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.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine met with entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy last weekend, returning him as a prospect for the coveted U.S. Senate appointment.

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 ...

Vivek Ramaswamy, co-chair of President-elect Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) along with Elon Musk, says he plans to run for governor of Ohio, reported the Washington Post on Friday,

Vivek Ramaswamy ... familiar with Ramaswamy’s thinking who asked to remain anonymous to speak more freely, told Fox News on Friday. Current Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine is term-limited ...

“Expect Vivek to announce his candidacy ... President Trump, 78, pushed Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to consider installing Ramaswamy in Vance’s open Senate seat earlier this month — but was ...

Mike DeWine. Ramaswamy’s run for governor ... campaigning and building personal relationships around the state. “Vivek is someone (voters) saw on Fox News – someone they liked what he ...

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.

Gov. Mike DeWine has selected his own Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to become the next senator from Ohio, passing over entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. Two sources, granted anonymity to speak freely about the appointment, confirmed that DeWine (R) will pick Husted.

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.

Trump's choice to co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency is expected to announce a gubernatorial campaign after the new administration begins.