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Ohio voters cast ballots in governor and Senate races

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The Hill, NewsNation and PBS NewsHour report that Ohio voters are casting ballots on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, in races for governor, U.S. Senate and the state’s 15 U.S. House seats. In the governor’s race, Democrat Amy Acton faces Republican Vivek Ramaswamy to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. In the special Senate election, Republican Jon Husted faces Democrat Sherrod Brown for the seat JD Vance vacated when he became vice president. Decision Desk HQ, NewsNation’s election partner, forecasts the governor’s race as leaning Democratic, and NewsNation cites polling showing Acton at 49.4%, up from 45.5%. Polls close at 7:30 p.m. EST. These articles report no results yet.

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What happened

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  1. Ohio voters are casting ballots on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, for governor, U.S. Senate and the state’s 15 U.S. House seats.

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    The Hill, NewsNation, PBS NewsHour

  2. Democrat Amy Acton is running against Republican Vivek Ramaswamy to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Mike DeWine.

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    The Hill, NewsNation, PBS NewsHour

  3. Republican Jon Husted is running against Democrat Sherrod Brown in a special Senate election for the seat JD Vance vacated.

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    The Hill, PBS NewsHour

  4. Polls in the Senate race were described as showing the candidates neck and neck before Election Day.

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    The Hill, PBS NewsHour

  5. Decision Desk HQ, NewsNation’s election partner, forecasts the governor’s race as leaning Democratic.

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  6. Polls close at 7:30 p.m. EST.

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How each side tells it

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All six articles, from The Hill, NewsNation and PBS NewsHour, describe Ohio’s Tuesday governor and Senate races as live contests. Coverage stresses the candidate matchups and what the races mean for control of Congress, and states no outcome.

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  • the center

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    Center outlets headline the races as live results and candidate matchups, with no outcome stated before the polls close.

    Ohio live results: 2026 governor's election
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    explosiveMore neutral: Ramaswamy campaign ad that featured her estranged mother

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    After voting, Acton spoke outside her precinct, mentioning the explosive Ramaswamy campaign ad that featured her estranged mother.

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    PBS NewsHour, Nov 3, 5:00 AM EST

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  1. PBS NewsHourCenterNov 3, 5:00 AM EST
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  3. The HillCenterNov 3, 12:00 PM EST

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