Person
Mike DeWine
10 of 11 sections researched
Not yet researched: What they have said, checked.
What has been checked
- Profile 3 entries
- On the ballot 0 entries The 2022 race is complete; no pending candidacy is published for it.
- Where they stand 3 entries
- What they have said, checked None found in the records checked No fact-checker rating of a DeWine statement from the 2022 cycle was found in the records checked. Checked: The research archive's 2022-cycle fact-check pass, which searched PolitiFact, FactCheck.org, the Washington Post Fact Checker and AP Fact Check
- Record in office 5 entries
- Money 6 entries The research archive found no single confirmed full-cycle total; the closest sourced checkpoint figures are published instead.
- Financial interests 3 entries
- Polling and approval 2 entries
- Elections 1 entry His 2022 gubernatorial candidacy is published. Earlier candidacies (Ohio Senate, Attorney General, Lieutenant Governor, 2018 Governor) wait on records for those races and cycles.
- Endorsements given 1 entry One endorsement he received is published (Donald Trump, 2022). The research archive records no endorsement he gave in the 2022 cycle.
- Sources 25 entries
On the ballot
None found in the records checked
Where they stand
Economic development
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.
Source: ballotpedia.org
Sports betting
did not anticipate ... the massive, massive amount of money that these gambling companies would come in
Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com
Taxes
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.
Source: ballotpedia.org
What they have said, checked
None found in the records checked
Record in office
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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 sourceSources: ohiocapitaljournal.com · wvxu.org
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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
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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 sourceSource: ohiocapitaljournal.com
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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 sourceSources: courtnewsohio.gov · courtnewsohio.gov
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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
Money
Totals as filed
| Race | Filer | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor of Ohio | OhioSOS | $15,081,386 | $6,800,936 | June 30, 2022 |
Sources: news.ballotpedia.org · news.ballotpedia.org
Top donors, as filed
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Ohio Republican State Central & Executive Committee State Candidate Fund · $1,959,075 · party committee · In state · Governor of Ohio
Party committee
Source: news.ballotpedia.org
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Ohio Republican PAC · $520,784 · PAC · In state · Governor of Ohio
Party committee
Source: news.ballotpedia.org
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John A. Payiavlas · $44,804 · campaign committee · In state · Governor of Ohio
Cleveland-area bail-bonds and entertainment businessman
Source: news.ballotpedia.org
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Eric Wagenbrenner · $35,650 · campaign committee · In state · Governor of Ohio
Columbus real-estate developer, Wagenbrenner Companies
Source: news.ballotpedia.org
Outside spending
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Governor of Ohio · as of December 20, 2022
Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com
Financial interests
Disclosed holdings
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Disclosed owning Intel Corp. stock on his May 16, 2022 ethics filing, in the same period the state finalized a roughly $1.9-2 billion incentive package for Intel's Ohio chip-plant project; his press office said he has held the stock since well prior to his governorship and declined to disclose the amount.
May 16, 2022
Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com
Reported conflicts
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Reported that his Medicaid director, Maureen Corcoran, held at least $1,000 in stock in UnitedHealth Group and CVS Health while her agency signed roughly $22 billion in Medicaid managed-care contracts with those companies' subsidiaries in April 2022; DeWine said additional transparency was not needed and did not require her to divest.
January 24, 2022 · Reported by Ohio Capital Journal
Sources: ohiocapitaljournal.com · ohiocapitaljournal.com
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Reported that nursing-home-industry donors and an affiliated 501(c)(4) nonprofit that does not disclose its donors gave DeWine and allied groups more than $300,000 directly plus more than $200,000 through the nonprofit between about 2017 and 2021, while Medicaid nursing-home reimbursement rates were a live issue; the article also reports that it was the Republican-controlled legislature, not DeWine's own budget proposal, that added $58 million in extra nursing-home payments.
April 19, 2021 · Reported by Ohio Capital Journal
Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com
Polling and approval
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Spectrum News 1 / Siena College Research Institute · October 21, 2022 · Governor of Ohio
DeWine 55 · Whaley 32
likely voters
Sources: spectrumnews1.com · scri.siena.edu
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Marist Poll · September 2022 · Governor of Ohio
DeWine 55 · Whaley 37
registered voters
Source: maristpoll.marist.edu
Elections
| Race | Party | Result | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor of Ohio (2022) | Republican | Won | 2,580,424 | 62.4% |
Offices held
Governor of Ohio · 2019-01 to present · elected
Source: ballotpedia.org
Endorsements
Endorsements received
Donald Trump · official · September 8, 2022
Source: wosu.org
Sources
Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 2022 Ohio gubernatorial election · Mike DeWine
Every URL on this page, once each.
- Mike DeWine · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-19
- 2022 Ohio gubernatorial election · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-19
- Mike DeWine · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-19
- Trump endorses Ohio Gov. DeWine in reelection bid · WOSU Public Media · 2022-09-08 · accessed 2026-09-19
- The 2022 Elections in Ohio · Marist Poll · 2022-10 · accessed 2026-09-19
- Poll shows comfortable lead for Gov. DeWine despite close statewide races · Spectrum News 1 · 2022-10-21 · accessed 2026-09-19
- Governor: DeWine 55% Whaley 32% ... US Senate Ryan 46% Vance 43% · Siena College Research Institute · 2022-09-27 · accessed 2026-09-19
- Congressional Map Ruled Unconstitutional · Court News Ohio · accessed 2026-09-19
- New Ohio Legislative District Maps Unconstitutional · Court News Ohio · accessed 2026-09-19
- Texts, calendars, emails link DeWine to FirstEnergy's bribery scandal · Ohio Capital Journal · 2022-08-15 · accessed 2026-09-19
- DeWine signs law removing training, background check, permitting requirement to conceal carry · Ohio Capital Journal · 2022-03-15 · accessed 2026-09-19
- Three years after Dayton shooting, Whaley calls out DeWine for 'cowardly inaction' on gun violence · The Statehouse News Bureau · 2022-08-04 · accessed 2026-09-19
- DeWine claims 'great progress' for families. Data say something else · Ohio Capital Journal · 2022-08-10 · accessed 2026-09-19
- 10-year-old rape victim apparently not among Ohio Gov. DeWine's 'most vulnerable' needing protection · Ohio Capital Journal · 2022-07-08 · accessed 2026-09-19
- DeWine claims concern for 'vulnerable,' still won't talk about children who now have to have babies · Ohio Capital Journal · 2022-07-27 · accessed 2026-09-19
- 'Incredibly disappointing:' Gov. DeWine, Vance say no to debates · Ohio Capital Journal · 2022-09-22 · accessed 2026-09-19
- Commentary: Why Mike DeWine has so far refused to debate Nan Whaley · WVXU · 2022-09-07 · accessed 2026-09-19
- Parsing the gains, losses in DeWine's fundraising ahead of reelection bid · Ohio Capital Journal · 2022-02-08 · accessed 2026-09-19
- Gov. DeWine is invested in Intel. But he won't say how much · Ohio Capital Journal · 2022-05-18 · accessed 2026-09-19
- DeWine: Additional transparency not needed in massive Medicaid contracts · Ohio Capital Journal · 2022-01-24 · accessed 2026-09-19
- Experts: DeWine's son, Medicaid director both have clear conflicts · Ohio Capital Journal · 2022-02-14 · accessed 2026-09-19
- Nursing homes spent at least $6 million on Ohio politics in five years · Ohio Capital Journal · 2021-04-19 · accessed 2026-09-19
- Ohio Gov. DeWine receives $15 million, with Ohio Republican State Central & Executive State Candidate Fund as top donor · Ballotpedia News · 2022-10-10 · accessed 2026-09-19
- Mike DeWine raised more than any other Republican statewide candidate or officeholder in Ohio · Ballotpedia News · 2022-08-22 · accessed 2026-09-19
- Ohio Gov. DeWine talks endorsing Ramaswamy, why legalizing sports betting is his 'biggest mistake' · Ohio Capital Journal · 2026-05-26 · accessed 2026-09-19
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