Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, the Republican candidate for governor in the Nov. 6 election, visited Wilmington early Friday afternoon, stopping by Sams Meats & Deli on West Locust Street to speak with the lunch crowd. DeWine had earlier stopped in Highland County, and would later head for Lebanon to attend the evening event with fellow Republican, President Donald Trump. Shown, DeWine and his wife, Fran, along with their grandson, Parker, meet future local voters Malea Beam (in red) and Taylor Collett (in blue) as their grandmother, Karen Collett, looks on at left. For more photos, please visit wnewsj.com.

From left, Sam Garner and Mike Bradham, both of Lebanon, speak with Mike and Fran DeWine as young Parker DeWine looks on.

Mike and Fran DeWine speak with Mark Tokar and Doug Mustard (in right foreground), who both work at Hood Packaging in Wilmington.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, the Republican candidate for governor in the Nov. 6 election, visited Wilmington early Friday afternoon, stopping by Sams Meats & Deli on West Locust Street to speak with the lunch crowd. DeWine had earlier stopped in Highland County, and would later head for Lebanon to attend the evening event with fellow Republican, President Donald Trump. Shown, DeWine and his wife, Fran, along with their grandson, Parker, meet future local voters Malea Beam (in red) and Taylor Collett (in blue) as their grandmother, Karen Collett, looks on at left. For more photos, please visit wnewsj.com.

http://www.wnewsj.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2018/10/web1_DSC_0418.jpgOhio Attorney General Mike DeWine, the Republican candidate for governor in the Nov. 6 election, visited Wilmington early Friday afternoon, stopping by Sams Meats & Deli on West Locust Street to speak with the lunch crowd. DeWine had earlier stopped in Highland County, and would later head for Lebanon to attend the evening event with fellow Republican, President Donald Trump. Shown, DeWine and his wife, Fran, along with their grandson, Parker, meet future local voters Malea Beam (in red) and Taylor Collett (in blue) as their grandmother, Karen Collett, looks on at left. For more photos, please visit wnewsj.com. Tom Barr | News Journal

From left, Sam Garner and Mike Bradham, both of Lebanon, speak with Mike and Fran DeWine as young Parker DeWine looks on.

http://www.wnewsj.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2018/10/web1_DSC_0409.jpgFrom left, Sam Garner and Mike Bradham, both of Lebanon, speak with Mike and Fran DeWine as young Parker DeWine looks on. Tom Barr | News Journal

Mike and Fran DeWine speak with Mark Tokar and Doug Mustard (in right foreground), who both work at Hood Packaging in Wilmington.

http://www.wnewsj.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2018/10/web1_DSC_0414.jpgMike and Fran DeWine speak with Mark Tokar and Doug Mustard (in right foreground), who both work at Hood Packaging in Wilmington. Tom Barr | News Journal