As Republicans easily won statewide races in West Virginia, the party’s super stronghold in the state Legislature grew on Tuesday. Democrats experienced losses in the Senate and House. After decades of Democratic control,

Republicans first took the majorities in the West Virginia Senate and House of Delegates 10 years ago after being in the political minority since the Great Depression. But flash forward to Tuesday night and Republicans increased their supermajorities.

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.

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

Republicans first took the majorities in the West Virginia Senate and House of Delegates 10 years ago after being in the political minority since the Great Depression. But flash forward to Tuesday night and Republicans increased their supermajorities.

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

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.