An armed assailant attacked Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton at a fair, highlighting rising political violence in the U.S.

While attending a fair in Cranford in the southern part of the state, an 'armed individual lunged' at Acton and left multiple people injured, her campaign said.

A man later found to have weapons on him allegedly pushed through a crowd toward Ohio Democratic gubernatorial nominee Amy Acton on Sunday and injured multiple people at a fair in…