IT’S OFFICIAL: Vivek Ramaswamy Files Paperwork For Ohio Governor Campaign

Vivek Ramaswamy is officially running for Ohio governor.

He has already filed the paperwork needed to run, and he told The New York Post that a “big announcement” will be coming regarding his campaign on February 24th.

Ramaswamy is expected to kick off his campaign with his first event on February 24th at Cincinnati’s CTL Aerospace Inc.

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BREAKING: Vivek Ramaswamy just filed paperwork with the Secretary of State to run for Governor of Ohio.

All the preliminary polls show Vivek dominating the primaries, which means a landslide general election win against the Democrat candidate.

Vivek wants to transform Ohio &… pic.twitter.com/NKqbXLxsEw

— George (@BehizyTweets) February 15, 2025

🚨🇺🇸VIVEK RAMASWAMY FILES TO RUN FOR OHIO GOVERNOR@VivekGRamaswamy has officially filed paperwork with the Ohio Secretary of State to enter the 2026 governor’s race.

Early polling suggests he’s leading the GOP primary by a wide margin, positioning him as the frontrunner for… pic.twitter.com/6kai7tNoqO

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) February 16, 2025

Vivek explained in this video exactly why he’s running for governor:

Vivek explains why he's eyeing the Ohio governor seat:

"If Donald Trump gets the job done over the next four years at the federal level, the action shifts back to the states.

It's going to require real leaders at the state level to catch the pieces."

– @VivekGRamaswamy pic.twitter.com/SYIgji9Rjo

— The Conservative Alternative (@OldeWorldOrder) February 13, 2025

The New York Post reported:

Vivek Ramaswamy has kicked off his campaign to become Ohio’s next governor — and vowed it won’t be “your usual gubernatorial dog-and-pony show.”

The biotech entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate celebrated Valentine’s Day by filing paperwork with the Ohio Secretary of State’s office — signaling his run for the 2026 election.

Ramaswamy, 39 — a native of Cincinnati — has not yet formally announced his campaign plans but has repeatedly hinted that he was eyeing an elected office at the state level.

“Big announcement in Ohio coming on Feb 24. It won’t be your usual gubernatorial dog-and-pony show,” the potential Ohio candidate told The Post Saturday.

The Republican is expected to launch his campaign on Feb. 24 at Cincinnati’s CTL Aerospace Inc. before delivering remarks at Axium Packaging outside Columbus, the Associated Press revealed Friday.

The next day, he will attend planned events at Glass City Center in Toledo and The Local Bar in Strongsville, a suburb of Cleveland.

An apparent campaign website for Ramaswamy teases “a big announcement” — and is noticeably paid for by “Vivek Ramaswamy for Ohio.”

Preliminary polls give Ramaswamy a very good chance of becoming Ohio’s next governor — especially if endorsed by President Trump/

Newsweek commented on Ramaswamy’s chances of winning the Ohio governor race:

The primary for the Republican nomination is already busting with strong candidates, including Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Heather Hill, a former member of the state Martin Luthor King Commission. Five Ohio’s last six governors, including DeWine, have been Republicans, making it likely that a Republican candidate will replace him in what is now a staunchly red state.

The timing of his announcement coincides with data showing that he has built up a considerable lead: A memo from survey firm Fabrizio, Lee & Associates stated that its research found Ramaswamy “holds a huge lead over his potential competitors in the Republican nomination for Ohio governor.”

“Among an electorate where President Trump and Vice President Vance are universally beloved, America First candidate Ramaswamy is undoubtedly the frontrunner to win the GOP nomination,” the firm wrote, citing the “overwhelmingly positive views of President Trump & VP Vance” of more than 90 percent favorability in the state.

A survey by the firm found Ramaswamy has a 65 percent favorability compared to nine percent unfavorable, which beats Yost, who has “a near identical number of Ohio [Republican primary voters]” (RPV) and a favorability of 51 percent.

The firm also asserts that Ramaswamy wins 52 percent of the vote for the Republican nomination, while Yost – marked as a “distant 2nd” – has only 18 percent support. Around 27 percent of all RPVs remain undecided.

Fabrizio, Lee & Associates surveyed 600 likely voters from January 26-27, 2025, with interviews conducted by live-operator cell phone calls, live-operator landline and SMS-to-web survey. The margin of sampling error was plus or minus four percent at 95 percent confidence.

WPA Intelligence, another survey firm, agreed that Ramaswamy has a “commanding lead” over his rivals, with 57 percent support compared to Yost with 26 percent. Only around 10 percent of voters remain undecided according to WPAI’s poll.

Key to WPAI’s polling is that they found Ramaswamy wins among voters who “know the most about him and Dave Yost,” where Ramaswamy has 72 percent of the vote compared to Yost with 20 percent, and just three percent of voters undecided.

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The firm determined that if Trump endorsed Ramaswamy, it would give him a 10 point bump that would all but secure the nomination for him.

WPAi conducted it’s poll of 600 likely Republican primary voters in Ohio, collected January 28-30, 2025, by a live telephone interview and SMS-to-web surveys. The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus four percent at 95 percent confidence.