Ohio Primary: David Hayes wins Greene County Prosecutor race against governor’s daughter

GREENE COUNTY — David Hayes has won the Greene County Prosecutor race against Alice DeWine, according to the unofficial final report. No democrats filed for the race.

After Greene County Prosecutor Stephen Haller announced he won’t seek re-election next year, his former assistant prosecutor, Alice DeWine, announced she would be running for the office.

Greene County Assistant Prosecutor David Hayes challenged DeWine.

DeWine, daughter of Gov. Mike DeWine, said she will push to create a county-wide drug court “that allows us to properly focus our resources between serious crimes and other offenses."

Hayes said in a video announcing his candidacy that he is running to give Republican primary voters a choice.

“That is especially true when there is an open seat for such an important position… No one should be handed a position of public trust without a serious conversation about their qualifications. This is an election. It is not a coronation. I am running because I am more qualified than my opponent.”

County board of elections have until May 19 to verify the results of the election.

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