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.

Vivek Ramaswamy has expressed his intention to seek a second term as governor of Ohio despite not yet being elected or officially announcing his candidacy. “Those eight years will go by quickly,” he told the Wall Street Journal.

The biotech entrepreneur hopes for support from both President Trump and Elon Musk as he maps out his planned bid for Ohio governor.