Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has suspended his gubernatorial campaign after losing the state Republican Party’s endorsement.
The Ohio GOP instead picked businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, who was also endorsed by President Donald Trump, the Associated Press reported.
Yost announced his decision Friday, which came just a week after the party chose the 39-year-old billionaire.
In an email to supporters, Yost said he would continue to serve Ohioans “perhaps for quite a while yet.”
However, it’s unclear what he meant.
The Ohio Supreme Court will not be available to 68-year-old Yost due to age limits.
Yost said he dropped out when it became “apparent that a steep climb to the nomination for governor has become a vertical cliff,” the email said.
“I do not wish to divide my political party or my state with a quixotic battle over the small differences between my vision and that of my opponent,” Yost added.
“I am simply not that important.”
Trump has notched another win with the Ohio GOP’s decision to pick Ramaswamy.
The Buckeye State is fond of Trump and voted for him all three times he ran for president, including 2024 when he beat then-Vice President Kamala Harris by more than