More than seven months out from Ohio’s partisan primaries, GOP candidate for governor Vivek Ramaswamy and incumbent U.S. Sen. Jon Husted have endorsed each other, in another signal that neither of them will face a serious contest in May 2026.

The two men addressed a standing room only crowd, which included lawmakers and strategists and lobbyists, at The Boat House near downtown Columbus on Monday night.

“We know we won’t be alone, because we know that President (Donald) Trump will be here, Vice President (JD) Vance will be here, and all of you will be here working side-by-side with us to getting a victory in 2026, won’t you?” Husted said.

His endorsement of Ramaswamy came just days after Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel officially ruled out a run. The former Ohio State University football coach, wh

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