Ohio Statewide Results: Acton, Brown and Russo Win; Attorney General, Auditor, Treasurer and Supreme Court Races Still Undecided

November 3, 2026 — Columbus, Ohio

Democrats won Ohio’s three biggest races Tuesday: Amy Acton will be the state’s next governor, Sherrod Brown will return to the U.S. Senate, and Allison Russo will be the next secretary of state. The state’s voter-ID constitutional amendment, Issue 3, also passed by a wide margin. Four other statewide contests — attorney general, auditor of state, treasurer of state, and the two Ohio Supreme Court seats — remained undecided Wednesday morning.

The figures below are unofficial returns from the Associated Press, checked Wednesday morning, with 8,727 of Ohio’s 8,834 precincts reporting (98.79%) in most races. Results will not be officially certified until county boards complete their canvass.

Governor — AP CALLED for Amy Acton: Democrat Amy Acton defeated Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, 2,404,178 votes to 2,039,730, in the AP count. The AP marked Acton as the winner. The AP page checked listed only Acton and Ramaswamy; Libertarian Don Kissick was also on the ballot, and his AP count was not shown in that document, so no vote-share percentages are printed here from that page alone. Acton, the former director of the Ohio Department of Health, is the first woman elected governor of Ohio and the first Democrat to win the office since 2006. The seat was open because Gov. Mike DeWine is term-limited.

U.S. Senate (special election, unexpired term) — AP CALLED for Sherrod Brown: Democrat Sherrod Brown defeated Republican Jon Husted, 2,301,042 votes to 2,077,748, in the AP count. The AP marked Brown as the winner. The AP page checked listed only Brown and Husted; Libertarian William Redpath and independent Greg Levy were also on the ballot, and their AP counts were not shown in that document, so no vote-share percentages are printed here from that page alone. Husted holds the seat; Brown returns to the Senate after losing his seat in 2024 and will serve the remainder of the term.

Secretary of State — AP CALLED for Allison Russo: Democrat Allison Russo defeated Republican Robert Sprague, 2,287,160 votes (50.3%) to 2,129,981 (46.8%), with Libertarian Tom Pruss at 134,179 (2.9%), in the AP count. The AP marked Russo as the winner. Russo, a state representative from Upper Arlington, will be Ohio’s first Democratic secretary of state since 2011 and will replace term-limited Secretary of State Frank LaRose in January. Sprague, the current treasurer of state, could not seek re-election to that office because of term limits.

Issue 3 — Require Voter ID (proposed constitutional amendment) — AP CALLED: YES won with 2,934,245 votes (about 65%) to 1,556,864 NO (about 35%), with 8,722 of 8,834 precincts reporting (98.73%). The AP marked YES as the winner. The measure enshrines Ohio’s photo voter-ID law in the state Constitution. Ohio has required photo ID at the polls since 2023, so the amendment does not change voting practice on its face, but it makes the requirement harder for future lawmakers to alter.

Attorney General — TOO CLOSE TO CALL: No AP call had been verified in this check for Republican Keith Faber vs. Democrat John Kulewicz. The Columbus Dispatch described the race as too close to call in its Wednesday-morning roundup. No winner or vote count is printed here for this race.

Auditor of State — TOO CLOSE TO CALL: No AP call had been verified in this check for Republican Frank LaRose vs. Democrat Annette Blackwell. The Dispatch reported LaRose leading, 51% to 49%, as of 5 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4. No winner or vote count is printed here for this race.