West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is set to become the state's next U.S. senator, defeating Democrat Glenn Elliott in Tuesday's general election. Since 2010, Independent Joe Manchin has held the seat.

Manchin will be succeeded by Republican Gov. Jim Justice, who won his election in November over his Democratic opponent, former Wheeling mayor Glenn Elliott.

Mr Justice will succeed Joe Manchin, who is retiring after leaving the Democratic Party to become an independent earlier this year. Senator Manchin had endorsed Mr Elliott, a Democratic lawyer and ...

Elliott, a Democrat, lost the race for Joe Manchin’s U.S. Senate seat to current West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Tuesday by more than 300,000 votes.

The G.O.P. governor easily won the seat being vacated by Senator Joe Manchin III, an independent who caucused with Democrats, giving Republicans an expected win as they push to take the Senate.

Manchin endorsed the Democratic candidate for his seat, Glenn Elliott, who once served as mayor of the city of Wheeling. However, Justice, who is in his second term as the governor of West ...

Manchin endorsed the Democratic candidate for his seat, Glenn Elliott, who once served as mayor of the city of Wheeling.

Republican Gov. Jim Justice defeated Democrat Glenn Elliott in the West Virginia Senate race, handing Republicans control of a much-needed seat that was long occupied by Joe Manchin, a Democrat ...

Justice, 73, easily defeated Democrat Glenn Elliott on Tuesday, Nov. 5, handing Republicans their first new seat of the election cycle. It was an all but certain outcome in the decisively red state.

Two-term GOP Gov. Jim Justice faced Democratic former Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott for the right to succeed Sen. Joe Manchin.

Justice, who boldly predicted victory long before the election, defeated Democrat Glenn Elliott, a lawyer and former mayor of the city of Wheeling who was endorsed by Manchin.