Attorney General Dave Yost has been officially running for the Republican nomination for Ohio governor in 2026 since January, but lost the party's endorsement to Vivek Ramaswamy last week.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has suspended his campaign for governor, clearing the field in the Republican primary for Vivek Ramaswamy. Yost told supporters Friday that he chose to end his campaign after concluding that his fight to win the Republican nomination had gone from a “steep climb” to a “vertical cliff” after the state party chose to support Ramaswamy.