ABC News is calling the West Virginia Senate race for the overwhelming favorite, Republican Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, giving the GOP its first pickup of the night.
JUST IN: @ABC News projects Republican Capito wins Senate race in West Virginia. pic.twitter.com/R5yq4BJdxb
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) November 5, 2014
Republican Shelley Moore Capito wins the #WVSen seat, which is the first GOP pickup of the night in the Senate. #ItBegins
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) November 5, 2014
Shelley Moore Capito is the first Republican that WV has elected to the Senate since 1956.
— Karen Tumulty (@ktumulty) November 5, 2014
Shelley Moore Capito projected by @ABC as winner of WV Sen race. She's first GOP elected senator since '56 and first woman ever. #wvsen
— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) November 5, 2014
https://twitter.com/AaronBlakeWP/status/529792849068322816
1st GOP pickup of the night. Rep Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) wins WV Senate seat. Rockefeller retiring. This was expected. R's at +1 now.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) November 5, 2014
https://twitter.com/Patriotic_Me/status/529795739694546944
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R+1 . Need 5 more. RT @PostReid: First Republican pickup: Shelley Moore Capito wins West Virginia.
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) November 5, 2014
Capito’s win was expected, but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy it.
That's two losses for Elizabeth Warren — she campaigned for both Mitch McConnell and Shelley Moore Capito's Dem opponents
— MJ Lee (@mj_lee) November 5, 2014
@mj_politico she and Hilllary are keeping score.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) November 5, 2014
The newest GOP senator: Shelley Moore Capito, the anti-Elizabeth Warren >> http://t.co/c4bsJMxV6Q from @mj_politico
— Alex Burns (@alexburnsNYT) November 5, 2014
More anti-Elizabeth Warrens, please.
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