GOP Ohio governor campaign is shaping up to become a three-way race between ex-presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, Treasurer Robert Sprague, and Attorney General Dave Yost.

Two new senators were sworn in on Tuesday to replace new Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance.

Lt. Gov. Jon Husted speaks at an Ohio Statehouse news conference on Friday after Gov. Mike DeWine, second from left, announced he has appointed the Columbus-area Republican to the U.S. Senate. Anna Staver, cleveland.com

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.

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

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine named Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill the Senate seat that Vice President-elect JD Vance is vacating.

The anticipated appointment will end weeks of speculation about who will join newly minted Sen. Bernie Moreno in Washington.

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.

The state’s governor, Mike DeWine, announced the appointment Friday, ending suspense over who would succeed the vice president-elect in the Senate.

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s pick to succeed Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted was officially sworn into the United States Senate on Tuesday. The swearing in marked the beginning of his tenure as United States Senator. Husted was appointed by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to fill the Ohio U.S. Senate seat that was vacated by Vice President JD Vance.

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