With the appointment of Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to JD Vance’s Senate seat, Ohio has two Republican U.S. Senators for the first time in 18 years. The last time that happened, the senators were George Voinovich and Mike DeWine — Ohio's current governor who, last week, appointed the 57-year-old Husted to the Vance vacancy.

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.

More than a week after JD Vance resigned his U.S. Senate seat before his inauguration as vice president, Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to appoint his lieutenant governor Jon Husted to replace Vance.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has selected Lt. Governor Jon Husted to fill the U.S. Senate seat left open when Vice President-elect JD Vance resigned. Husted will join Bernie Moreno as the other U.S. Senator from Ohio.

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The countdown is on for who Ohio Governor Mike DeWine will pick to replace ... you have to remember that the Moreno, Sherrod Brown race was that set records.”

Political leaders in the Mahoning Valley reacted predictably Friday to Gov. Mike DeWine’s appointment of Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to the U.S. Senate. Republicans, such as Mahoning County GOP Chairman Tom McCabe,

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine is tasked with appointing Vance's successor and hasn't said who he is considering for the role.

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.

Mike DeWine is expected to appoint his lieutenant ... Moreno easily won the primary and went on to unseat Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, who has not ruled out running in next year’s special ...

Republican Jon Husted, a former Dayton-area state lawmaker and secretary of state who has served as Ohio lieutenant governor since 2018, officially took the oath Tuesday to join the United States Senate and fill a vacancy left by Vice President and fellow Ohioan JD Vance.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will succeed Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Mike DeWine announced on Friday.