COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. Mike DeWine has earned another four years in Ohio’s top office, after defeating Democrat and former Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley on Tuesday night. 

The governor watched the results come in alongside his fellow Republican candidates in Columbus.

What You Need To Know

  • Gov. Mike DeWine will serve four more years as governor

  • The incumbent enjoyed a strong lead in the polls since the primary

  • Gov. DeWine has served in public office since 1977

  • DeWine watched results come in alongside fellow Republicans in Columbus

DeWine’s campaign asked voters if they thought the state was headed in the right direction. As the Spectrum News/Siena College poll revealed, many voters did, and the governor was able to enjoy the support of both the majority of Republicans as well as most independents.

In his victory speech, he thanked the state for its support over his long career in politics and for allowing him another four years to complete what he called "unfinished business," when it comes to making Ohio a stronger economy and improving opportunities for everyone who calls the state home.

“We’re people who get things done," he said. "We don’t whine about them. We just go solve them. We make things. We invent things. We do things. That’s the asset that we have.”

DeWine has served in public office since 1977, starting as the prosecutor of Greene County, then serving a stint in the state legislature, as Gov. Voinovich’s lt. governor, as U.S. senator, the state attorney general before taking on his first term as governor in 2019.