New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- Indian-American Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy witnessed a major setback as he lost the Ohio governor's race to Democrat Amy Acton, according to US media.

Acton will now become the first Democrat elected Ohio governor in two decades and the first woman to hold the seat, overcoming unprecedented $100 million spent against her to win the race.

Acton, 60, succeeds GOP Gov. Mike DeWine, whom she served alongside during the early months of the pandemic. But she enters office without elective experience, a stark contrast with her 79-year-old former boss, who is term-limited and likely retiring from elective politics after 50 years.

Amy Acton polled 50.4 per cent of the vote, while Ramaswamy won 46.3 per cent of the vo...