West Virginia Governor Launches Challenge to Joe Manchin for Pivotal US Senate Seat

West Virginia Gov. and Sen.-elect Jim Justice in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, in a file image. Scott Halleran/Getty Images

West Virginia’s governor has launched a bid for a U.S. Senate seat representing the state, in a challenge to longtime incumbent Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.)

Republican Gov. Jim Justice filed papers with the Federal Election Commission and is reportedly expected to formally announce his campaign later on April 27.