Mike DeWine
★ U.S. Senator● In office
- Born
- January 5, 1947
- Current age
- 79
- Home state
- Ohio
- Party
- Republican
- In office
- Governor of Ohio (present)
- On the ballot
- 1982–2022
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8-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
DeWine13.6M
Opponents12.2M
10
Elections run
Between 1982 and 2022, Mike DeWine ran in 10 elections across 3 offices (U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and Governor), winning 8 and losing 2. DeWine's biggest single-election total was 2,665,512 votes, in the 2000 U.S. Senate election in Ohio. DeWine's closest win came in the 1982 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 7, decided by 22,299 votes.
Browse every governor election in Ohio, every U.S. Senate election in Ohio, or every U.S. House race in Ohio's District 7.
How many votes has Mike DeWine received?
Mike DeWine has received 13,605,216 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–2.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | GovernorOhio | Won | 2,580,42462.41% | Nan Whaley |
| 2018 | GovernorOhio | Won | 2,235,82550.4% | Richard Cordray |
| 2006 | U.S. SenateOhio | Lost | 1,761,03743.82% | Sherrod Brown |
| 2000 | U.S. SenateOhio | Won | 2,665,51259.92% | Ted Celeste John R. McAlister John A. Eastman |
| 1994 | U.S. SenateOhio | Won | 1,836,55653.44% | Joel Hyatt Joseph J. Slovenec |
| 1992 | U.S. SenateOhio | Lost | 2,028,30042.31% | John Glenn Martha Grevatt |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 142,59773.88% | Jack Schira |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 119,238100% | — |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 147,88576.68% | Donald E. Scott |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 87,84256.26% | Roger D. Tackett John B. Winer |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000294) and Wikidata (Q1363468). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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