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Election 2022

Governor of Ohio

November 8, 2022 · general election · 2 candidates with a page

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The candidates

Listed alphabetically by surname. Ohio rotates the order candidates appear in by precinct, so no order on this page is the order on a ballot.

Mike DeWine

Mike DeWine

Republican · Governor of Ohio, since 2019

  • Served as Greene County, Ohio prosecuting attorney, 1977 to 1981.
  • Represented Ohio in the U.S. House, 1983-1991, and the U.S. Senate, 1995-2007; served as Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1991-1994.
  • B.S. in education, Miami University, 1969; J.D., Ohio Northern University College of Law, 1972.

Running mate: jon-husted

10 of 11 sections researched · 61 sources

Nan Whaley

Nan Whaley

Democratic · Former Mayor of Dayton, Ohio, 2014–2022

  • Elected to the Dayton City Commission in 2005, serving two terms before becoming mayor in 2014.
  • Deputy to Montgomery County Auditor Karl Keith.
  • B.S. in chemistry, University of Dayton; M.P.A. in urban studies, Wright State University.

9 of 11 sections researched · 17 sources

Mike DeWine

Coverage, by section10 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 11 entriesOn the ballot: 0 entriesWhere they stand: 13 entriesWhat they have said, checked: None found in the records checkedRecord in office: 24 entriesMoney: 15 entriesFinancial interests: 6 entriesPolling and approval: 4 entriesElections: 7 entriesEndorsements: 1 entrySources: 67 entries10 of 11 sections researched · 61 sources
Coverage, by section10 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Mike DeWine, 10 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-24 · Download this chart
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Nan Whaley

Coverage, by section9 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 7 entriesOn the ballot: 0 entriesWhere they stand: 4 entriesWhat they have said, checked: None found in the records checkedRecord in office: 3 entriesMoney: 5 entriesFinancial interests: 1 entryPolling and approval: 2 entriesElections: 1 entryEndorsements: None found in the records checkedSources: 16 entries9 of 11 sections researched · 17 sources
Coverage, by section9 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Nan Whaley, 9 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-24 · Download this chart
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The race in pictures

Polls, Governor of Ohio, as published4 field dates from September 2022 to October 21, 2022; the latest has DeWine at 55.0%25%50%75%100%Oct 2022NovElection dayMike DeWine 55% - Marist Poll, 2022-09 - registered votersNan Whaley 34% - Siena College Research Institute, 2022-10Nan Whaley 40% - Marist Poll, 2022-10-20 - 1,141 registered voters, +/- 3.9Mike DeWine 55% - Spectrum News 1 / Siena College Research Institute, 2022-10-21 - likely votersField date
Polls, Governor of Ohio, as published4 field dates from September 2022 to October 21, 2022; the latest has DeWine at 55.Source: Cracked Buckeye poll log for Governor of Ohio, 4 polls, as published by Marist Poll and 2 other pollsters · as of 2022-10-21 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Field dateCandidateSharePoll
Sep 2022Mike DeWine55Marist Poll, registered voters
Oct 2022Nan Whaley34Siena College Research Institute
Oct 20, 2022Nan Whaley40Marist Poll, 1,141 registered voters, +/- 3.9
Oct 21, 2022Mike DeWine55Spectrum News 1 / Siena College Research Institute, likely voters
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: DeWine $15.1M, Whaley $5.6M; as of June 30, 2022.RaisedDeWine (R)Mike DeWine: raised $15.1M as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2022-06-30$15.1MWhaley (D)Nan Whaley: raised $5.6M as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2022-06-30$5.6MSpentDeWine (R)Mike DeWine: spent $6.8M as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2022-06-30$6.8MWhaley (D)Nan Whaley: spent $4.0M as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2022-06-30$4.0MCash on handDeWine (R)Mike DeWine: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researchedWhaley (D)Nan Whaley: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researched
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: DeWine $15.1M, Whaley $5.6M; as of June 30, 2022.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings · as of 2022-06-30 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
RaisedDeWine (R)15,081,386
RaisedWhaley (D)5,600,000
SpentDeWine (R)6,800,936
SpentWhaley (D)4,000,000
Cash on handDeWine (R)Not yet researched
Cash on handWhaley (D)Not yet researched

A note on our coverage

Read before the columns: where one candidate has more entries than another, this says which of the two reasons it is.

Endorsements received: Mike DeWine has 1 entry and Nan Whaley has 0 entries. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.

Where they stand: Mike DeWine has 13 entries and Nan Whaley has 4 entries. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.

Mike DeWine's record in office has 24 entries and Nan Whaley's has 3. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.

Sources: Mike DeWine has 67 entries and Nan Whaley has 16 entries. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.

Jump to a candidate

Where they stand

Their own words, by issue, with the date, the venue and the link. A paraphrase is marked as one.

Abortion

Mike DeWine

None found in the records checked

Nan Whaley

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Made abortion rights the central issue of her campaign after Roe v. Wade was overturned: pledged to veto anti-abortion legislation, oppose Ohio's six-week heartbeat abortion ban, appoint an abortion-rights state health director, and support a constitutional amendment to restore Roe-level protections.

2022 · Campaign platform, per WVXU

Source: wvxu.org

Consumer protection

Mike DeWine

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Campaigned on continuing his first-term Economic Crimes Unit and new telecommunications-fraud subpoena authority against scam artists targeting Ohioans, including the elderly.

2014 · 2014 campaign, per the research archive

Source: Ohio Attorney General election, 2014

Nan Whaley

None found in the records checked

Criminal justice

Mike DeWine

currently delays of up to six months

August 9, 2010 · 2010 campaign, per PolitiFact

Source: GOP challenger Mike DeWine says BCI tests delayed 'up to 6 months' under Cordray

Nan Whaley

None found in the records checked

Economic development

Mike DeWine

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Touted his administration's economic-development record as governor, above all landing Intel's $20 billion semiconductor factory near Columbus, along with other large manufacturing investment (Honda, Ford), as proof of job creation.

2022 · Campaign record, per Ballotpedia

Source: ballotpedia.org

Nan Whaley

None found in the records checked

Embryonic stem-cell research

Mike DeWine

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Opposed expanded federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research, framed around protecting embryos, contrasting with Brown's support for expanding it.

2006 · 2006 Senate campaign

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Nan Whaley

None found in the records checked

Guns

Mike DeWine

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

In the aftermath of the Columbine shooting, supported closing the 'gun show loophole' -- voting to require background checks on firearms purchases at gun shows and opposing efforts to loosen gun-show licensing restrictions, a moderate-for-his-party position he made part of his 2000 re-election record.

2000 · 1999 Senate vote, carried into the 2000 campaign

Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com

Nan Whaley

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Supported universal background checks and red-flag laws; criticized DeWine for signing permitless carry, Stand Your Ground and armed-teacher legislation after having stood with him in 2019, following the Oregon District shooting, on gun-reform proposals that ultimately stalled.

2022 · Campaign platform, per WVXU

Source: wvxu.org

Health care

Mike DeWine

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

On health care backed Medicare modernization including a prescription-drug benefit for seniors.

2000 · 2000 campaign

Source: ontheissues.org

Nan Whaley

None found in the records checked

Iraq War

Mike DeWine

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Argued U.S. forces should stay in Iraq 'until the Iraqis are able to secure their own country,' rejecting Brown's call for a withdrawal timetable.

2006 · Campaign appearances and debates, per NPR

Source: npr.org

Nan Whaley

None found in the records checked

Marijuana legalization

Mike DeWine

None found in the records checked

Nan Whaley

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Supported legalizing recreational marijuana, citing its disproportionate criminal enforcement against Black Ohioans; as Dayton mayor she had eliminated municipal fines for marijuana possession.

October 12, 2021 · Campaign statement

Sources: x.com · wcbe.org

Medicaid expansion

Mike DeWine

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

After years opposing the ACA and Medicaid expansion as attorney general and initially calling expansion 'financially unsustainable' while proposing a federal-waiver 'third way,' announced in July 2018 that a DeWine-Husted administration would keep the expanded Medicaid coverage, citing its role in addiction treatment.

July 2018 · 2018 campaign, per PolitiFact

Source: politifact.com

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

After years opposing the ACA and Medicaid expansion as attorney general and initially calling expansion 'financially unsustainable' while proposing a federal-waiver 'third way,' announced in July 2018 that a DeWine-Husted administration would keep the expanded Medicaid coverage, citing its role in addiction treatment.

July 2018 · 2018 campaign, per PolitiFact

Source: politifact.com

Nan Whaley

None found in the records checked

Minimum wage

Mike DeWine

None found in the records checked

Nan Whaley

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

'One Good Job' economic plan aimed at workforce development; proposed raising the state minimum wage to $15 an hour.

2022 · Campaign platform, per AP/Yahoo News

Source: yahoo.com

Opioid crisis

Mike DeWine

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

A 12-point plan on the opioid crisis: create a Cabinet-level position for the issue, expand drug courts to every county, increase drug-trafficking task forces, add prevention education at every school grade level, and direct money recovered from his office's lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and distributors toward treatment.

2018 · 2018 campaign platform, per the research archive

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

A 12-point plan on the opioid crisis: create a Cabinet-level position for the issue, expand drug courts to every county, increase drug-trafficking task forces, add prevention education at every school grade level, and direct money recovered from his office's lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and distributors toward treatment.

2018 · 2018 campaign platform, per the research archive

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Nan Whaley

None found in the records checked

Sports betting

Mike DeWine

What I did not anticipate — and I should have — is the massive, massive amount of money that these gambling companies would come in … and they flood the airways

May 26, 2026 · Interview with Ohio Capital Journal

Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com

Nan Whaley

None found in the records checked

Taxes

Mike DeWine

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Highlighted tax cuts he signed as governor: budgets cutting Ohio income taxes by a cumulative $2.2 billion, eliminating the state income tax for filers earning up to $25,000, and cutting the top income-tax bracket, eliminated entirely in the 2021 budget.

2022 · Campaign record, per Ballotpedia

Source: ballotpedia.org

Nan Whaley

None found in the records checked

What they have said, checked

Newest first. Each check is shown in the checker's own rating word, with their name, the date and the link.

Mike DeWine

None found in the records checked

Nan Whaley

None found in the records checked

Record in office

Dated actions. Any evaluation of an action is printed with the name of whoever made it and the link.

Record in office, dated entries, both candidates on one axis27 record entries from 1983 to 2022; 14 of them actions; 6 offices held on the record.1990200020102020DeWine (R)Governor of Ohio, 2019-01 to presentAttorney General of Ohio, 2011 to 2019Attorney General of Ohio, 2011 to 2019Attorney General of Ohio, 2011-01 to 2019-01Attorney General of Ohio, 2011-01 to 2019-011983 (bill): As a U.S. Representative and Senator, was the primary sponsor of 22 bills enacted into law, including the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Rest1995 (action): Served on the Senate Appropriations, Judiciary, Health/Education/Labor/Pensions (HELP) and Select Intelligence Committees during his first t1995 (vote): Voted against affirmative-action hiring requirements tied to federal funds (1995), a position that drew criticism from civil-rights and Demo1996 (vote): Voted for the 1996 federal welfare overhaul and related 1995-1996 welfare block-grant and state-waiver measures, a signature part of his fir1999 (vote): Rated 0% by NARAL Pro-Choice America for his voting record, reflecting a consistently anti-abortion-rights record including his 1999 vote fo2002-10 (vote): Voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution, a vote that became a major political liability as the war gre2005 (action): One of seven Republican senators (with seven Democrats) who negotiated the 'Gang of 14' compromise preventing Senate Republican leadership f2006-07 (statement): His campaign ran an ad ('Weakening Security') claiming Brown 'voted to slash national intelligence programs' and opposed the death penalty f2006-07-20 (statement): His campaign ran a national-security ad depicting what it confirmed was a digitally altered 9/11 World Trade Center image; the ad was pulled2006-11 (action): Lost his 2006 U.S. Senate re-election bid to Democratic Rep. Sherrod Brown by a wide margin, 56.16% to 43.82%, amid a national Democratic wa2013-07 (action): Announced his office would defend Ohio's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, appealed an adverse district-court ruling to the Sixth Cir2014 (action): As Attorney General, ran the Sexual Assault Kit Testing Initiative; by the 2014 campaign, 8,001 kits had been submitted statewide and 4,108 2014 (action): During the 2014 campaign, opponent David Pepper alleged a pattern in which law firms won a share of DeWine's debt-collection and special-cou2018 (action): Campaign received about $12,500 in contributions from donors tied to ECOT, the online charter school later found to have overstated enrollme2018 (action): Campaign received about $12,500 in contributions from donors tied to ECOT, the online charter school later found to have overstated enrollme2018-02 (action): As Attorney General, announced completion of Ohio's Sexual Assault Kit Testing Initiative: roughly 13,931 previously untested rape kits subm2018-02 (action): As Attorney General, filed suit against opioid distributors, following a 2017 suit against opioid manufacturers, over practices Ohio's filin2018-02 (action): As Attorney General, announced completion of Ohio's Sexual Assault Kit Testing Initiative: roughly 13,931 previously untested rape kits subm2018-02 (action): As Attorney General, filed suit against opioid distributors, following a 2017 suit against opioid manufacturers, over practices Ohio's filin2019-07 (bill): Signed House Bill 6, Ohio's nuclear and coal-plant subsidy law, in July 2019. Calendar and text records show he met repeatedly with FirstEne2021 (vote): As a Republican member of the Ohio Redistricting Commission, voted multiple times in 2021-2022 to approve congressional and state legislativ2022-03-15 (bill): Signed 2022 legislation eliminating the training and background-check requirement for concealed carry ('permitless carry') and removing Ohio2022-07 (action): Signed a law banning abortion around six weeks with no exceptions for rape or incest, which took effect after the June 2022 Dobbs decision; 2022-09 (statement): Refused to debate Democratic nominee Nan Whaley in the 2022 general election, arguing there was no need to debate given his lead in the pollWhaley (D)Mayor of Dayton, Ohio, 2014-01 to 2022-012015 (action): Launched Dayton's first bike-share program as mayor.2019-08 (statement): Became a national voice for gun control after the August 2019 Oregon District mass shooting in Dayton, which killed nine people, pushing the2021-09-08 (ruling): FBI records unsealed in September 2021 showed federal agents had investigated in 2014 whether then-City-Commissioner Whaley accepted cash br
Record in office, dated entries, both candidates on one axis27 record entries from 1983 to 2022; 14 of them actions; 6 offices held on the record.Source: Cracked Buckeye person record for DeWine (R) and Whaley (D), 27 dated entries · as of 2022-09 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
PersonDateKindEntry
DeWine (R)2019-01officeGovernor of Ohio
DeWine (R)2011officeAttorney General of Ohio
DeWine (R)2011officeAttorney General of Ohio
DeWine (R)2011-01officeAttorney General of Ohio
DeWine (R)2011-01officeAttorney General of Ohio
DeWine (R)1983bill1983 (bill): As a U.S. Representative and Senator, was the primary sponsor of 22 bills enacted into law, including the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Rest
DeWine (R)1995action1995 (action): Served on the Senate Appropriations, Judiciary, Health/Education/Labor/Pensions (HELP) and Select Intelligence Committees during his first t
DeWine (R)1995vote1995 (vote): Voted against affirmative-action hiring requirements tied to federal funds (1995), a position that drew criticism from civil-rights and Demo
DeWine (R)1996vote1996 (vote): Voted for the 1996 federal welfare overhaul and related 1995-1996 welfare block-grant and state-waiver measures, a signature part of his fir
DeWine (R)1999vote1999 (vote): Rated 0% by NARAL Pro-Choice America for his voting record, reflecting a consistently anti-abortion-rights record including his 1999 vote fo
DeWine (R)2002-10vote2002-10 (vote): Voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution, a vote that became a major political liability as the war gre
DeWine (R)2005action2005 (action): One of seven Republican senators (with seven Democrats) who negotiated the 'Gang of 14' compromise preventing Senate Republican leadership f
DeWine (R)2006-07statement2006-07 (statement): His campaign ran an ad ('Weakening Security') claiming Brown 'voted to slash national intelligence programs' and opposed the death penalty f
DeWine (R)2006-07-20statement2006-07-20 (statement): His campaign ran a national-security ad depicting what it confirmed was a digitally altered 9/11 World Trade Center image; the ad was pulled
DeWine (R)2006-11action2006-11 (action): Lost his 2006 U.S. Senate re-election bid to Democratic Rep. Sherrod Brown by a wide margin, 56.16% to 43.82%, amid a national Democratic wa
DeWine (R)2013-07action2013-07 (action): Announced his office would defend Ohio's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, appealed an adverse district-court ruling to the Sixth Cir
DeWine (R)2014action2014 (action): As Attorney General, ran the Sexual Assault Kit Testing Initiative; by the 2014 campaign, 8,001 kits had been submitted statewide and 4,108
DeWine (R)2014action2014 (action): During the 2014 campaign, opponent David Pepper alleged a pattern in which law firms won a share of DeWine's debt-collection and special-cou
DeWine (R)2018action2018 (action): Campaign received about $12,500 in contributions from donors tied to ECOT, the online charter school later found to have overstated enrollme
DeWine (R)2018action2018 (action): Campaign received about $12,500 in contributions from donors tied to ECOT, the online charter school later found to have overstated enrollme
DeWine (R)2018-02action2018-02 (action): As Attorney General, announced completion of Ohio's Sexual Assault Kit Testing Initiative: roughly 13,931 previously untested rape kits subm
DeWine (R)2018-02action2018-02 (action): As Attorney General, filed suit against opioid distributors, following a 2017 suit against opioid manufacturers, over practices Ohio's filin
DeWine (R)2018-02action2018-02 (action): As Attorney General, announced completion of Ohio's Sexual Assault Kit Testing Initiative: roughly 13,931 previously untested rape kits subm
DeWine (R)2018-02action2018-02 (action): As Attorney General, filed suit against opioid distributors, following a 2017 suit against opioid manufacturers, over practices Ohio's filin
DeWine (R)2019-07bill2019-07 (bill): Signed House Bill 6, Ohio's nuclear and coal-plant subsidy law, in July 2019. Calendar and text records show he met repeatedly with FirstEne
DeWine (R)2021vote2021 (vote): As a Republican member of the Ohio Redistricting Commission, voted multiple times in 2021-2022 to approve congressional and state legislativ
DeWine (R)2022-03-15bill2022-03-15 (bill): Signed 2022 legislation eliminating the training and background-check requirement for concealed carry ('permitless carry') and removing Ohio
DeWine (R)2022-07action2022-07 (action): Signed a law banning abortion around six weeks with no exceptions for rape or incest, which took effect after the June 2022 Dobbs decision;
DeWine (R)2022-09statement2022-09 (statement): Refused to debate Democratic nominee Nan Whaley in the 2022 general election, arguing there was no need to debate given his lead in the poll
Whaley (D)2014-01officeMayor of Dayton, Ohio
Whaley (D)2015action2015 (action): Launched Dayton's first bike-share program as mayor.
Whaley (D)2019-08statement2019-08 (statement): Became a national voice for gun control after the August 2019 Oregon District mass shooting in Dayton, which killed nine people, pushing the
Whaley (D)2021-09-08ruling2021-09-08 (ruling): FBI records unsealed in September 2021 showed federal agents had investigated in 2014 whether then-City-Commissioner Whaley accepted cash br

Mike DeWine

  1. September 2022 · statement

    Refused to debate Democratic nominee Nan Whaley in the 2022 general election, arguing there was no need to debate given his lead in the polls, even as a Suffolk University poll found 84 percent of Ohio voters wanted to see statewide debates.

    Multiple Ohio editorial boards and commentators, per the Ohio Capital Journal and WVXU: Incredibly disappointing · the source

    Sources: ohiocapitaljournal.com · wvxu.org

  2. July 2022 · action

    Signed a law banning abortion around six weeks with no exceptions for rape or incest, which took effect after the June 2022 Dobbs decision; the Ohio Capital Journal reported on resulting cases, including a 10-year-old rape victim who had to leave the state for care.

    Sources: ohiocapitaljournal.com · ohiocapitaljournal.com

  3. March 15, 2022 · bill

    Signed 2022 legislation eliminating the training and background-check requirement for concealed carry ('permitless carry') and removing Ohioans' duty to retreat before using lethal force, after proposing tougher gun measures following the 2019 Dayton mass shooting.

    Nan Whaley and gun-safety advocates, per the Ohio Capital Journal: cowardly inaction · the source

    Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com

  4. 2021 · vote

    As a Republican member of the Ohio Redistricting Commission, voted multiple times in 2021-2022 to approve congressional and state legislative district maps that the Ohio Supreme Court repeatedly struck down, 4-3, as unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders.

    The Ohio Supreme Court, in case rulings summarized by Court News Ohio: unduly favored a political party in violation of the Ohio Constitution · the source

    Sources: courtnewsohio.gov · courtnewsohio.gov

  5. July 2019 · bill

    Signed House Bill 6, Ohio's nuclear and coal-plant subsidy law, in July 2019. Calendar and text records show he met repeatedly with FirstEnergy executives and then-House Speaker Larry Householder around the time the bill was crafted, and FirstEnergy secretly funneled about $2.5 million to help his 2018 campaign; DeWine says the money did not influence his decision to sign the bill.

    Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com

  6. February 2018 · action

    As Attorney General, filed suit against opioid distributors, following a 2017 suit against opioid manufacturers, over practices Ohio's filings said fueled the state's overdose crisis.

    Richard Cordray, June 4, 2018, per PolitiFact: Opioid deaths have tripled on his watch and there have been cuts to funds for first responders and people in the community fighting the crisis. · the source

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  7. February 2018 · action

    As Attorney General, filed suit against opioid distributors, following a 2017 suit against opioid manufacturers, over practices Ohio's filings said fueled the state's overdose crisis.

    Richard Cordray, June 4, 2018, per PolitiFact: Opioid deaths have tripled on his watch and there have been cuts to funds for first responders and people in the community fighting the crisis. · the source

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  8. February 2018 · action

    As Attorney General, announced completion of Ohio's Sexual Assault Kit Testing Initiative: roughly 13,931 previously untested rape kits submitted by local police departments were tested, resulting in the indictment of an estimated 700 alleged offenders and 8,617 DNA profiles uploaded to CODIS with 5,098 matches.

    Source: ohioattorneygeneral.gov

  9. February 2018 · action

    As Attorney General, announced completion of Ohio's Sexual Assault Kit Testing Initiative: roughly 13,931 previously untested rape kits submitted by local police departments were tested, resulting in the indictment of an estimated 700 alleged offenders and 8,617 DNA profiles uploaded to CODIS with 5,098 matches.

    Source: ohioattorneygeneral.gov

  10. 2018 · action

    Campaign received about $12,500 in contributions from donors tied to ECOT, the online charter school later found to have overstated enrollment; the contribution was donated to the Boys and Girls Club once the issue became public. DeWine's office had also filed a complaint in 2018 to recover public funds from individuals and companies tied to ECOT.

    Sources: politifact.com · daytondailynews.com

  11. 2018 · action

    Campaign received about $12,500 in contributions from donors tied to ECOT, the online charter school later found to have overstated enrollment; the contribution was donated to the Boys and Girls Club once the issue became public. DeWine's office had also filed a complaint in 2018 to recover public funds from individuals and companies tied to ECOT.

    Sources: politifact.com · daytondailynews.com

  12. 2014 · action

    During the 2014 campaign, opponent David Pepper alleged a pattern in which law firms won a share of DeWine's debt-collection and special-counsel work shortly after making large campaign contributions, tallying donations from firms later selected for the panel at $359,000 since 2010.

    DeWine's campaign, per the Washington Examiner: has no idea who contributes" [to his campaign] and "plenty of people gave money and didn't get work · the source

    Source: Four More Years of 'Pay-to-Play' if DeWine Returns as Ohio AG, Says Dem Challenger

  13. 2014 · action

    As Attorney General, ran the Sexual Assault Kit Testing Initiative; by the 2014 campaign, 8,001 kits had been submitted statewide and 4,108 tested, producing 1,474 CODIS database matches.

    Source: Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine Announces Completion of Sexual Assault Kit Testing Initiative

  14. July 2013 · action

    Announced his office would defend Ohio's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, appealed an adverse district-court ruling to the Sixth Circuit in January 2014, and, two days after his November 2014 re-election, won a Sixth Circuit ruling upholding the ban.

    Source: Ohio's brief in No. 14-556 (Obergefell v. Hodges)

  15. November 2006 · action

    Lost his 2006 U.S. Senate re-election bid to Democratic Rep. Sherrod Brown by a wide margin, 56.16% to 43.82%, amid a national Democratic wave and Ohio Republican scandals; his job approval rating stood at about 38% going into that race.

    Source: Ohio's Sen. DeWine loses pivotal election

  16. July 20, 2006 · statement

    His campaign ran a national-security ad depicting what it confirmed was a digitally altered 9/11 World Trade Center image; the ad was pulled and replaced after the physical impossibility was flagged.

    U.S. News & World Report reporting, per UPI: Digitally altered still photo with smoke added, showing the undamaged South Tower smoking while the North Tower -- hit first in the real attack -- appeared intact. · the source

    Source: upi.com

  17. July 2006 · statement

    His campaign ran an ad ('Weakening Security') claiming Brown 'voted to slash national intelligence programs' and opposed the death penalty for terrorists.

    FactCheck.org, July 2006: Misleading -- the cited votes were on failed amendments from 1993-1997; Brown supported the final appropriations bills in nearly every instance. · the source

    Source: factcheck.org

  18. 2005 · action

    One of seven Republican senators (with seven Democrats) who negotiated the 'Gang of 14' compromise preventing Senate Republican leadership from eliminating the judicial filibuster via the 'nuclear option'; drew criticism from conservative activists and became a rallying point for his 2006 primary challengers.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  19. October 2002 · vote

    Voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution, a vote that became a major political liability as the war grew increasingly unpopular through 2005-2006.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  20. 1999 · vote

    Rated 0% by NARAL Pro-Choice America for his voting record, reflecting a consistently anti-abortion-rights record including his 1999 vote for a ban on the procedure termed 'partial-birth' abortion in the bill's own title.

    NARAL Pro-Choice America: rated 0% · the source

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  21. 1996 · vote

    Voted for the 1996 federal welfare overhaul and related 1995-1996 welfare block-grant and state-waiver measures, a signature part of his first-term record and 2000 re-election platform.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  22. 1995 · vote

    Voted against affirmative-action hiring requirements tied to federal funds (1995), a position that drew criticism from civil-rights and Democratic-aligned groups.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  23. 1995 · action

    Served on the Senate Appropriations, Judiciary, Health/Education/Labor/Pensions (HELP) and Select Intelligence Committees during his first term -- the first Ohio senator to sit on Appropriations in nearly six decades -- and co-chaired the Senate Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children and the Senate Great Lakes Task Force.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  24. 1983 · bill

    As a U.S. Representative and Senator, was the primary sponsor of 22 bills enacted into law, including the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2006 and the Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2006.

    Source: Mike DeWine

Nan Whaley

  1. September 8, 2021 · ruling

    FBI records unsealed in September 2021 showed federal agents had investigated in 2014 whether then-City-Commissioner Whaley accepted cash bribes from a demolition contractor, said to have been funneled through a Montgomery County official; she was never charged.

    Nan Whaley: completely false and unsubstantiated · the source

    Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com

  2. August 2019 · statement

    Became a national voice for gun control after the August 2019 Oregon District mass shooting in Dayton, which killed nine people, pushing then-Gov. DeWine and the legislature for background-check and red-flag reforms.

    Source: washingtonpost.com

  3. 2015 · action

    Launched Dayton's first bike-share program as mayor.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

Money

Totals and donors exactly as filed with the FEC or the Ohio Secretary of State, each figure with its filing link.

Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing in this race breaks itemized contributions down by state.None found in the records checked
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing in this race breaks itemized contributions down by state.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-11-03 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

Mike DeWine

Where the money went, as filedMike DeWine raised $15.1M, spent $6.8M as of June 30, 2022; $8.3M of what was raised is not accounted for in the filed totals; no cash on hand is filed.Raised to Spent: $6.8MRaised to Not in the filed totals (derived): $8.3MMike DeWine: Raised, $15.1M as filed, as of 2022-06-30Raised$15.1MMike DeWine: Spent, $6.8M as filed, as of 2022-06-30Spent$6.8MMike DeWine: Not in the filed totals (derived), $8.3M as filed, as of 2022-06-30Not in the filed totals (derived)$8.3MIn, as filedWhere it went, as filed
Where the money went, as filedMike DeWine raised $15.1M, spent $6.8M as of June 30, 2022; $8.3M of what was raised is not accounted for in the filed totals; no cash on hand is filed.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings, through 2022-06-30 · as of 2022-06-30 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
FromToDollarsShare of totalNote
RaisedSpent6,800,93645.1%
RaisedNot in the filed totals (derived)8,280,45054.9%Derived: raised exceeds spent plus cash on hand in this filing; the difference is not itemized in the totals filed.

Totals as filed

OhioSOS, as of June 30, 2022: raised $15,081,386, spent $6,800,936.

Sources: news.ballotpedia.org · news.ballotpedia.org

Top donors, as filed

  • Ohio Republican State Central & Executive Committee State Candidate Fund · $1,959,075 · party committee · In state

    Party committee

    Source: news.ballotpedia.org

  • Ohio Republican PAC · $520,784 · PAC · In state

    Party committee

    Source: news.ballotpedia.org

  • John A. Payiavlas · $44,804 · campaign committee · In state

    Cleveland-area bail-bonds and entertainment businessman

    Source: news.ballotpedia.org

  • Eric Wagenbrenner · $35,650 · campaign committee · In state

    Columbus real-estate developer, Wagenbrenner Companies

    Source: news.ballotpedia.org

Outside spending

In-state share

Not yet researched

Nan Whaley

Where the money went, as filedNan Whaley raised $5.6M, spent $4.0M as of June 30, 2022; $1.6M of what was raised is not accounted for in the filed totals; no cash on hand is filed.Raised to Spent: $4.0MRaised to Not in the filed totals (derived): $1.6MNan Whaley: Raised, $5.6M as filed, as of 2022-06-30Raised$5.6MNan Whaley: Spent, $4.0M as filed, as of 2022-06-30Spent$4.0MNan Whaley: Not in the filed totals (derived), $1.6M as filed, as of 2022-06-30Not in the filed totals (derived)$1.6MIn, as filedWhere it went, as filed
Where the money went, as filedNan Whaley raised $5.6M, spent $4.0M as of June 30, 2022; $1.6M of what was raised is not accounted for in the filed totals; no cash on hand is filed.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings, through 2022-06-30 · as of 2022-06-30 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
FromToDollarsShare of totalNote
RaisedSpent4,000,00071.4%
RaisedNot in the filed totals (derived)1,600,00028.6%Derived: raised exceeds spent plus cash on hand in this filing; the difference is not itemized in the totals filed.

Totals as filed

OhioSOS, as of June 30, 2022: raised $5,600,000, spent $4,000,000.

Sources: news.ballotpedia.org · cleveland.com

Top donors, as filed

  • Barbara K. Fergus · $29,404 · campaign committee

    Source: news.ballotpedia.org

  • 314 Action Victory Fund · $27,409 · PAC · Out of state

    Pro-science-candidate PAC

    Source: news.ballotpedia.org

  • Mario M. Morino · $27,408 · campaign committee · Out of state

    Virginia venture philanthropist

    Source: news.ballotpedia.org

  • Stephen Silberstein · $27,404 · campaign committee · Out of state

    California software entrepreneur, national Democratic donor

    Source: news.ballotpedia.org

Outside spending

None found in the records checked

In-state share

Not yet researched

The result

Past election results, share of the vote6 prior races on file across 2 candidates; none on file for Whaley.DeWine2000 U.S. SenateMike DeWine, United States Senator from Ohio: won, 59.9%59.9%2006 U.S. SenateMike DeWine, U.S. Senator from Ohio: lost, 43.8%43.8%2010 Attorney GeneralMike DeWine, Attorney General of Ohio: won, 47.5%47.5%2014 Attorney GeneralMike DeWine, Attorney General of Ohio: won, 61.5%61.5%2018 GovernorMike DeWine, Governor of Ohio: won, 50.4%50.4%2018 GovernorMike DeWine, Governor of Ohio: won, 50.4%50.4%WhaleyNan Whaley: no prior race on fileno prior race on file
Past election results, share of the vote6 prior races on file across 2 candidates; none on file for Whaley.Source: Ohio Secretary of State, official canvass, 2000-2018 · as of 2018 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemPCTNote
DeWine2000 U.S. Senate59.9
DeWine2006 U.S. Senate43.8
DeWine2010 Attorney General47.5
DeWine2014 Attorney General61.5
DeWine2018 Governor50.4
DeWine2018 Governor50.4
Whaleyno prior race on file

Mike DeWine · certified 2022-12-09

CandidateVotesShare
Mike DeWine2,580,42462.4%
Nan Whaley1,545,48937.4%

Sources: 2022 Ohio gubernatorial election · LaRose Certifies Results for the November 2022 General Election

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Quick answers

When was the 2022 Governor of Ohio election?

The election for Governor of Ohio was held on November 8, 2022.

Who ran for Governor of Ohio in 2022?

On the ballot for Governor of Ohio, in surname order: Mike DeWine (Republican), Nan Whaley (Democratic).

Who won the 2022 Governor of Ohio election?

Mike DeWine won the election for Governor of Ohio. Results as certified: Mike DeWine 62.4%, Nan Whaley 37.4%.

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