One of the frontrunners to fill Vice President-Elect J.D. Vance's (R-OH) U.S. Senate seat was recently spotted at Mar-a-Lago.

Fox News reports that Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) was spotted at President-Elect Donald Trump's residence last week.

Not only that, but DeWine was joined by Lt. Gov. Jon Husted.

This has led to a lot of speculation, considering that the most likely thing that these three men spoke about is Vance's replacement.

Here's what is going on:

Vance is currently a U.S. Senator, but this is about to come to an end, as he and Trump get ready to enter the White House in a few weeks.

What this means is that Vance is going to vacate his seat in the U.S. Senate. Accordingly, this seat will have to be filled, and the man who will be tasked with filling this seat is DeWine. Whenever such vacancies open up, it is usually up to the state's governor to name a replacement.

Last month, reports were released naming the frontrunners in the race for Vance's seat. The frontrunners included the likes of Jane Timken and Vivek Ramaswamy.

In the intervening weeks, however, another name has emerged, namely that of Jon Husted, the current lieutenant governor of Ohio.

Now, it appears that Husted is trying to get Trump's support.

The meetup

Last week, both DeWine and Husted were spotted at Mar-a-Lago.

Fox reports:

One of the leading candidates to fill Vice President-elect JD Vance's Ohio Senate seat recently traveled to President-elect Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence as a decision from the state's governor draws closer. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine traveled to Trump's Florida home with fellow Republican Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, who is believed to be a top candidate to replace Vance, in recent days, although the specifics of any conversation are unclear, News 5 Cleveland first reported, and Fox News Digital has confirmed.

Indeed, at the time of this writing, neither Trump nor any of his people have released a public statement on his meetup with DeWine. So, what was discussed is not really known.

DeWine is expected to make his pick in early January. Then, that pick will remain in Vance's seat until November 2026.

Fox explains:

State law dictates that DeWine will select a Republican to take Vance’s spot in the Senate until a special election is held in November 2026 to determine who will serve the rest of Vance’s term, which ends in 2028. The winner of that special election could then run again in 2028 in order to start a new six-year term.