Vivek Ramaswamy
Republican candidate for Ohio governor, a biotechnology entrepreneur and former presidential candidate.
On 23 September, rating changes made Vivek Ramaswamy’s Ohio governor race a Toss-up.
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Vivek Ramaswamy is the Republican candidate for governor of Ohio and a biotechnology entrepreneur. He previously ran for the Republican presidential nomination.
His state campaign places him in a major Midwestern contest. On 23 September, Sabato’s Crystal Ball moved Ohio’s governor race to Toss-up amid a wider set of ratings changes favouring Democrats.
Ramaswamy’s profile joins business experience with national Republican politics. That combination makes the Ohio race a test of whether a former presidential candidate can convert national recognition into state executive office.
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