CHARLESTON – As expected, West Virginia voters seemingly was going red in almost every statewide race.
From selecting President Donald Trump over Joe Biden, Mountain State voters also chose Republican incumbent Governor Jim Justice over Democratic challenger Ben Salango, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito over Paula Jean Swearengin and all three incumbent Republicans in the U.S. House of Representative races (David McKinley, Alex Mooney and Carol Miller).
Early poll numbers also showed Republicans ahead in every statewide race for Attorney General (incumbent Patrick Morrisey over Sam Brown Petsonk), Secretary of State (incumbent Mac Warner over Natalie Tennant), Auditor (incumbent J.B. McCuskey over Mary Ann Claytor), Treasurer (Riley Moore over incumbent John Perdue) and Commissioner of Agriculture (incumbent Kent Leonhardt over Bob Beach).
In state Senate races, Republicans also hold leads in most of those seats up for election. The GOP also was in front of most House of Delegates races, likely picking up several more seats for the majority party.