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Old political rivals will face off once again after Ohio鈥檚 attorney general, Republican Mike DeWine, and his predecessor, Democrat Richard Cordray, their parties鈥� primaries for governor Tuesday night.

Many are of the 2010 race for attorney general, which DeWine won by a small margin.

Cordray, who headed the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under President Barack Obama, defeated former Cleveland mayor and congressman Dennis Kucinich, earning 63 percent of the vote. DeWine bested Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor with 59 percent.

Now, the two have their work cut out for them, convincing voters that they will address some of Ohio鈥檚 top issues, including the opioid crisis, mounting student debt, and unemployment compensation, the .

Although Ohio鈥檚 legislature and governor鈥檚 office have been controlled by Republicans for 20 of the past 24 years, some have called this year the for Democrats to retake the governor鈥檚 seat, especially as the party tries to capitalize on anti-Trump sentiment in major elections this fall.

An unexpected education scandal could make this reality even likelier. Ohio鈥檚 largest 鈥� and now shuttered 鈥� online charter school, the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT), allegedly overcharged the state millions of dollars for its students. An anonymous whistleblower that the school鈥檚 leaders used software that intentionally miscounted attendance. Those same leaders have donated millions to Republican candidates, making the scandal a major problem for the GOP in the November elections.

鈥淭he ECOT thing is going to be a huge issue in the fall 鈥� not just for the governor鈥檚 race, but almost every other race that鈥檚 out there,鈥� said education commentator Stephen Dyer, 鈥渂ecause there are such close connections from this school to nearly every Republican candidate who鈥檚 run for state office since, basically, 2004. And all those guys are running now.鈥�

President Donald Trump was quick to congratulate DeWine on Twitter and accuse Cordray of being a socialist.

In a speech after his win, DeWine highlighted improving the state鈥檚 education system, preparing its future workforce, and fighting illegal drugs as issues he鈥檇 address as governor, 鈥淩epublicans, Independents, Democrats, come with us,鈥� . 鈥淲e need you to be part of this, to be part of creating our new future, this new Ohio that we will forge together.鈥�

Cordray used his victory speech to portray himself as a candidate for the working class while painting DeWine as a politician for the wealthy, . 鈥淚 congratulate Mike DeWine tonight for winning one of the ugliest campaigns I鈥檝e ever seen,鈥� Cordray said . 鈥淲e now have a clear choice in November, and the things we stand for cannot be more different.鈥�

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