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.

Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday named state Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill the US Senate seat recently vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance.

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will join the U.S. Senate, filling the seat formerly held by Vice President-elect JD Vance. Gov. Mike DeWine (R) announced his pick of Husted to succeed Vance in a news conference Friday afternoon.

Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine announced on Friday that he selected Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill the Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, tapping a like-minded fiscal and defense hawk to replace one of the Republican Party’s leading populist voices.

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

Republicans rounded out their 53-seat Senate majority on Tuesday with the swearing-in of Jon Husted and Ashley Moody, the two senators replacing Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State

Hundreds of Ohio Republicans made their way to Washington D.C. to celebrate the inauguration of Donald Trump and JD Vance, adding that the Buckeye State is back on the "national stage."

Political leaders in the Mahoning Valley reacted predictably Friday to the appointment of Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to the U.S. Senate.

Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to pick his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance, according to people familiar with his plans.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine appoints Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill VP-elect JD Vance's former Senate seat. This move is part of President-elect Trump's cabinet selections causing GOP reshuffling. The appointment will remain until a November 2026 special election,

Jon Husted speaks during a news conference in January ... potentially averts a divisive and expensive GOP primary for the governor’s race. The 57-year-old Husted, a former Ohio House speaker ...