Should McCormick pull through, his victory would give Republicans a 53-47 majority. When J.D. Vance is inaugurated as vice president in mid-January, a plum Senate seat in Ohio will open up. That forthcoming vacancy has already kicked off a negotiation ...

As J.D. Vance becomes the next vice president, Ohio’s Republican Gov. Mike DeWine will fill Vance’s vacant senate seat

Trump tapped Vance as his running mate in July, prompting him to depart from the Senate to serve as vice president following the election. Here's how the process works.

Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance will become the next vice president, thus creating a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. Former President Donald Trump and his running mate Vance defeated Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov.

With a role in the Trump administration's Department of Governmental Efficiency, the former presidential candidate said he wouldn't consider a different role.