Gov. Jim Justice (R-WV) has won the GOP primary for outgoing Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) seat, making it a seat heavily favored for Republicans to flip in November.
called the race for Justice at 8:15 p.m., less than an hour after the polls closed in West Virginia. With 13% of ballots counted, Justice led with 61% of the vote. Justice defeated his closest competition, Rep. Alex Mooney , who had 28.2% of the vote, along withJustice, 73, is finishing out his second term as governor and is term limited. The businessman and member of a prominent coal mining family was first elected as governor in 2016 as a Democrat before becoming a Republican in August 2017.
Mooney, a five-term congressman who had the backing of Sens. Ted Cruz , Rand Paul , and Mike Lee and Rep. Jim Jordan , sought to brand Justice as a RINO, or “Republican in name only,” and emphasized he was the only true conservative in the race, pointing out Justice’s past as a Democrat. The West Virginia congressman also sought to highlightJustice will go on to face the Democratic candidate who wins the primary.
As West Virginia is likely going to flip to Republicans, Democrats are facing a difficult map to keep control of the Senate in 2024. With a narrow 51-49 advantage in the chamber, they must defend incumbents in Ohio and Montana as well as other states like Pennsylvania, Michigan, Nevada and Wisconsin.
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