Republicans gain West Virginia Senate seat

Republicans gain West Virginia Senate seat
(Image credit: Facebook.com/Shelley Moore Capito)

Republicans flipped their first Senate seat for the night, with Rep. Shelley Moore Capito winning the open seat in West Virginia that was left vacant by retiring Democratic Sen. Jay Rockefeller. This result was widely expected.

Capito, first elected to the House in 2000, easily defeated the Democratic nominee, state Secretary of State Natalie Tennant.

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