Gov. Mike DeWine announced his own Lt. Gov. Jon Husted as the next senator from Ohio, passing over entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. “Jon Husted will be right at home in the United States Senate, and he’ll be at home on day one,” DeWine said Friday in a press conference at the statehouse in Columbus.

Vivek Ramaswamy, who was also seen as a possible replacement for the vice president-elect, is widely expected to run for governor of Ohio instead.

Fresh off of his unexpected departure from President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, Vivek Ramaswamy has set his sights on becoming governor of Ohio, his home state

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) announced Friday that he is selecting Lt. Gov. Jon Husted (R) to fill the Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance. DeWine made the announcement at a press

Jon Husted, citing his extensive government experience ... We had Bernie Moreno, JD Vance, Vivek Ramaswamy and me. We did all right. We got a good crew there.”

J.D. Vance had four years left on his Senate term before he resigned from his seat. Jon Husted is expected to take his place.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to appoint his Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to take over Vice President-elect JD Vance's Senate seat, according to two people familiar with the matter. Vance resigned from his Ohio Senate seat last week, ahead of his upcoming inauguration.

Mike DeWine announced Friday that his state’s lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, would fill the Senate seat left ... had floated Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) co-chair Vivek Ramaswamy for the position after Vance resigned from the Senate ...

Jon Husted, a fellow Republican ... Cincinnati-born biotechnology tycoon Vivek Ramaswamy. (When this appears, Ramaswamy may already have announced a bid to succeed DeWine.) Ramaswamy, age 39 ...

Attorney General Dave Yost is now in the race for the Republican nomination for Ohio governor next year, after weeks of teasing a coming campaign.

Former Lt. Gov. Jon Husted was sworn in as Ohio's newest U.S. Senator on Tuesday. Here's a deeper look at what that means for who might replace him as LG, and also how his appointment reshapes the Republican primary for Ohio governor in 2026.