Amy Acton, the Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, celebrates at an election night watch party, in Columbus on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. Acton campaigned on establishing moratoriums on data center projects that don’t meet certain criteria, such as hiring union workers and building on former industrial sites, not farmland. (Maddie Mcgarvey/The New York Times) By KAREN WEISE Many of the largest technology companies weren’t prepared for the opposition to data centers that has swept the country…
