DeWine was reelected in 2000, defeating former U.S. Rep. Frank Cremeans in the primary and Ted Celeste (brother of former Ohio Gov. Richard F. Celeste) in the general election.
DeWine is pro-life (except in cases of “incest”, “life of the mother”, and “rape”).
DeWine's Democratic opponent in the November general election is Congressman Sherrod Brown of northeast Ohio, who won 78.05% of Democrats' votes in the primary, defeating truck driver Merrill Samuel Keiser, Jr.
KevinDeWine, R-Fairborn, sponsor of the legislature's latest election reform bill, asked the U.S. Committee on House Administration to give Ohio until 2008 to pick new voting machines, instead of the current May 2006 deadline.
DeWine is concerned that the optical scan machines ordered for all counties by Secretary of State Ken Blackwell represent an outdated paper-and-pencil technology.
DeWine said Ohio became a focal point for controversy last year because of the timing of Blackwell's directives, such as one requiring voter registrations be submitted on certain paper thickness.
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