COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sen. Jon Husted and Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy formally endorsed each other Monday night in Columbus, signaling a united GOP ticket ahead of the 2026 election.

Ohio GOP Chairman Alex Triantafilou fired up the crowd, asking: “Are we united around Vivek and around Jon Husted?”

The standing-room-only audience of roughly 200 supporters responded with loud applause on a stormy night above the Scioto River.

Husted, appointed last year to the U.S. Senate seat vacated when JD Vance became vice president, is running for a full term in 2026. He previously served as Ohio's lieutenant governor and secretary of state.

“Tonight is about the fact that we have one team and one mission, and that mission is victory in 2026,” Husted told supporters.

Ramaswamy, a

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