Husted has been the state’s lieutenant governor since 2019. Ramaswamy is expected to remain with the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, effort for now.

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.

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.

Jon Husted was sworn in as Ohio's newest U.S. senator Tuesday, just one day after his predecessor became vice president of the United States. Vice President JD Vance administered the oath to Husted during a ceremony at the U.

Vivek Ramaswamy, the multimillionaire biotech entrepreneur and former presidential candidate, is likely to launch a bid for Ohio governor by the end of January, sources confirm to Fox News.

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.

Donald Trump reportedly wants Vivek Ramaswamy to replace JD Vance as Ohio senator. Should Gov. Mike DeWine do Trump's bidding or go with Jon Husted?

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

Billionaire DOGE co-chair is expected to announce his campaign after he was passed over to fill JD Vance’s seat