Gov. Jim Justice, the GOP establishment’s pick for West Virginia’s open Senate seat, easily turned back Rep. Alex X. Mooney and three other opponents in Tuesday’s Republican primary.
Justice was leading with 61 percent of the vote at 8:15 p.m., when The Associated Press called the race.
Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott won the Democratic primary. Elliott had 46 percent when the race was called at 10:46 p.m. Progressive activist Zach Shrewsbury ran second, followed by former mining company CEO Don Blankenship.
