Former West Virginia Governor Jim Justice won the open Senate seat, making him the first to flip a spot to red. He was expected to win the seat vacated by retiring former Democrat Joe Manchin.
According to Fox News:
Fox News can project that Jim Justice will flip a Senate seat to Republican in deep red West Virginia.
He bested Democrat Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliot.
Justice, a billionaire, replaces retiring Independent Joe Manchin who was a former Democrat.
The win puts the GOP one seat away from an outright majority, assuming they don’t lose any seats they already hold.
The Fox News Decision Desk says it’s too early to call another Republican target, Ohio, where incumbent Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown is fighting for a fourth term against Republican businessman Bernie Moreno.
