14, 2026

  Sources: Toplines, Ohio registered voters, April 7-14, 2026 · politicalwire.com · newsweek.com

• Quantus Insights · March 14, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Acton 45.9 · Another candidate 3.3 · Ramaswamy 44.9 · Undecided 5.9

  Ohio voters, field period March 13-14, 2026; SMS outreach to voter-file records; the post gives no sample size or margin of error (the crosstab workbook's weighted base is 808.9 on the governor question, 784.3 on the Senate question)

  Sources: Quantus Insights: Ohio Voters Signal Competitive 2026 Environment · Ohio 2026 full-sample crosstabs (linked from the post)

• EMC Research · February 22, 2026 · Governor of Ohio

  Acton 53 · Ramaswamy 43

  1,343 likely November 2026 voters (of 2,000 registered voters, online survey), +/- 2.7, field period February 10-22, 2026; memo dated March 10, 2026, released by the Ohio Environmental Council

  Sources: Ohio Voter Survey Results (EMC Research memo, hosted by the Ohio Environmental Council) · New Poll Shows Ohioans Deeply Concerned About Rising Energy Costs and Strongly Support Clean Water Protections (press release)

• Emerson College Polling · December 8, 2025 · Governor of Ohio

  Acton 46 · Ramaswamy 45 · Undecided 9

  850 Ohio active registered voters, +/- 3.3 (credibility interval), field period December 6-8, 2025

  Source: Release, Ohio registered voters, December 6-8, 2025

• Emerson College Polling · August 2025 · Governor of Ohio

  Acton 39 · Ramaswamy 49 · Undecided 12

  1,000 Ohio active registered voters, +/- 3 (credibility interval), field period August 18-19, 2025

  Sources: Release, Ohio registered voters, August 18-19, 2025 · Release, Ohio registered voters, December 6-8, 2025

Endorsements received

• organizationAmericans for Public Safety

  October 2026

  Reported by the Ohio Society of CPAs weekly digest of Oct. 9, 2026, among the week's endorsements.

  Source: Week in Review, Oct. 11, 2026

• organizationOhio State Medical Association Political Action Committee (OSMAPAC)

  September 14, 2026

  The Ohio State Medical Association's president wrote that the association recognizes the PAC board's independent authority to make endorsement decisions.

  Sources: Vivek Ramaswamy Earns Endorsement of Ohio State Medical Association PAC · A Message from the OSMA President

• organizationNFIB Ohio PAC

  August 20, 2026

  The PAC of the National Federation of Independent Business in Ohio announced it at an event in Cincinnati.

  Sources: National Federation of Independent Business in Ohio endorses Ramaswamy for Gov. · NFIB Ohio PAC Endorses Vivek Ramaswamy for Governor

• unionFraternal Order of Police of Ohio

  July 21, 2026

  The Ohio FOP endorsed the Republican candidates in all eight statewide races on the same day.

  Sources: Ohio Fraternal Order of Police issues endorsements for Republicans in all 2026 statewide races · Ohio's Largest Law Enforcement Union Backs Vivek for Governor

• organizationOhio Chamber of Commerce

  July 14, 2026

  Sources: vivekforohio.com · statenews.org

• organizationSusan B. Anthony Pro-Life America Candidate Fund

  July 9, 2026

  Source: Leading Nat'l Pro-Life Group Endorses Vivek Ramaswamy for Ohio Governor

• organizationAssociated Builders and Contractors of Ohio

  July 2026

  Source: Week in review: July 19, 2026

• organizationBuckeye Firearms Association PAC

  April 14, 2026

  Sources: buckeyefirearms.org · chroniclet.com

• organizationNational Rifle Association Political Victory Fund

  April 2026

  Sources: vivekforohio.com · chroniclet.com

• officialMike DeWine

  January 2026

  DeWine is the governor of Ohio.

  Sources: Week in review: January 11, 2026 · Endorsements - Vivek for Ohio

• organizationRight to Life Action Coalition of Ohio

  2026

  Sources: rtlaohio.org · vivekforohio.com

• organizationReal Estate Investors Association

  2026

  Source: Endorsements

• unionOhio State Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters

  2026

  Source: Endorsements

• organizationOhio Society of CPAs

  2026

  Source: Endorsements

• organizationOhio Right to Life PAC

  2026

  Listed by the campaign as a separate endorser from the Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio.

  Source: vivekforohio.com

• organizationOhio Manufacturers' Association

  2026

  Source: Endorsements

• organizationOhio Corn and Wheat Growers Association

  2026

  Source: Endorsements

• unionOhio Conference of Teamsters

  2026

  Source: Endorsements

• organizationOhio Cattlemen's Association

  2026

  Source: Endorsements

• unionNorthwest Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council

  2026

  Source: Endorsements

• unionMillwright Local 1090

  2026

  Source: Endorsements

• unionLaborers' District Council

  2026

  Source: Endorsements

• officialKeith Faber

  2026

  Source: Endorsements - Vivek for Ohio

• unionInternational Union of Operating Engineers Local 18

  2026

  Source: Endorsements

• unionCleveland Police Patrolmen's Association

  2026

  Source: Endorsements

• unionCleveland Building and Construction Trades Council

  2026

  Source: Endorsements

• unionCentral Midwest Regional Council of Carpenters

  2026

  Source: Endorsements

• unionCarpenters Local 2

  2026

  Source: Endorsements

• unionAffiliated Construction Trades (ACT)

  2026

  Source: Endorsements

• officialFormer Gov. Bob Taft

  November 12, 2025

  Source: Bob Taft Endorses Vivek Ramaswamy for Governor

• officialRob Portman

  November 11, 2025

  Former U.S. senator.

  Source: Portman, Wenstrup back Vivek Ramaswamy for Governor

• officialFormer U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup

  November 11, 2025

  Source: Portman, Wenstrup back Vivek Ramaswamy for Governor

• official65 Ohio sheriffs

  September 24, 2025

  Announced by the campaign as a group of 65 county sheriffs.

  Source: 65 Sheriffs Endorse Vivek for Governor

• partyOhio Republican Party

  May 9, 2025

  Source: 13abc.com

• official38 Ohio Republican state representatives

  April 16, 2025

  Announced by the campaign as a group of 38 state representatives.

  Source: 38 Ohio GOP Representatives Endorse Vivek for Governor

• official15 Ohio Republican state senators

  March 24, 2025

  Announced by the campaign as a group of 15 state senators, including Senate President Rob McColley.

  Source: 15 Ohio GOP Senators Endorse Vivek for Governor

• officialDonald Trump

  February 24, 2025

  Sources: 13abc.com · en.wikipedia.org

• officialVice President JD Vance

  2025

  Source: Portman, Wenstrup back Vivek Ramaswamy for Governor

• officialSen. Jon Husted

  2025

  Source: Portman, Wenstrup back Vivek Ramaswamy for Governor

• officialSen. Bernie Moreno

  2025

  Source: 15 Ohio GOP Senators Endorse Vivek for Governor

In the endorsement sets

• Ohio officials' endorsements of Donald Trump, 2016, 2020 and 2024 · 2024 · endorsed · Ohio businessman and 2024 Republican presidential primary candidate (suspended campaign and endorsed Trump); later Ohio DOGE co-lead and 2026 Ohio gubernatorial candidate

  Sources: Des Moines Register (via AP wire), via Google News · NBC News / AP News

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: Vivek Ramaswamy · Sio Gene Therapies (formerly Axovant Gene Therapies)

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