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West Virginia's Joe Manchin Says He'll Run Again for Senate
BC News:Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said on Sunday that he will run for re-election in 2018 rather than make a return bid for governor next year, saying he believes he can have the greatest impact by staying in Washington.
"This place may not be working now, but I'm not going to stop fighting to make it work," Manchin said in a statement.
Manchin is West Virginia's only Democrat in Congress. He was a two-term governor when he won a special election in November 2010 to fill the vacancy left by the death of Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd.
He won a full six-year term in 2012 with 61 percent of the vote — while President Barack Obama lost every West Virginia county against Mitt Romney.
"This place may not be working now, but I'm not going to stop fighting to make it work," Manchin said in a statement.
Manchin is West Virginia's only Democrat in Congress. He was a two-term governor when he won a special election in November 2010 to fill the vacancy left by the death of Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd.
He won a full six-year term in 2012 with 61 percent of the vote — while President Barack Obama lost every West Virginia county against Mitt Romney.
Good news: doesn't add to the number of Senate seats we'd need to pick up for control.
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