COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Vivek Ramaswamy’s expected run for Ohio governor continued to reshape the 2026 election on Wednesday, as two-term state Treasurer Robert Sprague dropped his bid for the job to run for secretary of state.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Republican Niraj Antani’s campaign for Ohio Secretary of State ended faster than it began. The former Dayton area state senator announced on X his campaign’s suspension Wednesday, less than a month after announcing his plans for 2026.

Former Republican state Sen. Niraj Antani is suspending his 2026 campaign for Ohio secretary of state to run for state treasurer. Antani, 33, of Miamisburg in the Dayton area, on Wednesday cited the “new dynamic” injected into the contest last week when Ohio’s sitting statewide officeholders finally settled into their lanes.