COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Trump-endorsed biotech billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy won the Ohio Republican Party’s gubernatorial endorsement on Friday, overcoming more experienced and potentially more popular rivals to land coveted institutional and monetary support nearly a year before the 2026 primary.

The Ohio Republican Party State Central Committee voted on Friday to endorse Vivek Ramaswamy for governor, in a blow to Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH). DeWine reportedly worked behind the scenes to block the 66-member committee from backing Ramaswamy,

Vivek Ramaswamy’s hold on the 2026 GOP nomination for governor got even tighter Friday as he landed an early endorsement from the Ohio Republican Party. The endorsement, approved by a supermajority of the Ohio GOP’s State Central Committee,