AP calls Ohio Democratic governor primary for Whaley

By: David DeWitt - May 3, 2022 8:57 pm

The Associated Press has called the race for the nomination for governor in the Ohio Democratic primary for former Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley. Whaley had faced another former mayor, Cincinnati’s John Cranley, in the race.

BREAKING: Nan Whaley wins Democratic nomination for governor in Ohio primary election. #APRaceCall at 8:49 p.m. EDT. https://t.co/2nlgpji7ac

— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) May 4, 2022

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David DeWitt

OCJ Editor-in-Chief and Columnist David DeWitt has been covering government, politics, and policy in Ohio since 2007, including education, health care, crime and courts, poverty, state and local government, business, labor, energy, environment, and social issues. He has worked for the National Journal, The New York Observer, The Athens NEWS, and Plunderbund.com. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism and is a board member of the E.W. Scripps Society of Alumni and Friends. He can be found on Twitter @DC_DeWitt