Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Natalie Tennant Wins Democratic Nomination for U.S. Senate



West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant has won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate.

She defeated Dennis Melton and David B. Wamsley on Tuesday in the contest to replace Sen. Jay Rockefeller, who is retiring.

Her Republican opponent, U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, is favored to win the general election and currently has a 4-to-1 cash advantage.


West Virginia has never elected a female senator and hasn't sent a Republican to the Senate since the 1950s.