As Republicans easily won statewide races in West Virginia, the party’s super stronghold in the state Legislature grew on Tuesday. Democrats experienced losses in the Senate and House. After decades of Democratic control,

Republicans first took the majorities in the West Virginia Senate and House of Delegates 10 years ago after being in the political minority since the Great Depression. But flash forward to Tuesday night and Republicans increased their supermajorities.

The G.O.P. governor easily won the seat being vacated by Senator Joe Manchin III, an independent who caucused with Democrats, giving Republicans an expected win as they push to take the Senate.

Republican Jim Justice has won West Virginia’s open U.S. Senate race, the AP projects, flipping a key Senate seat that was held by Joe Manchin for 14 years.

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.