West Virginia governor-elect Morrisey to be sworn in mid-January

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia governor-elect Republican Patrick Morrisey will be sworn in Jan. 13, he said during a press briefing on Tuesday. Morrisey, who has served as West Virginia's attorney general since 2013, addressed the media for the first time since his Nov. 5...

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice appoints wife Cathy to state education board after U.S. Senate win

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice appointed his wife to the state school board about a day after a decisive victory in a U.S. Senate race against his Democratic opponent. The 73-year-old Republican governor announced First Lady Cathy Justice's appointment to...

GOP tightens its strong grip on the West Virginia Legislature, where women also lost seats

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — 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. ...

Republicans take Senate majority and eye unified power with Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have taken control of the U.S. Senate and are fighting to keep their majority in the U.S. House, which would produce a full sweep of GOP power in Congress alongside President-elect Donald Trump in the White House. A unified Republican grip on...

The Latest: Trump wins North Carolina and GOP reclaims Senate majority

Republican Donald Trump won North Carolina, capturing one of the seven heavily contested battlegrounds while votes in six other swing states are still being counted. Republicans reclaimed control of the Senate, picking up seats in West Virginia and Ohio. Top House races are focused in New York and...

Republican Morrisey wins West Virginia governor's race

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Republican Attorney General Patrick Morrisey easily won the West Virginia governor’s race Tuesday, using an endorsement from former U.S. President Donald Trump to catapult him to victory in the deep red state. Morrisey emphasized his role as a...

AP Race Call: Republican Riley Moore wins election to U.S. House in West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District

Republican Riley Moore won election to an open U.S. House seat representing West Virginia on Tuesday. Moore defeated Democrat Steven Wendelin. The congressional seat that covers the northern half of the state was vacated by Rep. Alex Mooney. Mooney lost to current Gov. Jim Justice in the GOP U.S. Senate primary....

Republican Jim Justice flips US Senate seat from West Virginia after Manchin retirement

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Jim Justice won a U.S. Senate race from West Virginia on Tuesday, flipping a seat to the Republican Party after Joe Manchin decided not to seek reelection. Justice, who boldly predicted victory long before the election, defeated Democrat Glenn Elliott, a...

AP Race Call: Republican Jim Justice wins election to U.S. Senate from West Virginia

Jim Justice flipped a U.S. Senate seat in West Virginia to the Republican Party on Tuesday. Justice defeated Democrat Glenn Elliott to capture the seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin. Manchin was a Democrat until switching to independent earlier this year. It marks the first time since 1958 that...

Republican Jim Justice of West Virginia wins U.S. Senate race, flipping a seat after retirement of Joe Manchin