Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s pick to succeed Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday announced his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, will replace Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate.

Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will fill Vice President-elect JD Vance's Senate seat and join new Sen. Bernie Moreno in Washington.

Gov. Jon Husted to the seat on Friday.Husted was reported as the frontrunner in recent weeks and was ultimately chosen by DeWine to serve until 2026, when a special election will be held for the ...

Jon Husted is an outstanding choice to represent Ohio in the U.S. Senate. He’s a proven conservative leader with a strong record of fighting for Ohioans.'

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted (R) is set to become the newest addition to the Senate after Gov. Mike DeWine (R) selected him to fill Vice President-elect JD Vance’s seat on Friday. DeWine

The state’s governor, Mike DeWine, announced the appointment Friday, ending suspense over who would succeed the vice president-elect in the Senate.

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.

Kathy Stephens (left), the mother of Anduril co-founder Trae Stephens, chats with Ohio First Lady Fran DeWine, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted as U.S. defense contractor Anduril held an event to announce a $1 billion investment in a Pickaway County factory that will employ 4,000 workers making military drones.

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.

Husted was sworn in by his predecessor, JD Vance, who left the Senate to become Vice President of the United States.