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Retiring WV Democrat Senator Manchin Endorses Wheeling Mayor For His Seat

UNITED STATES - AUGUST 1: Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., speaks to the cameras about the reconciliation bill in the Hart Senate Office Building on Monday, August 1, 2022. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

West Virginia Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday officially endorsed the mayor of Wheeling for his open Senate seat.

Manchin announced in November 2023 that he was not seeking reelection.

Mayor Glenn Elliot is running against Don Blankenship and Zach Shrewberry in the Democratic primary.

“He’ll show up every day to fight for West Virginia, to create jobs, grow our economy and make a better life for our people,” Manchin said in a video Elliot posted to X. “Glenn will always fight for West Virginia and will put our country and our state before the bickering and pettiness of the partisan politics of Washington, D.C.”

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