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The 2026 United States Senate special election in Ohio will be held on November 3, 2026, following the election of Senator JD Vance as vice president of the United States, as he resigned from the Senate on January 10, 2025, in preparation to assume the vice presidency on January 20.
According to Ohio law, if a U.S. Senate seat becomes vacant, the governor appoints a replacement who serves until December 15 following the next regularly scheduled statewide election that occurs more than 180 days after the vacancy. A special election to fill the remainder of the term is then held concurrently with that regular state election, which in this case would be the one on November 3, 2026.[2][3] Governor Mike DeWine chose Jon Husted to replace Vance in the Senate.
This will be the first U.S. Senate special election in Ohio since the one to this seat in 1954.
- ^ https://www.nbc4i.com/news/politics/sen-j-d-vance-to-resign-ahead-of-vice-presidential-inauguration/amp/
- ^ Burd, Aaron (July 16, 2024). "How J.D. Vance's replacement in U.S. Senate will be picked if he becomes vice president". WCMH-TV.
- ^ "Filling vacancies in elective offices" (PDF). Ohio Secretary of State. p. 2. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
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