The balance of power in the U.S. Senate is taking form as election results were released Tuesday night, with one Senate seat flipped so far in a win for Republicans. Republican Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia won the U.

Justice will be the first Republican to hold the seat since 1959 ... a step toward winning control of the U.S. Senate with a victory in West Virginia on Tuesday, while neither party appeared to have an edge in the battle for the House of Representatives.

Republicans notched their first flip of a Senate seat on Tuesday night with Gov. Jim Justice winning the seat being vacated by the retirement of Joe Manchin.

Republican Jim Justice has won West Virginia’s open U.S. Senate race, the AP projects, flipping a key Senate seat that was held by Joe Manchin for 14 years.

Jim Justice won a U.S. Senate race from West Virginia on Tuesday, flipping a seat to the Republican Party after Joe Manchin decided not to seek re-election.

Jim Justice flipped a U.S. Senate seat in West Virginia to the Republican Party on Tuesday. Justice defeated Democrat Glenn Elliott to capture the seat

Gov. Jim Justice's victory in West Virginia signals a GOP resurgence as he takes over Joe Manchin's Senate seat.

Candidates react as results roll in for Senate races shaping balance of power

The 73-year-old West Virginia governor will replace Sen. Joe Manchin, marking a key victory for the GOP's quest to win back control of the Senate.

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice won his state’s Senate race, flipping a crucial seat for the Republican party. Soon after voting concluded, the Associated Press projected him as the winner over Democrat Glenn Elliott.