DeWine cannot run for reelection in 2026 because of term limits. Lt. Gov. Jon Husted planned to run as DeWine's successor, but Husted recently accepted DeWine's appointment to the U.S. Senate, replacing Vice President JD Vance.

Gov. Mike DeWine announced his own Lt. Gov. Jon Husted as the next senator from Ohio, passing over entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. “Jon Husted will be right at home in the United States Senate, and he’ll be at home on day one,” DeWine said Friday in a press conference at the statehouse in Columbus.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine recently met with Vivek Ramaswamy to discuss the vacant U.S. Senate seat left by JD Vance. Despite earlier withdrawing from consideration, Ramaswamy is now back in the mix for the appointment. DeWine aims to appoint someone who can win in both 2026 and… pic.twitter.com/VdY43ERY3s

Vice President JD Vance's political team, including two top advisors, is joining Vivek Ramaswamy's soon-to-be announced 2026 Ohio gubernatorial run, a source with knowledge confirmed to Fox News.

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.

Vivek Ramaswamy's unexpected departure from DOGE leaves Elon Musk at the helm, and the Cincaniti resident spoke out about his absence.

Vivek Ramaswamy is under consideration for the post, according to two people familiar with the matter granted anonymity to discuss ongoing conversations. Ramaswamy and Gov. Mike DeWine ...

Dewine’s office isn’t commenting, and there’s no indication when DeWine will have an announcement about the appointment. Whoever is selected will be the junior senator to Bernie Moreno, who was sworn into the US Senate earlier this month after defeating longtime incumbent Democrat Sherrod Brown.

Ohio entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will announce a bid for Ohio governor ... Trump's running mate J.D. Vance in the U.S. Senate. However, Gov. Mike DeWine chose Lt. Gov. Jon Husted for the position on Friday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Fresh off of his unexpected departure from President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, Vivek Ramaswamy ... term-limited Gov. Mike DeWine.

Fresh off of his unexpected departure from President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, Vivek Ramaswamy ... to succeed term-limited Gov. Mike DeWine. Attorney General Dave ...