Ohio GOP Gov. Mike DeWine easily wins second term

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OHIO: The Fox News Decision Desk can project that Republican incumbent Mike DeWine will easily win a second term, defeating Nan Whaley.

DeWine, 75, has faced off against Whaley for the second time. Already well-known, DeWine became a household presence during months of daily briefings at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. DeWine said he did his best to balance household needs while also considering advice from medical experts during lockdowns in Ohio. "These are my decisions, so I'm not going to pass the buck to the medical community or anybody else," he said on Bill Hemmer Reports during the bulk of the pandemic. More recently, he helped break ground on a huge new Intel computer chip facility.

Ohio voters decided today on statewide ballot issues involving whether to prohibit noncitizen voting and whether judges should be required to consider a criminal suspect’s threat to public safety when setting bail.