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West Virginia’s Republican Governor Is ‘Leaning’ Toward a Senate Run

  • Incumbent Manchin says Justice’s decision won’t affect his own
  • Democrats face fierce battle to hold onto Senate in 2024
Jim Justice
Jim JusticePhotographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice, a Republican, expressed a keen interest in running for the state’s Senate seat now held by moderate Democrat Joe Manchin.

Justice, 71, a former Democrat who announced that he was switching parties at a 2017 rally with then-President Donald Trump, posted a video of responses to questions about his future plans on Twitter Monday afternoon.