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

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

JD Vance wrote about meeting his wife, Usha Chilukuri Vance, as a Yale Law School student in "Hillbilly Elegy."

Husted will serve at least through a 2026 special election to fill the remaining two years of the vice president-elect's term.

There will be no pre-inaugural tour of the vice president’s residence for the incoming Vance family, two sources familiar with JD Vance’s plans told CNN, who noted he has not received an invitation to the residence from its current occupant,

J.D. Vance resigned from his Senate seat ahead of his swearing-in as the 50th vice president on Inauguration Day.

A major move in Ohio's Capitol could be announced as soon as Friday. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine may appoint a new U.S. senator to replace Vice President-elect JD Vance. Vance resigned from his Ohio Senate seat last week, ahead of his upcoming inauguration.

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.

The presidential transition has released portraits of President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance ahead of their inauguration on Jan. 20. Trump and Vance are each wearing blue suits and blue ties,

In Middletown, Ohio, many residents of JD Vance's hometown are bursting with pride at their native son’s accomplishments.

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