Capito becomes first female Senator, first Republican in 56 years for West Virginia

WBOY.COM ^ | Nov 04, 2014 | Mandi Cardosi

[Morgana]

U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito will be the first female Senator representing the Mountain State, and first Republican in 56 years.

Just minutes after the polls closed, the Associated Press called the race.

Typically, two candidates running for a spot in the U.S. Senate to represent a state don't share so much in common. That was not necessarily the case in the race for retiring U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va.'s, spot in Washington.

Capito and opponent, Secretary of State Natalie Tennant, ran campaigns on pro-coal, pro-guns and pro-jobs; just some of the platforms each candidate shared.

However, West Virginians showed on Tuesday it didn't matter which party the woman representing them in the Senate belonged to, as long as she could protect what most West Virginians stand for.

[Morgana]

So cool

[MeshugeMikey]

“The Times They Are a Changin “,,,,

[Morgana]

Now where is that “war on women” the democrats keep talking about?

[MeshugeMikey]

how about a war on “liberal” communist women?? that would be FINE by me.

[SunkenCiv]

What repulsive spin:

“West Virginians showed on Tuesday it didn’t matter which party the woman representing them in the Senate belonged to, as long as she could protect what most West Virginians stand for.”

[o-n-money]

I thought that seat was for the Byrds.

[Secret Agent Man]

Guess they don’t like Obama’s policy of no more coal plants, regulated out of existence, policies. Too bad it took six years. Glad it finally happened.

[cynwoody]

I thought that seat was for the Byrds.

Hopefully, Sheets is spinning about his long axis.

It was a landslide. Shelley Moore Capito has 62.03% to Natalie Tennant's 34.56%, with a Losertarian, a Mountain man, and a Constipationalist taking the rest.