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Vance."},{"text":"The defeat represented a major electoral setback for Republicans in a state Trump won comfortably in 2024."},{"text":"Acton, a 60-year-old physician and former Ohio health director, on Tuesday night (local time) became the first woman elected governor of Ohio and the first Democrat to win the office since 2006."},{"text":"Late election-night returns showed Acton receiving approximately 51 per cent of the vote against Ramaswamy's 46 per cent, with Libertarian Don Kissick securing about three per cent."},{"text":"The result represented a swing of roughly 16 percentage points towards Democrats compared with Trump's 11-point victory margin in Ohio in the 2024 presidential election."},{"text":"Speaking at his election-night gathering in Ohio, Ramaswamy acknowledged defeat and said he had contacted Acton to congratulate her."},{"text":"In his remarks, Ramaswamy thanked supporters and spoke about continuing to serve Ohio outside public life."},{"text":"He also thanked his parents, wife Apoorva, their three children and his running mate, Ohio Senate President Rob McColley."},{"text":"Ramaswamy, 41, had sought to become Ohio's first Indian-American Governor after emerging as a prominent national Republican figure through his unsuccessful 2024 presidential campaign."},{"text":"His defeat carried significance beyond Ohio because Trump and Vance had invested considerable political capital in his candidacy."},{"text":"Addressing a Republican rally in Chillicothe on October 28, Trump had declared: \"Six days from now, the people of Ohio are going to elect Vivek Ramaswamy as your Governor.\""},{"text":"Trump subsequently held another campaign event by telephone on October 31, urging Republican voters to turn out for Ramaswamy and other party candidates."},{"text":"Vance, a former Ohio senator, returned to his home state on November 2 for an election-eve rally in Swanton."},{"text":"\"So I know that we are going to elect Vivek Ramaswamy and Jon Husted,\" Vance told supporters."},{"text":"The results went against both predictions. Democrat Sherrod Brown also defeated Republican Senator Jon Husted, handing the party another significant Ohio loss."},{"text":"Ramaswamy's campaign had become increasingly bitter in its closing weeks after an advertisement featuring Acton's estranged mother accused the Democrat of dishonesty."},{"text":"The advertisement drew criticism from Democrats and Republicans, including outgoing Governor Mike DeWine, while Trump defended Ramaswamy's decision to use it."},{"text":"Ramaswamy campaigned on lowering taxes, deregulation and reducing government expenditure. Acton emphasised affordability, healthcare, education and relief for working families."},{"text":"The Republican candidate also invested heavily in the race, lending more than $36 million of his own money to his campaign by late September."},{"text":"Born in Cincinnati in 1985, Ramaswamy is the son of Indian immigrants with ancestral roots in Vadakkencherry in Kerala's Palakkad district. "},{"text":"His father, V.G. Ramaswamy, studied in Kerala before moving to the United States, where he worked as an engineer. "},{"text":"His mother, Geetha Ramaswamy, is a psychiatrist. Ramaswamy graduated from Harvard University and Yale Law School and founded the biotechnology company Roivant Sciences in 2014."}]}}},"relatedArticles":{"edges":[{"node":{"uid":"jaipur-born-pia-makes-us-history","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Jaipur-Born Pia Makes US History"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/6zTyUfCH5uQ8s1fc_dandiyawins.JPG?auto=format%2Ccompress&rect=0%2C0%2C450%2C222&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-11-04T05:04:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"h-1b-rule-change-indians-hit-hardest","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"H-1B Rule Change: Indians Hit Hardest"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/_9zp_H_4tbhGTWeF_H1B.JPG?auto=format%2Ccompress&rect=0%2C21%2C600%2C296&w=2028&h=1000"},"datetime":"2026-11-02T05:25:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"indian-students-in-us-fall-13.5-pc-to-317000","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Indian students in US fall 13.5 pc to 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