Mike DeWine | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2018 | |
| 70thGovernor of Ohio | |
| Assumed office January 14, 2019 | |
| Lieutenant | Jon Husted Jim Tressel |
| Preceded by | John Kasich |
| 50thAttorney General of Ohio | |
| In office January 10, 2011 – January 14, 2019 | |
| Governor | John Kasich |
| Preceded by | Richard Cordray |
| Succeeded by | Dave Yost |
| United States Senator fromOhio | |
| In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Howard Metzenbaum |
| Succeeded by | Sherrod Brown |
| 59thLieutenant Governor of Ohio | |
| In office January 14, 1991 – November 12, 1994 | |
| Governor | George Voinovich |
| Preceded by | Paul Leonard |
| Succeeded by | Nancy Hollister |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's7th district | |
| In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Bud Brown |
| Succeeded by | Dave Hobson |
| Member of theOhio Senate from the10th district | |
| In office January 2, 1981 – December 13, 1982 | |
| Preceded by | John Mahoney |
| Succeeded by | Dave Hobson |
| Prosecutor ofGreene County | |
| In office 1977–1981 | |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Carrera |
| Succeeded by | William Schenck |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Michael DeWine (1947-01-05)January 5, 1947 (age 79) Springfield, Ohio, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 8, includingPat |
| Education | Miami University (BA) Ohio Northern University (JD) |
| Website | Office website |
Richard Michael DeWine[1] (/dəˈwaɪn/də-WYNE;[2] born January 5, 1947) is an American politician and attorney serving as the 70thgovernor of Ohio since 2019. A member of theRepublican Party, he served as the 50thattorney general of Ohio from 2011 to 2019, in theU.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 1991, and in theU.S. Senate from 1995 to 2007.
DeWine is a native ofYellow Springs, Ohio. He graduated fromMiami University with a bachelor's degree in 1969 and earned a Juris Doctor fromOhio Northern University College of Law in 1972. After graduation, DeWine worked as an assistant prosecutor forGreene County and was elected county prosecutor, serving one term. He continued his political career in theOhio Senate in 1980. He served as aU.S. representative from 1983 until 1991. In 1991, he was sworn in as the 59thlieutenant governor of Ohio, underGeorge Voinovich.
DeWine waselected to theUnited States Senate in a landslide in the1994 Republican Revolution. He served in the Senate until his defeat bySherrod Brown in2006. DeWine returned to politics four years later and became the 50thattorney general of Ohio, serving from 2011 to 2019. He was elected governor in2018. During DeWine's first term as governor, ashooting in Dayton prompted him to urge theOhio legislature to enact new gun control measures, such as expanding background checks and harsher penalties for those in possession of unregistered firearms.
In early 2020, DeWine received national attention for hisCOVID-19 response,[3] ordering the closing of dine-in restaurant service and sporting events and delegating additional resources to elderly care facilities. He wasreelected by a landslide 25% margin against Democratic nomineeNan Whaley, the former mayor ofDayton, in 2022.[4]
DeWine was born inSpringfield, Ohio, on January 5, 1947, and grew up in nearbyYellow Springs.[5][6] He is the son of Jean Ruth (née Liddle) and Richard Lee DeWine.[7][8][9] He was raised and identifies as aRoman Catholic.[10][11][12] DeWine earned hisBachelor of Science degree ineducation fromMiami University inOxford, Ohio, in 1969 and aJuris Doctor from thePettit College of Law atOhio Northern University in 1972.
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At age 25, DeWine started working as an assistant prosecuting attorney forGreene County, Ohio, and in 1976 was elected County Prosecutor, serving for four years.[13][14][15][16] In 1980, he was elected to theOhio State Senate and served one two-year term.[14]
In 1982, U.S. representativeBud Brown ofOhio's 7th congressional district retired after 18 years in Congress; his father,Clarence Brown, Sr., had held the seat for 26 years before that. DeWine won the Republican nomination, assuring his election in November. He was reelected three more times from this district, which stretches from his home in Springfield to theColumbus suburbs. He ran unopposed in 1986 in what was regarded as a bad year for Republicans nationally.
In 1986, DeWine was one of theHouse impeachment managers who prosecuted the case in theimpeachment trial of JudgeHarry E. Claiborne. Claiborne was found guilty by theUnited States Senate and removed from his federal judgeship.[17]
DeWine did not seek reelection to the House of Representatives in 1990, and briefly ran for governor, but withdrew before the primaries and instead ran[18][19] forlieutenant governor asGeorge Voinovich'srunning mate inthat year's Ohio gubernatorial election. The Voinovich-DeWine ticket was easily elected.
In1992, DeWine unsuccessfully ran for United States Senate against the former astronaut and incumbent senatorJohn Glenn. His campaign used the phrase, "Whaton earth has John Glenn done?", echoingJeff Bingaman's slogan "What on Earth has he done for you lately?" against former astronautHarrison Schmitt in their1982 Senate race.[20][21]
In1994, DeWine ran again for Senate, defeating prominent attorneyJoel Hyatt (the son-in-law of retiring SenatorHoward Metzenbaum) by a 14-point margin. DeWine was reelected in2000, defeating gunshow promoter Ronald Dickson (161,185 votes, or 12.44%) and former U.S. representativeFrank Cremeans (104,219 votes, or 8.05%) in the primary andTed Celeste (brother of former Ohio governorDick Celeste) in the general election. DeWine sat on the SenateJudiciary andSelect Intelligence committees. He was the initial sponsor of theDrug-Free Century Act in 1999 and was a member of theGang of 14, a bipartisan group of senators that in 2005 made a compromise on judicial nominees.[22][23] He voted in favor of the 2002Iraq Resolution authorizing the use of force against Saddam Hussein.[24]
In the2006 United States Senate election in Ohio, DeWine ran for reelection but lost to U.S. representative and formerOhio secretary of stateSherrod Brown by 496,332 votes.[25] He received 905,644 fewer votes in 2006 than he received in 2000.[26][27][28]
DeWine accepted positions teaching government courses atCedarville University,Ohio Northern University andMiami University. In 2007, he joined the law firm Keating Muething & Klekamp as corporate investigations group co-chair. He also advised the Ohio campaign ofJohn McCain's 2008 presidential bid.[29]
On July 21, 2009, DeWine announced his candidacy for attorney general of the State of Ohio.[30] On November 2, 2010, he was elected attorney general, defeating incumbentRichard Cordray, 48% to 46%.[31] As attorney general of Ohio, DeWine sent letters to drugstore chains encouraging them to discontinue the sale of tobacco products.[32]
In the2012 Republican presidential primary, DeWine endorsedTim Pawlenty, then endorsedMitt Romney after Pawlenty dropped out of the race. On February 17, 2012, DeWine announced he was retracting his endorsement of Romney and endorsedRick Santorum. DeWine said, "To be elected president, you have to do more than tear down your opponents. You have to give the American people a reason to vote for you, a reason to hope, a reason to believe that under your leadership, America will be better. Rick Santorum has done that. Sadly, Governor Romney has not."[33]
On November 4, 2014, DeWine was reelected as attorney general, defeating challengerDavid A. Pepper.[34] He carried 83 of Ohio's 88 counties.[35]
In 2015, DeWine filed a lawsuit infederal court in Ohio against a part of theAffordable Care Act (ACA).[36][37] In the suit, he alleged that the ACA's Transitional Reinsurance Program (which imposed a fee "paid by all employers who provide group health insurance in the workplace", which in 2014 was $63 per covered person and in 2015 was $44 per covered person) was unconstitutional as applied to state and local governments.[38] When he filed the suit, DeWine claimed that the fee was "an unprecedented attempt to destroy the balance of authority between the federal government and the states".[38]
In January 2016, the federal court dismissed DeWine's suit, with U.S. district judgeAlgenon L. Marbley holding that the Transitional Reinsurance Program did not violate the Constitution.[38] DeWine appealed, but theU.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed Marbley's dismissal of the suit.[39]
DeWine's stated goal has been "Protecting Ohio Families".[40] To that effect, he made it a priority to significantly reduceDNA testing turnaround times in connection with open criminal investigations. Under his predecessor, DNA testing at the Ohio attorney general's Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) took approximately four months in cases such as murders, rapes, and assaults. Under the DeWine administration, DNA test results are now returned to local law enforcement in less than a month, leading to faster apprehension of dangerous suspects.[41]
Upon taking office in 2011, DeWine launched a specialsexual assault kit (SAK) testing initiative after learning that hundreds of police departments across Ohio had thousands of untested rape kits on their evidence room shelves. DeWine invested resources to test the 13,931 previously untested rape kits over the course of his administration, which led to more than 5,000 DNA hits in theCombined DNA Index System (CODIS).[42] These DNA matches led to the indictments of approximately 700 alleged rapists, many of whom were serial attackers, connected to cases that would never have been solved if not for the DeWine initiative.[43]
DeWine also launched the Crimes Against Children Initiative, which paired BCI criminal investigators with seasoned prosecuting attorneys to investigate and prosecute child predators. The Crimes Against Children Initiative focuses on holding accountable those who sexually and physically abuse children, those who share and viewchild pornography, and those who target children online.[44] DeWine's office also developed several task forces for the investigation and prosecutions ofhuman trafficking throughout the state.[45]
As attorney general, DeWine took steps to close down "pill mills" in Ohio that fueled theopioid epidemic. By the end of his first year in office, he had worked to close all 12 pill mills inScioto County, considered by many to have been the national center of the prescription drug crisis.[46][47] DeWine's efforts also led to more than 100 doctors and pharmacists losing their licenses for improper prescription practices.[48] In 2013, DeWine formed a new Heroin Unit to provide Ohio communities with law enforcement, legal, and outreach assistance to combat the state's heroin problem. The Heroin Unit draws from new and existing office resources, including BCI investigative and laboratory services, Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission assistance, prosecutorial support, and outreach and education services.[49] In October 2017, DeWine announced a 12-pronged plan to combat theopioid epidemic, drawing from his experience breaking up pill mills, prosecuting traffickers, supporting recovery, and advocating the importance of drug-use prevention education.[50] In addition, he went after thepharmaceutical industry, suing opioid manufacturers and distributors for their alleged roles in fraudulent marketing and unsafe distribution of opioids that fueled the epidemic in Ohio and across the country.[51][52]
In October 2017, news reports surfaced thatAnthony Precourt, the investor-operator of the soccer clubColumbus Crew, was exploring the option of moving the team out of state.[53] Afterthe Cleveland Browns moved to Baltimore in the late 1990s, theOhio General Assembly passed a law requiring professional sports teams that had accepted taxpayer assistance to provide an opportunity for local owners to purchase the team before initiating a move.[54] In December 2017, DeWine sent a letter to Precourt reminding him of his obligations under Ohio law.[55] After Precourt failed to respond, DeWine filed suit against Precourt andMajor League Soccer in March 2018 to enforce Ohio law and insist upon a reasonable opportunity for local investors to buy the team.[56] As the lawsuit played out, an investor group includingDee andJimmy Haslam, owners of theCleveland Browns, and the Columbus-based Edwards family announced in October 2018 they were working out the details of a deal to keep the Crew in Columbus.[57]
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DeWine announced his candidacy for governor on May 26, 2016, becoming the first major Republican to enter the race to succeed term-limited incumbentJohn Kasich.[58] He launched his campaign at his annual ice-cream social inCedarville, Ohio, on June 25, 2017. On December 1, 2017, DeWine selected Ohio secretary of stateJon Husted—a former rival for the 2018 nomination—as his running mate, a move that unified much of the state Republican establishment behind the ticket.[59] In the May 8, 2018, Republican primary, DeWine defeated Lieutenant GovernorMary Taylor, 59.8% to 40.2%.[60] In the November 6 general election, he defeated Democratic nomineeRichard Cordray, the former director of theConsumer Financial Protection Bureau, 50.4% to 46.7% (a difference of about 166,000 votes).[61] DeWine was inaugurated as Ohio's 70th governor on January 14, 2019, alongside Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted.
DeWine's governorship has been characterized by a pragmatic, sometimes bipartisan approach that has occasionally put him at odds with the Ohio Republican Party's more conservative wing. Themes have included public-health preparedness, economic recovery after COVID-19, major infrastructure investment, children's issues (especially foster care and lead poisoning), environmental initiatives like the H2Ohio water-quality program, opioid and human trafficking prevention, education reform, workforce development, and a cautious approach to social issues.
DeWine was inaugurated on January 14, 2019. On his first day in office, he signed six executive orders establishing priorities: the Governor's Children's Initiative (foster care and infant mortality), disability inclusion, mental health prevention, anti-discrimination in state employment (including LGBTQ protections), and the RecoveryOhio Initiative to combat the opioid crisis through prevention, treatment, and recovery.[62] In February, PresidentDonald Trump appointed DeWine to the bipartisanCouncil of Governors.[63] In March, DeWine delivered his first State of the State address, proposing a gas tax increase for infrastructure and investments in children's services, mental health, and water quality.[64] In April 2019, he signed the "Heartbeat Bill", prohibiting abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected.[65] In July, he signed the biennial budget (gas tax increase, school choice expansion) and House Bill 6, a controversial energy bill subsidizing nuclear and coal plants, later linked to a major bribery scandal involving FirstEnergy.[66] In August, after theDayton mass shooting, DeWine proposed a 17-point gun safety plan including red-flag laws.[67] In November, he launched H2Ohio for water quality improvement.[68] In December, he supported local plastic bag bans and lead exposure initiatives.[69]
DeWine's early, aggressive response to theCOVID-19 pandemic drew national praise and backlash.
In January–February 2020, DeWine began monitoring emerging cases. In March, he limited the Arnold Sports Festival, banned large gatherings, closed schools statewide, closed dine-in services, postponed a primary election, and issued a stay-at-home order.[70] Gradual reopening began in May, as DeWine had daily briefings with Dr. Amy Acton, who resigned in June amid threats. In July, DeWine imposed a statewide mask mandate, and briefly banned hydroxychloroquine for COVID treatment before reversing the ban.[71]
In May 2021, DeWine's "Vax-a-Million" lottery boosted COVID vaccination uptake. In July, he signed a biennial budget with broadband, Appalachian, and water investments.[72] Also in 2021, he signed criminal justice reforms, including ending cash bail for misdemeanors.
In 2022, DeWine signed a stand-your-ground law. Redistricting was contentious: multiple maps were struck down for gerrymandering, and DeWine supported gerrymandered maps despite criticism.[73] In January 2022, Intel announced a major semiconductor campus. DeWine awarded grants for human trafficking prevention and survivor services.[74]
In 2022, DeWine was reelected with 62.4% of the vote.[75]
On inauguration day 2023, DeWine signed executive orders including anti-discrimination and skills-based hiring.[76] In February, a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine; DeWine activated the National Guard and supported rail safety.[77] Also in 2023, DeWine signed the "Backpack Bill" expanding vouchers. In December, he vetoed House Bill 68, which allowedgender-affirming care for minors; his veto was overridden in January 2024.
DeWine issued executive orders banning gender-affirming surgery for minors and restricting care.[78] In 2024, ground was broken on the Intel campus and H2Ohio expanded. Amid an influx of Haitian migrants, DeWine deployed state troopers and funding to Springfield.[79]
In 2025, DeWine formed the Property Tax Working Group[80] and issued an executive order that state employees return to work in person. In July, he signed a $60 billion budget. In August, he deployed the National Guard to Washington, D.C. In December, he announced $65.6 million for Welcome Home Ohio housing.[81] He has announced that in January 2026 he intends to make a statement on the death penalty, on which Ohio has had ade facto moratorium since 2019.[82]
In April 2019, DeWine signed House Bill 493, known as theOhio "Heartbeat Bill", into law, prohibiting abortion after a heartbeat is detected in a fetus, with no exceptions for cases of rape and incest, imposing one of the nation's most extensive abortion restrictions.[83][84] DeWineopposes abortion. In the Senate, he was the lead sponsor of theUnborn Victims of Violence Act and voted for thePartial Birth Abortion Ban Act in 2003.[85][86] In December 2020, DeWine signed a bill that said "fetal remains from surgical abortions in Ohio must be cremated or buried"; failure to do so would be a misdemeanor of the first degree.[87][88]
November 2023 Ohio Issue 1 overturned Ohio's abortion ban.[89]
Although Catholic, DeWine has not joined the Pope and Catholic bishops in opposing the death penalty.[90] Nor has he joined former governorRobert Taft, former attorney general Petro, and former House speaker Householder in calling for an end to Ohio executions. Yet no executions have been conducted in Ohio since DeWine took office, and he has delayed executions due to "ongoing problems involving the willingness of pharmaceutical suppliers to provide drugs to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction".[91]
In 2021, DeWine signed a redistricting map that favored Republicans. The map gave Republicans an advantage in 12 out of 15 districts, leaving two safely Democratic districts and one toss-up district. The map passed the Ohio legislature without any support from Democrats. Voting rights advocates called on DeWine to veto the pro-Republican redistricting map. In 2018, Ohio voted in a referendum for anti-gerrymandering reform that encouraged bipartisan support for redistricting maps. The same year, DeWine pledged to honor the voters' wishes and support a redistricting process conducted in a bipartisan way, but in 2021 he approved the changes for 2022 onward.[92]
In Congress, DeWine was known for his support for gun control measures. In 2004, he cosponsored an amendment to renew theFederal Assault Weapons Ban. He has repeatedly received an "F" rating from the National Rifle Association.[94] The National Rifle Association endorsed him for governor.[95] DeWine was one of only two Republican senators to vote against theProtection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which banned lawsuits against gun manufacturers, distributors and dealers for criminal misuse of their products. In the 2006 election cycle, DeWine was the first senatorial candidate to be endorsed by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence; he displayed the endorsement on his campaign webpage.[96][97] In 2019, DeWine proposed ared flag law for Ohio that would allow courts to take guns from people seen as a threats to others or themselves. In January 2021, he signed into law a bill that removed the requirement to attempt to retreat before shooting in self-defense, and in March 2022 he signed a bill into law removing the requirement to possess a license to carry a concealed handgun in public.[98][99][100]
As U.S. senator, DeWine joined a bipartisan effort to lower the national maximum blood-alcohol limit from .1% to .08% and to require reporting of vehicle-related deaths on private property like parking lots and driveways.[101] He sponsored legislation on determining when aging tires become unsafe.[102]
DeWine opposessame-sex marriage and as a U.S. senator voted for theDefense of Marriage Act, which bars federal recognition of same-sex marriage and allows states to refuse to recognize such marriages performed in other states,[103][104] and sponsored theFederal Marriage Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which would have banned same-sex marriage.[105] He argued in the Supreme Court in favor of bans on same-sex marriage, saying that such bans infringe on "no fundamental right" and that states should not have to recognize same-sex couples who married in other states. DeWine was acting as attorney general againstJim Obergefell in the caseObergefell v. Hodges. The Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling against DeWine and other defendants, finding same-sex marriage bans unconstitutional.[106][107]
In 2021, DeWine opposed a bill that would have banned transgender athletes from playing on sports teams that do not match their sex at birth, saying, "This issue is best addressed outside of government, through individual sports leagues and athletic associations, including theOhio High School Athletic Association, who can tailor policies to meet the needs of their member athletes and member institutions."[108][109] In December 2023, he vetoed a bill that would have banned minors from receivinggender-affirming care in Ohio and transgender youth from playing on sports teams that did not match their sex assigned at birth. He said that if the bill became law, "Ohio would be saying that the state—that the government knows better what is medically best for a child than the two people who love that child the most, their parents."[110][111] In January 2024, the Republican-dominated legislature overrode DeWine's veto of the gender-affirming care ban.[112] Also in January 2024, DeWine signed anexecutive order that restricted gender-affirming surgery for youth[113][114] while also proposing new administrative rules focused on transgender youth and adults.[115][116] In February 2024, after backlash from trans people and healthcare providers, DeWine's administration dropped all the proposed rules to restrict treatment for transgender adults.[117] In November 2024, DeWine signed into law a bill prohibiting students in public schools from using restrooms other than those for the gender they were assigned at birth.[118]
In 2019, DeWine said: "it would really be a mistake for Ohio, by legislation, to say that marijuana for adults is just OK." In February 2020,NORML, a group advocating thelegalization of marijuana, gave DeWine an "F" rating in relation to his policies.[119] He opposed2023 Ohio Issue 2, the "Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol initiative".[120] In 2024, DeWine requested lawmakers take action againstDelta 8.[121]
After the April 25, 2024,Ohio State University Gaza Solidarity Encampment resulted in at least 36 arrests of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, including 16Ohio State University students,[122] DeWine said, "I think that Ohio State did well", "what we don't want is any kind of hate", and that he opposes protests "right outside the door of a classroom".[123] The demonstrators at the encampment were on the South Oval, which is not in the vicinity of any classrooms.[124][122][125] DeWine also said he supported the arrests at Ohio State in the form ofOhio State Highway Patrol, which included an officer who aimed a rifle at protesters during the encampment's dispersal.[126] He said that he supports Ohio and the U.S. "backing the country of Israel".[123] In the same interview, he expressed support forOhio Revised Code Section 9.76, which legally prohibits Ohio State from boycotting or divesting from companies on the basis of their support for Israel.
In 2020, DeWine signed a bill that forbids colleges and universities in Ohio blocking controversial speakers.[127] The same year, DeWine's compensation was 17th among state governors, at $159,189, compared to a maximum of $225,000 for the governor of New York and a minimum of $70,000 for the governor of Maine. The Ohio Checkbook shows that 92 employees of the Ohio state teachers retirement system, including director William Neville, equal or exceed the governor's salary.
DeWine lives in theWhitelaw Reid House.[128] He married Frances Struewing on June 3, 1967, and they have had eight children together. Their daughter Rebecca died at the age of 22 on August 4, 1993, in a car accident.[129][130] One of their sons,Pat DeWine, is anOhio Supreme Court Justice. Another son, Brian, is the president of theMinor League Baseball team theAsheville Tourists; the DeWine family purchased the team in 2010.[131] DeWine's second cousin,Kevin DeWine, is the former Ohio Republican Party chairman.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike DeWine | 32,615 | 69.03% | ||
| Republican | Peter M. Knowlton | 6,534 | 13.83% | ||
| Republican | John F. Evans | 4,223 | 8.94% | ||
| Republican | Lynn Hokenson | 1,572 | 3.33% | ||
| Republican | Joseph J. Walker | 1,476 | 3.12% | ||
| Republican | Karl F. Hilt | 830 | 1.76% | ||
| Total votes | 47,250 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike DeWine | 87,842 | 56.26% | −19.86% | |
| Democratic | Roger D. Tackett | 65,543 | 41.98% | +18.10% | |
| Libertarian | John B. Winer | 2,761 | 1.77% | +1.77% | |
| Total votes | 156,146 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike DeWine (incumbent) | 147,885 | 78.45% | +22.19% | |
| Democratic | Don Scott | 40,621 | 21.55% | −20.43% | |
| Total votes | 188,506 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike DeWine (incumbent) | 119,238 | 100.00% | +21.55% | |
| Total votes | 119,238 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike DeWine (incumbent) | 142,597 | 73.88% | −26.12% | |
| Democratic | Jack Schira | 50,423 | 26.12% | +26.12% | |
| Total votes | 193,020 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike DeWine | 645,224 | 100.00% | ||
| Total votes | 645,224 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike DeWine | 1,938,103 | 55.73% | +16.35% | |
| Democratic | Eugene Branstool | 1,539,416 | 44.27% | −16.35% | |
| Total votes | 3,477,519 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike DeWine | 583,805 | 70.30% | ||
| Republican | George H. Rhodes | 246,625 | 29.70% | ||
| Total votes | 830,430 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Glenn (incumbent) | 2,444,419 | 50.99% | −11.46% | |
| Republican | Mike DeWine | 2,028,300 | 42.31% | +4.76% | |
| Workers World | Martha Grevatt | 321,234 | 6.70% | +6.70% | |
| Total votes | 4,793,953 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike DeWine | 422,367 | 52.04% | ||
| Republican | Bernadine Healy | 263,560 | 32.47% | ||
| Republican | Eugene J. Watts | 83,103 | 10.24% | ||
| Republican | George H. Rhodes | 42,633 | 5.25% | ||
| Total votes | 811,663 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike DeWine | 1,836,556 | 53.43% | +10.41% | |
| Democratic | Joel Hyatt | 1,348,213 | 39.22% | −17.75% | |
| Independent | Joseph I. Slovenec | 252,031 | 7.33% | +7.33% | |
| Independent | Dan S. Burkhardt (write-in) | 282 | 0.01% | +0.01% | |
| Socialist Workers | Peter A. Thierjung (write-in) | 166 | 0.01% | +0.01% | |
| Total votes | 3,437,248 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike DeWine (incumbent) | 1,029,860 | 79.51% | +27.47% | |
| Republican | Ronald Dickson | 161,185 | 12.44% | ||
| Republican | Frank Cremeans | 104,219 | 8.05% | ||
| Total votes | 1,295,264 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike DeWine (incumbent) | 2,666,736 | 59.90% | +6.47% | |
| Democratic | Ted Celeste | 1,597,122 | 35.87% | −3.35% | |
| Libertarian | John R. McAlister | 117,466 | 2.64% | +2.64% | |
| Natural Law | John A. Eastman | 70,738 | 1.59% | +1.59% | |
| Socialist Workers | Michael Fitzsimmons (write-in) | 45 | 0.00% | −0.01% | |
| Independent | Patrick Flower (write-in) | 29 | 0.00% | +0.00% | |
| Total votes | 4,452,136 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike DeWine (incumbent) | 565,580 | 71.71% | −7.80% | |
| Republican | David R. Smith | 114,186 | 14.48% | ||
| Republican | William G. Pierce | 108,978 | 13.82% | ||
| Total votes | 788,744 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sherrod Brown | 2,257,369 | 56.16% | +20.29% | |
| Republican | Mike DeWine (incumbent) | 1,761,037 | 43.82% | −16.08% | |
| Independent | Richard A. Duncan (write-in) | 830 | 0.02% | +0.02% | |
| Total votes | 4,019,236 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike DeWine | 687,507 | 100.00% | ||
| Total votes | 687,507 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike DeWine | 1,821,408 | 47.54% | +9.11% | |
| Democratic | Richard Cordray (incumbent) | 1,772,717 | 46.26% | −10.48% | |
| Constitution | Robert M. Owens | 130,065 | 3.39% | −1.44% | |
| Libertarian | Marc Allen Feldman | 107,521 | 2.81% | +2.81% | |
| Total votes | 3,831,711 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike DeWine (incumbent) | 544,763 | 100.00% | +0.00% | |
| Total votes | 544,763 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike DeWine (incumbent) | 1,882,048 | 61.50% | +13.96% | |
| Democratic | David Pepper | 1,178,426 | 38.51% | −7.75% | |
| Total votes | 3,060,474 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike DeWine | 499,639 | 59.84% | ||
| Republican | Mary Taylor | 335,328 | 40.16% | ||
| Total votes | 834,967 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike DeWine | 2,231,917 | 50.39% | −13.25% | |
| Democratic | Richard Cordray | 2,067,847 | 46.68% | +13.65% | |
| Libertarian | Travis Irvine | 79,985 | 1.81% | +1.81% | |
| Green | Constance Gadell-Newton | 49,475 | 1.12% | −2.21% | |
| Independent | Renea Turner (write-in) | 185 | 0.00% | +0.00% | |
| Independent | Richard Duncan (write-in) | 132 | 0.00% | +0.00% | |
| Independent | Rebecca Ayres (write-in) | 41 | 0.00% | +0.00% | |
| Total votes | 4,429,582 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike DeWine (incumbent) | 514,374 | 48.1% | ||
| Republican | Jim Renacci | 299,515 | 28.0% | ||
| Republican | Joe Blystone | 232,716 | 21.8% | ||
| Republican | Ron Hood | 22,212 | 2.1% | ||
| Total votes | 1,068,817 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike DeWine (incumbent) | 2,580,424 | 62.41% | +12.02% | |
| Democratic | Nan Whaley | 1,545,489 | 37.38% | −9.30% | |
| Write-in | 8,964 | 0.22% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 4,134,877 | 100.00% | |||
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...drunken driving [is] a central focus of DeWine's highway-safety attention. He was behind the move to make 0.08% the national maximum blood-alcohol limit, which it became this month when Minnesota was the final state to adopt it... DeWine says his years in politics helped persuade him to do something about the injuries and deaths that don't occur on public property, which is what regulators previously focused on. He wanted data about incidents in parking lots and driveways to be routinely collected, too.
WASHINGTON (Jan. 23, 2004) – Sen. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, has introduced a package of five highway safety bills, including one requiring tire retailers to disclose the month and year in which the tires they sell are produced. Mr. DeWine's bill also would require the National Academy of Sciences to do a definitive study of how both used and unused tires age – with an eye toward discovering the point at which an aged tire becomes unsafe.
Lt. Gov. Michael DeWine's daughter was driving too fast for the wet road conditions when she was killed in a collision, the State Highway Patrol said Monday. Trooper D.T. Heard at the Xenia post said the patrol determined that Rebecca A. DeWine was driving 55 mph on Aug. 4 when her car went across the center line on a curve. The car hit a pickup truck going 39 mph on U.S. 42 north of Xenia, Heard said Monday. The speed recommended on the curve is 25 mph, he said.
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