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.

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

Jim Justice has won the West Virginia Senate race, defeating former Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott (D) and accomplishing a long-sought GOP goal in the Appalachian state: total control of its federal offices.

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

Voters in ruby red West Virginia will decide whether a U.S. Senate seat will flip to the Republicans. Two-term GOP Gov.

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (R) is the projected winner of the state’s gubernatorial race, according to The Hill/Decision Desk HQ. Morrisey defeated Democratic nominee Steve Williams (D),

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has won the state’s open Senate seat, according to a race call by the Associated Press, giving Republicans a boost in their fight to regain control of the chamber.

Gov. Jim Justice's victory in West Virginia signals a GOP resurgence as he takes over Joe Manchin's Senate seat.

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice easily won election to the U.S. Senate, Edison Research projected on Tuesday, moving Republicans one step closer to their goal of taking control of the upper chamber of Congress after four years of Democratic majorities.