Winner, unofficial result · Governor, OH
Amy Acton
American physician and politician (born 1966)
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (race summary table) · read 2026-11-04
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +5.4, from verified polls) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Amy Leigh Acton is an American physician and researcher who is the Democratic nominee for governor of Ohio in the 2026 election.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-02 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- February 16, 1966 (age 60)
- Education
- Youngstown State University, Bachelor of Science
- Ohio State University, Master of Public Health
- Liberty High School
- Northeast Ohio Medical University, Doctor of Medicine
- Occupation
- public health physician, epidemiologist, university teacher, researcher
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05).
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The race
Governor, OH. Won.
- Amy Acton Democratic · winnern/a
Source: Wikipedia (race summary table) · retrieved 2026-11-04 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +5.4, from verified polls)
- Result
- Won
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
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Record
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Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- actonforgovernor.com official
- Campaign email
- info@actonforgovernor.com · source
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Timeline
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Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q87773723). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
- Jeffries and Schumer have plenty of critics – but no challengers: From the Politics Desk
- Medicaid in Ohio: How Amy Acton plans to respond to 2027 federal changes
- Winners and losers of historic midterm elections that handed Dems control of Congress
- The Concession Call to an Election Winner Is No Longer a Given
- Acton: 'No intention' of speaking with Ramaswamy after 'beyond the pale' ad
- DeSantis nukes ‘tech guy’ Vivek after Ohio drubbing: ‘Not in tune’ with blue-collar voters
- Acton says she has "no intention" of speaking to Ramaswamy
- The biggest winners, losers and surprises from the 2026 midterms
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (race summary table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_gubernatorial_elections&oldid=1383740551
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 10:55 PM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Acton
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q87773723
- Roster, Wikipedia (secondary source) https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_Ohio_gubernatorial_election&oldid=1375505401
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amy_Acton_(cropped2).jpg
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- photo_curated https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Acton
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