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Senate Tracker: Democratic Incumbent Manchin Holds Slim Lead In West Virginia

NPR
Published August 7, 2018 at 12:40 PM EDT

Most polls are showing Democratic incumbent Joe Manchin slightly ahead of his Republican opponent, state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, in West Virginia’s Senate race.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson takes a closer look with Dave Mistich (@davemistich), senior reporter for West Virginia Public Broadcasting.

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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) leaves the weekly Democratic policy luncheon meeting with Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) at the U.S. Capitol July 10, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) leaves the weekly Democratic policy luncheon meeting with Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) at the U.S. Capitol July 10, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)