Ohio Republican statewide candidates and officeholders have spent $13.8 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among statewide officials and candidates, Mike DeWine has spent more than any other Republican.

DeWine is Governor of Ohio and is running for re-election in 2022. DeWine raised $15.1 million and spent $6.8 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022. According to Ohio Secretary of State reports, DeWine spent the most money with the following individual payees and PACs.

Richard Michael DeWine’s Top 10 Payees, (1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022)

Of the $6.8 million in reported expenditures, $6.4 million went to these 10 payees:

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Ohio PACs submitted to the Ohio Secretary of State. Political expenditures that are not controlled by candidates or their campaigns, known as satellite spending, are not included in candidate totals. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.

See updates to Richard Michael DeWine’s campaign finance data after the next reports are available.

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