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.

With less than a month until President-elect Donald Trump and his Vice President, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, are inaugurated, the time is quickly coming for Vance’s replacement in the Senate to be announced.

Sen. JD Vance is expected to leave his seat in the coming weeks to become vice president, creating an opening for a new Ohio U.S. Senator

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.