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,

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.

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.

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,

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.

Jon Husted will join the U.S. Senate ... Neither DeWine nor Husted are major players in MAGA world, and it’s not clear how Husted would fare in a GOP primary if he chooses to run in the special election to fill out the remainder of Vance’s term ...

Jon Husted is Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s pick to succeed Vice ... Choosing Husted, who had been positioning to run for governor in 2026, potentially averts a divisive and expensive GOP primary to fill Vance's seat next year. DeWine’s expected ...

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 ...

Mike DeWine is expected to appoint his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, to the Senate seat recently vacated ... Others who were in the mix to succeed Vance included former state GOP chair Jane Timken, state Treasurer Robert Sprague, Rep.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, to fill the Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance.

Jon Husted will be the state’s next U.S. Senator ... leaders and officeholders thought to be on the list of possible candidates, including former Ohio GOP chair Jane Timken and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. DeWine had said last month that ...