<page_title> Mike DeWine </page_title> <section_title> Electoral history </section_title> <table> <cell> 2000 <col_header> Primary election results </col_header> <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Mike DeWine <col_header> Primary election results </col_header> <col_header> Subject </col_header> </cell> <cell> Ronald Richard Dickson <col_header> Primary election results </col_header> <col_header> Opponent </col_header> </cell> <cell> 161,185 <col_header> Primary election results </col_header> <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> <cell> 12.44% <col_header> Primary election results </col_header> <col_header> % </col_header> </cell> <cell> Frank Cremeans <col_header> Primary election results </col_header> <col_header> Opponent </col_header> </cell> <cell> 104,219 <col_header> Primary election results </col_header> <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> <cell> 8.05% <col_header> Primary election results </col_header> <col_header> % </col_header> </cell> </table>
DeWine was elected in 2000, defeating Ronald Dickson (161,185 votes, or 12.44%) and Frank Cremeans (104,219 votes, or 8.05%) in the primary election.