Justice is favored for Senate in West Virginia
When Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin announced he was retiring in November, West Virginia's U.S. Senate seat became an almost automatic Republican pickup — and the GOP primary became the only game in town. But what was once expected to be a firecracker of a fight between Gov. Jim Justice and Rep. Alex Mooney has fizzled. Trump endorsed Justice in October, and the anti-establishment Club for Growth has not come through with the $10 million it originally planned to spend for Mooney, who is aligned with the far-right obstructionist wing of the GOP. As a result, Justice leads Mooney 60 percent to 26 percent in 538's average of primary polls of the race.
—Nathaniel Rakich, 538
![PHOTO: A chart showing West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice with 60 percent and Rep. Alex Mooney with 26.2 percent.](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/e22aad45-2f7c-4b95-8a44-a68ff467adcb/wvsenRprimaryavgfinal-538-cb-240514_1715694642780_hpEmbed_9x7.jpg)