WASHINGTON—Republicans seized control of the Senate after picking up seats in West Virginia and Ohio and beating back challenges in Florida, Nebraska and Texas.Republicans had been favored to win a majority in the chamber;

Republicans have successfully retaken control of the Senate after flipping seats in several key states on Tuesday, including Ohio and West Virginia. Heading into Election Day, the GOP was widely favored to wrest back control of the upper chamber from Democrats,

WASHINGTON — Republicans picked up a crucial win Tuesday in the race for the Senate majority, as Jim Justice easily notched the West Virginia seat to succeed retiring Sen. Joe Manchin, deadlocking the chamber in a 50-50 split, for now. Justice ...