By Abby Livingston, Roll Call
Republican businessman John Raese has filed to challenge Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) in a rematch of one of the most closely watched Senate races of the 2010 cycle.
In the race to finish out the late Sen. …
West Virginia
New player in redistricting: SCOTUS
By ALEX ISENSTADT | Politico.com
There’s a new boss in town when it comes to redistricting: the United States Supreme Court.
The court is hearing arguments in Texas’s redistricting battle next week, and now it’s being asked to intervene in West Virginia:
CHARLESTON, …
Mitch McConnell’s college football filibuster
By MANU RAJU | Politico
Mitch McConnell is better known for blocking action in the Senate, but he’s quietly expanding his defense to the college football world, mounting a …
Democrat Tomblin hangs on to win W.Va. governor’s election
By Stephen Dinan-The Washington Times
Acting West VirginiaGov. Earl Ray Tomblin staved off a challenge by a newcomer Republican candidate in a special election Tuesday, foilingGOP efforts to tie him to Democrats in Washington.
Republicans had used their candidate, Bill Maloney, …
Acting W.Va. Gov. Tomblin, Republican businessman Bill Maloney win W.Va. special primaries
Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Acting West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and Republican businessman Bill Maloney have won their respective party contests in West Virginia’s special gubernatorial primary.
Saturday’s voting showed Tomblin received more than 40 percent of the vote among …
West Virginia Senate: Raese (R) Eases Ahead of Manchin (D)
Rasmussen Reports
Republican John Raese has edged ahead of West Virginia’s popular Democratic Governor Joe Manchin for the first time in the state’s special U.S. Senate race.
A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely West Virginia Voters finds …
Republican seeking Byrd’s seat irks family
By Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. | The family of the late Robert C. Byrd blasted the Republican nominee for his U.S. Senate seat Sunday after he used an image from Mr. Byrd’s memorial service in a TV ad …
W.Va. Gov. Wins Democratic Primary for US Senate
By KEVIN MCGILL and LAWRENCE MESSINA Associated Press Writer
Popular Gov. Joe Manchin won the Democratic nomination Saturday and will face GOP primary winner and wealthy businessman John Raese in the race to fill the Senate seat vacated by the late …
Hopefuls flock to Byrd-seat primary
By Lawrence Messina ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHARLESTON, W.Va. | A crowded field of 10 Republicans filed paperwork Thursday to challenge West Virginia’s popular Democratic governor in November for the Senate seat long held by the now-deceased Robert …
West Virginia Governor Picks Ex-General Counsel to Succeed Byrd
By BERNIE BECKER, The New York Times
WASHINGTON — West Virginia’s governor, Joe Manchin III, announced on Friday that he had chosen Carte P. Goodwin, his former general counsel, to temporarily fill the Senate seat …
