Vivek Ramaswamy’s move this week toward a run for governor of Ohio did not clear or freeze the Republican field the way someone so closely and visibly aligned with President-elect Donald Trump ordinarily might.

Yost, 68, seeks to succeed two-term Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a fellow Republican, who is term-limited in 2026. He had teased his plans in a somewhat ominous black-and-white video posted to the social platform X in November.

The stampede started Thursday when Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, whose yearning for the governor’s office was the worst kept secret in Ohio politics, finally announced he will run for the 2026 Republican nomination.

Yost’s bid comes after Vivek Ramaswamy signaled plans to run for governor next year but has not officially announced it.

Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is aiming to become the governor of Ohio after an unexpected departure from the Trump administration and a failed presidential bid. With connections to prominent Ohio Republicans and a background in business,

Ohio entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will announce a bid for Ohio governor ... Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost will formally announce his gubernatorial bid in late February after seeing a "groundswell of support" for his ...

Vivek Ramaswamy drops out of Republican primary race In the primaries, Ramaswamy would likely have to face off against Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, who has made headlines for fighting to ...

NBC News confirmed a report - citing two sources - that Ramaswamy will focus his efforts on a campaign to become the next governor of Ohio.

Yost – though not to be underestimated – likely deterred Husted less from running for governor than did another Republican, Cincinnati-born biotechnology tycoon Vivek Ramaswamy. (When this ...

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost joined the growing list of candidates ... could also throw his name into the mix shortly: Vivek Ramaswamy.Multiple reports last week stated that Ramaswamy, a ...

President Trump, 78, pushed Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to consider installing Ramaswamy in Vance’s open Senate seat earlier this month — but was rebuffed by the governor in favor of Lt. Gov. Jon Husted.