How will Vice President-elect JD Vance's Senate seat be filled?

Vice President-elect JD Vance has served successful nan United States Senate for little than 2 years, but aft President-elect Donald Trump's triumph successful Tuesday's election, Vance is astir to get a promotion to president of nan Senate -- and time off his station arsenic 1 of Ohio's senators.

When Vance becomes vice president successful January, he'll time off a vacancy successful nan Senate that will request to beryllium filled by a caller Ohio senator. Vance was elected to nan Senate successful 2022, and his word successful nan Senate does not expire until 2028.

If Vance follows nan illustration group by past progressive senators who became vice president-elects, he'll apt clasp his position arsenic Ohio's inferior legislator until January, only resigning his spot arsenic nan inauguration approaches.

Different states person different rules for really Senate vacancies are filled. In Ohio, nan politician of nan authorities has nan powerfulness to name personification to temporarily capable nan vacancy. A typical predetermination will past beryllium held successful November 2026 to capable nan vacancy done nan remainder of Vance's existing word successful 2028.

Sen. JD Vance and his woman Usha Vance be an predetermination nighttime watch statement astatine nan Palm Beach Convention Center, Nov. 6, 2024, successful West Palm Beach, Fla.

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who won't look reelection until 2026, will get to prime who fills Vance's spot aft he resigns. DeWine is simply a Republican, truthful nan spot would astir apt stay safely successful Republican hands -- astatine slightest until nan adjacent authorities election.

But DeWine and Vance are ideologically rather acold apart, which intends a Republican DeWine appoints to nan Senate could bring rather a different power to nan enclosure than Vance does. DeWine is simply a much moderate, constitution Republican while Vance often criticizes that faction of nan party.

Speculation is ongoing astir who DeWine could perchance prime to switch Vance erstwhile nan clip comes. ABC News reached retired to DeWine's squad for comment, but didn't perceive backmost by nan clip of publication.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaks, May 23, 2024 successful Columbus, Ohio.

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DeWine issued a connection congratulating Vance erstwhile Trump selected him arsenic his moving mate complete nan summer.

"President Trump has made a awesome prime and Senator Vance will beryllium a awesome partner arsenic they run together this fall," DeWine said.

Vance's replacement won't beryllium nan only caller legislator from Ohio to subordinate nan incoming Congress successful nan caller year.

In 1 of nan astir intimately watched Senate races of this predetermination cycle, three-term incumbent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown mislaid his title against Republican Bernie Moreno.

Moreno's triumph helped to present a Senate mostly for Republicans.

Depending connected nan timing of Vance's resignation, Moreno could beryllium successful nan unsocial position of becoming Ohio's elder legislator wrong moments of assuming nan job.

Vance, on pinch Trump, backed Moreno successful a crowded Ohio Republican superior earlier this year.

Moreno, pursuing nan news of Vance's action arsenic Trump's moving made, issued a glowing connection connected X calling him a "brilliant selection" and "visionary leader."

Though Moreno won successful nan superior match-up, DeWine had endorsed a different, much mean choice: Matt Dolan.

DeWine's superior endorsement could beryllium a motion of nan benignant of personification he'd beryllium willing successful selecting to capable nan Vance vacancy.