Voters in ruby red West Virginia will decide whether a U.S. Senate seat will flip to the Republicans. Two-term GOP Gov. Jim Justice faces Democratic former Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott for the right to succeed Sen. Joe Manchin. Manchin decided not to seek reelection and switched from Democrat to independent earlier this year.
FILE - West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice checks out the stage with his dog, “Babydog,” before the Republican National Convention, July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. FILE - West Virginia Democratic Senate candidate Glenn Elliott gives a victory speech during the primary election results, May 14, 2024, in Wheeling, W.Va. FILE - West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice checks out the stage with his dog, “Babydog,” before the Republican National Convention, July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. FILE - West Virginia Gov.
Two-term GOP Gov. Jim Justice faced Democratic former Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott for the right to succeed Sen. Joe Manchin. ManchinRepublicans have not held both of the state’s U.S. Senate seats since 1958.The 73-year-old Justice hoped to continue taking advantage of former President Donald Trump’s popularity in West Virginia. Trump won the presidential race in the state by 42 percentage points in 2016 and 39 points in 2020.
More than a month before the election, Justice declared himself the winner and said he saw no need to debate Elliott. Justice pointed out that he easily won his primary over U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney despite not putting up any election signs.While Elliott embarked on a tour of all 55 counties this summer, Justice conducted few campaign stops, instead making economic development announcements in his capacity as governor,, Babydog.
A former billionaire, Justice and his family own dozens of businesses, including the posh Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia. Justice spent considerable time as governor, said he’s a Democrat because of an intrinsic identification with “the underdog,” and a belief that unions built the American middle class and separated the U.S. economy from other nations in the mid-20th century.
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