Republicans have tightened their hold on the West Virginia Legislature, notching election wins that will relegate Democrats to an even smaller fraction of the chamber's 134 seats and giving themselves one of the country's largest legislative supermajorities.

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

The Republican Party obtained a majority in the U.S. Senate after flipping Democratic seats in Ohio and West Virginia in Tuesday’s election. The Associated Press called the Ohio and West Virginia senate races for businessman Bernie Moreno and former Gov.