In addition to President Trump securing West Virginia, the GOP is projected to pick up a crucial U.S. Senate seat.

Republican Gov. Jim Justice is projected to defeat Wheeling mayor Glenn Elliott, the Democratic nominee.

🚨 #BREAKING: Donald Trump AND Jim Justice have won West Virginia

This means a Democrat Senate Seat has FLIPPED Republican

KEEP RACKING UP THE WINS, PRESIDENT TRUMP! pic.twitter.com/zy9idypIjP

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) November 6, 2024

Decision Desk HQ projects Jim Justice (R) wins the US Senate election in West Virginia.#DecisionMade: 7:30 PM EDT

Follow live results here:https://t.co/Hm5qPD7olf pic.twitter.com/7QHIExbgPs

— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) November 6, 2024

Justice will take the seat formerly held by Democrat turned independent Joe Manchin.

Fox News reports:

Justice, a billionaire businessman and coal mining magnate who owns the luxury Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, will succeed Sen. Joe Manchin, a former governor and longtime Democrat who switched to being an independent in May after being at loggerheads with national Democrats for years.

After Manchin announced last year that he wouldn’t seek re-election in a one-time Democrat-leaning state that then-President Trump won by nearly 40 points in the 2020 election, political pundits pointed to an extremely likely pickup by Republicans as they aimed to win back the Senate majority at the ballot box this year.

With Justice’s victory, Republicans will control both of West Virginia’s two Senate seats for the first time in nearly a century.

Justice, with the support of Trump, easily defeated conservative Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va., in a contentious GOP primary earlier this year. Elliot, who had the backing of Manchin, won a three-way battle for the Democrat Party nomination.

Republicans have flipped our first Senate seat of the night! Jim Justice just won in West Virginia. This was Joe Manchin’s seat. 🔥🔥🔥

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) November 6, 2024

CBS News projects Republican Gov. Jim Justice wins election to the U.S. Senate from West Virginia, defeating Democratic opponent Glenn Elliott. pic.twitter.com/UwexgngGpw

— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 6, 2024

Decision Desk HQ projected the GOP to take the Senate majority Tuesday night.

The first polls close in less than 5 hours. According to our final forecast, Republicans are favored to win the Senate, with a 76% chance.

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— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) November 5, 2024

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