Elliott, 52, once served as a legislative assistant to the late U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd. Manchin praised Elliott’s record as mayor of creating jobs, lowering the crime rate and revitalizing the downtown of the city of around 26,000 on the Ohio River in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.

According to the Associated Press, Jim Justice won a U.S. Senate race from West Virginia Tuesday, flipping a seat to the Republican Party after Joe Manchin decided not to seek reelection.

After more than a decade as the state’s top lawyer, Morrisey has promised to audit every agency of the state government as governor.

Republican Jim Justice has won West Virginia’s open U.S. Senate race, the AP projects, flipping a key Senate seat that was held by Joe Manchin for 14 years.

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.

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey speaks during a news conference at the state Capitol, Thursday, May 4, 2023 in Charleston, West Virginia. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean) Republican Patrick Morrisey,

Republicans picked up a crucial win Tuesday in the race for the Senate majority, as Gov. Jim Justice easily notched the West Virginia seat to succeed retiring Sen. Joe Manchin, deadlocking the chamber in a 50-50 split,