Ramaswamy will face Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Morgan County's Heather Hill in the Republican primary for governor. Former Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton is the sole Democrat in the race so far.

Ramaswamy joins a competitive GOP primary field to succeed Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, 78, a veteran center-right politician who is term-limited.

Vivek Ramaswamy, the 2024 Republican presidential candidate and short-lived co-chair of President Donald Trump’s government efficiency commission, launched his campaign for Ohio governor Monday.