Democrats face uphill fight for Senate majority as Republican flips West Virginia seat

Democrats face uphill fight for Senate majority as Republican flips West Virginia seat

Republican victories in Florida and West Virginia means Democrats need Ohio, Montana and a surprise win in Texas

Republican Rick Scott won re-election in Florida, and Republican Jim Justice won the US Senate seat in West Virginia, the Associated Press declared, narrowing Democrats’ chances of holding onto their slim majority in the US Senate.

Justice, a Donald Trump loyalist, flipped the seat vacated by the retiring independent Joe Manchin, who caucused with the Democratic party as it held a 51-49 advantage.

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