Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s appointment of Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, a fellow Republican, to the Senate resets Ohio’s 2026 game-board, notably the race to succeed DeWine, term-limited home in January 2027.

The role President Trump may play going forward -- in Jon Husted’s success as a senator, in the Ohio governor’s race and other contests -- remains to be seen. But in deep-red Ohio, as Gov. DeWine and Husted’s journey to Mar-a-Lago,

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.

Jon Husted will succeed Vice President-elect JD Vance in the ... Choosing Husted, who had been positioning to run for governor in 2026, potentially averts a divisive and expensive GOP primary for the governor’s race. The 57-year-old Husted, a former ...

Fven a potential three-way race for 2026’s Ohio GOP gubernatorial nomination, including likely Trump-backed Vivek Ramaswamy and news-magnet Dave Yost, the Ohio attorney general, Jon Husted’s taking a Senate seat,

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.

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.

Jon Husted prepares to replace Vice President-elect JD Vance in ... More:It's official: Ohio has new GOP Speaker Matt Huffman, Senate President Rob McColley "Any person serving as governor for the duration of the Governor's disability shall have the ...

Gov. Jon Husted,” DeWine said. Husted said he looks forward to working with President-elect Trump, Vance and the Senate GOP majority to fight inflation, end illegal immigration and advance ...

Jon Husted was sworn in as Ohio's newest U.S. senator ... but his departure from the race won't make the GOP primary any less competitive. Former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, Attorney ...

In making his announcement, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said he wanted a "workhorse" in the U.S. senate who would focus on Ohio as well as the rest of the country.

Lt. Gov. Jon Husted was with him on one the trips. Husted had been positioning to run for governor in 2026, but his political future appeared suddenly tied to that of former GOP presidential ...