Amy Acton elected Ohio's first woman governor, defeating Vivek Ramaswamy

Amy Acton entered the Ohio governor's race with a background in medicine and public health. A doctor, she led Ohio's Department of Health at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Reason.

Her Republican opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy, was a biotech entrepreneur backed by President Trump, NPR News reported. The contest put a Democratic challenger up against a candidate with the president's support in a state where Republicans had held the governorship for 16 years, according to Top Stories.

In October, Ramaswamy's campaign produced an advertisement featuring Acton's estranged mother, according to CBS Top Stories. The supplied coverage does not detail the advertisement's claims.

The advertisement became a major controversy in the final weeks of the race. NPR News reported that it drew national criticism, while The Hill described it as roiling the campaign's closing days. Those reports do not establish how much it affected the vote.

On November 4, The Hill reported that Decision Desk HQ projected Acton would defeat Ramaswamy and flip the governorship to Democrats. NPR News and Reason also reported her victory.

Acton has been elected Ohio's first woman governor, NPR News reported. Her victory also ends 16 years of Republican control of the office, according to Top Stories.

The supplied reports agree on the winner, but do not provide a final vote margin or details of the transition. They establish the election result, not that Acton has already taken office.