Ohio political history would suggest DeWine may have to take Renacci’s challenge seriously, however.
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine speaks during the Ohio State of the State address at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday, March 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
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Updated: 3:23 PM EDT June 10, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday that he is accustomed to facing primary opponents and he feels “very, very good” about his chances of reelection next year despite a growing field of challengers.
“I was thinking this morning that throughout my career it’s a rare time that I do not have a primary opponent,” DeWine said, a day after former GOP U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci announced his gubernatorial bid. “That is the nature of life, that’s the nature of politics.”