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.

Republicans have tightened their hold on the West Virginia Legislature, notching election wins that will relegate Democrats to an even smaller fraction of the chamber’s 134 seats and giving themselves one of the country’s largest legislative supermajorities.

Popular Gov. Jim Justice (R) rolled to an easy victory to pick up retiring Sen. Joe Manchin’s (I) seat in West Virginia, marking the first time Republicans have won the seat since the 1950s. He

Voters in ruby red West Virginia will decide whether a U.S. Senate seat will flip to the Republicans. Two-term GOP Gov.

The Republican Party obtained a majority in the U.S. Senate after flipping Democratic seats in Ohio and West Virginia in Tuesday’s election. The Associated Press called the Ohio and West Virginia senate races for businessman Bernie Moreno and former Gov.