Ballot facts
- Name as listed
- Vivek Ramaswamy
- Office
- Governor of Ohio
- Party
- Republican (as listed by the state)
- Running mate
- Robert A. McColley (Lieutenant Governor)
- Seat
- Open seat (incumbent term-limited) · current governor: Mike DeWine
- Election
- November 3, 2026 general
- Website
- Website: vivekforohio.com
- Candidate list
- Lake County (Ohio) Board of Elections — Nov. 3, 2026 General Election Candidate List
Stated positions
Paraphrased neutrally from the candidate’s own published materials. Each statement is attributed (“says…”) and cited. We do not evaluate the feasibility or accuracy of promises. Every candidate in this race is summarized the same way. How we compile these.
| Topic | Summary of stated position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | Proposes cutting property taxes immediately and phasing out the state income tax, starting with capital gains. | Campaign website — vivekforohio.com/the-plan Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Energy | Proposes expanding natural gas and new energy technologies to reduce electric bills. | Campaign website — vivekforohio.com/the-plan Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Education | Proposes higher academic standards, more parental choice, and higher pay for top teachers. | Campaign website — vivekforohio.com/the-plan Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Public safety | Proposes stricter bail and sentencing for repeat violent offenders. | Campaign website — vivekforohio.com/the-plan Accessed October 23, 2026 |
Attributed to the candidate; not verified or evaluated by SaveYourState. Candidates can request a correction by pointing to their own published materials.
Campaign finance
Not yet compiled. Candidates for governor report to Ohio’s state campaign-finance office, not the FEC. Their reports are public on the official Ohio campaign-finance search.
Record in office
No legislative record is linked to this candidate. Records are linked only through official identifiers (Bioguide ID) or a hand-checked state officeholder record, to avoid misattribution.
Sources
- Candidate list: Lake County (Ohio) Board of Elections — Nov. 3, 2026 General Election Candidate List — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Campaign website — vivekforohio.com/the-plan — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Website: Wikidata Q27881473 official website (P856)
- Ohio campaign-finance search (official)
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