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Mike DeWine's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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2000
33%
2002
45%
2005
45%
2005
56%
2005
56%
2005
65%
2005
65%
2005
47%
2005
47%
2005
50%
2005
50%
2005
49%
2005
49%
2005
52%
2005
52%
2005
51%
2004
51%
2004
49%
2004
49%
2004
47%
2004
47%
2004
53%
2004
53%
2004
46%
2004
46%
2004
49%
2004
49%
2004
59%
2003
59%
2003
29%
2003
29%
2003
68%
2003
68%
2003
38%
2003
38%
2003
71%
2003
71%
2003
61%
2003
61%
2003
0%
2003
22%
2003
22%
2003
35%
2002
35%
2002
24%
2002
24%
2002
66%
2002
66%
2002
61%
2002
61%
2002
63%
2002
63%
2002
36%
2002
36%
2002
67%
2002
67%
2002
38%
2002
38%
2002
42%
2001
42%
2001
58%
2001
58%
2001
65%
2001
65%
2001
55%
2001
55%
2001
30%
2001
30%
2001
43%
2001
43%
2001
43%
2000
43%
2000
53%
2000
53%
2000
65%
2000
65%
2000
45%
2000
45%
2000
53%
2000
53%
2000
34%
2000
34%
2000
46%
1999
46%
1999
56%
1999
56%
1999
49%
1999
49%
1999
40%
1999
40%
1999
50%
1999
50%
1999
52%
1999
52%
1999
46%
1998
46%
1998
63%
1998
63%
1998
36%
1998
36%
1998
52%
1998
52%
1998
29%
1998
29%
1998
58%
1998
58%
1998
59%
1996
59%
1996
40%
1996
40%
1996
40%
1996
40%
1996
58%
1996
58%
1996
70%
1996
70%
1996
26%
1996
26%
1996
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