Ohio Republican Sen. JD Vance will leave his Senate seat when he becomes vice president on January 20, giving Republican Gov. Mike DeWine the responsibility to appoint a replacement until a special election is held in 2026.
Ohio went red in the 2024 election, giving Trump an 11-point win over Vice President Kamala Harris. Longtime Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown also lost his re-election bid this year to Republican Bernie Moreno, giving the GOP both Senate seats in the state. Now, with Vance’s seat opening up, numerous Republicans are being floated as potential replacements.
Frank LaRose
Ohio Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose is a favorite among the state’s Republicans to replace Vance. LaRose made headlines in the past year for leading an effort to clean up Ohio’s voter rolls ahead of the 2024 election, including purging hundreds of non-citizens from the rolls. LaRose has…
