Jim Justice (R-WV) won the West Virginia Senate race on Tuesday to succeed outgoing Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV), handing Republicans a major victory in their quest for control of the upper chamber. The Associated Press called the race for Justice at 7:30 PM ET,

With Joe Manchin not running again, GOP Gov. Jim Justice and Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott battled for a pivotal Senate seat.

Jim Justice won a U.S. Senate race from West Virginia on Tuesday, flipping a seat to the Republican Party after Joe Manchin decided not to seek reelection.

The balance of power in the U.S. Senate is taking form as election results were released Tuesday night, with one Senate seat flipped so far in a win for Republicans. Republican Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia won the U.

The seat was left largely uncontested by Democrats after Sen. Joe Manchin announced last year he would not seek reelection.

More than a month before the election, Jim Justice declared victory in his U.S. Senate race in deep red West Virginia. It was a chest thump from a Republican who

Republicans have taken the Senate majority for first time in four years. The unexpected battleground of Nebraska pushed Republicans over the top late Tuesday. Sen.

Republican Jim Justice has won West Virginia’s open U.S. Senate race, the AP projects, flipping a key Senate seat that was held by Joe Manchin for 14 years.