Wv Special Election

Democrat Projected Winner In Gubernatorial Special Election

AP | By LAWRENCE MESSINA | Posted 12.04.2011

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Democrat Earl Ray Tomblin overcame weeks of Republican attack ads to win the West Virginia governor's race Tuesday, successfully ...

Special Election Goes Down To The Wire

Posted 12.04.2011

By LAWRENCE MESSINA, ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Democrat who was once the favorite for governor of West Virginia struggled to ov...

Five GOP Candidates Jump Into Race For West Virginia Senate Seat

AP | LAWRENCE MESSINA | Posted 05.25.2011

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Ten Republicans on Thursday entered the race for the U.S. Senate seat held by the late Robert C. Byrd, joining a field where...

Carte Goodwin Appointed To Fill Robert Byrd's West Virginia Senate Seat (VIDEO)

AP | LAWRENCE MESSINA | Posted 05.25.2011

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Gov. Joe Manchin has chosen former chief counsel Carte Goodwin, a member of a prominent West Virginia family, to succeed the late ...

Joe Manchin 'Highly Likely' To Run To Fill Robert Byrd's Senate Seat (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin says he is "highly likely" to run for Senate to fill the seat held by the late Sen. Robert Byrd for fifty-one years...

West Virginia Senate: Joe Manchin Gets Go-Ahead For November Special Election

Posted 05.25.2011

(AP) -West Virginia's attorney general says Gov. Joe Manchin can put the late Robert C. Byrd's Senate seat on the ballot this November. Manchin reque...

West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin Says He's Considering Running For Robert Byrd's Senate Seat

AP | LAWRENCE MESSINA | Posted 05.25.2011

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin said he'd consider running for the late U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd's seat and asked the state's...