West Virginia Governor Jim Justice Enters Senate Race Against Democrat Joe Manchin.

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice, a Republican, has filed paperwork to run for the US Senate seat currently held by incumbent Democratic Senator Joe Manchin. Manchin's seat is considered one of the most winnable for Republicans in next year's election, and if he decides not to run for a third term, Democrats are widely expected to lose the seat to whichever Republican nominee emerges from West Virginia's Senate primary. Justice, who switched parties in 2017 and has since become one of the red state's most popular politicians, is set to announce his campaign at his luxury hotel in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.