Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will replace J.D. Vance in Congress' upper chamber, as the former senator readies for his inauguration as vice president.

Governor Mike DeWine has chosen his Lt. Governor Jon Husted to fill an Ohio Senate seat vacated by incoming Vice President JD Vance, a source with knowledge of the pick told WCPO.

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.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Friday that his state’s lieutenant governor Jon Husted would replace a seat left vacant by Vice President-elect JD Vance in the US Senate for the next two

Gov. Mike DeWine's appointment marks an abrupt change of plans for Husted, a Columbus-area Republican who had set himself up as the governor’s heir apparent.

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is Gov. Mike DeWine's choice to replace Vice President-elect J.D. Vance in the U.S. Senate.

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted on Friday was chosen by his boss, Gov. Mike DeWine, to fill out the remainder of Vice President-elect JD Vance's term in the U.S. Senate.

Gov. Mike DeWine has selected his own Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to become the next senator from Ohio, passing over entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. Two sources, granted anonymity to speak freely about the appointment, confirmed that DeWine will pick Husted.