Gov. Mike DeWine hasn't announced who he will appoint, but sources said the Senate seat is likely Lt. Gov. Jon Husted's if he wants it.

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted has reportedly emerged as a late favorite to fill Vice President-elect JD Vance’s Senate seat.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted traveled to Florida recently to visit U.S. president-elect Donald Trump and vice president-elect JD Vance. That is according to Beacon Journal news partner News 5 Cleveland's Morgan Trau.

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is the leading candidate to replace Vice President-elect JD Vance in the US Senate, according to two Republican sources familiar with the deliberations.

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted has emerged as a late and leading contender to succeed JD Vance in the Senate, three Republicans familiar with the process said Friday.