Candidates Picked for West Virginia Special Election for U.S. Senate Seat

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Updated: 3:14 PM Aug 30, 2010 Candidates Picked for West Virginia Special Election for U.S. Senate Seat Charleston, W.Va. West Virginians have picked their candidates for the November special election to replace the late U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd. Posted: 10:51 PM Aug 28, 2010 Reporter: Yuna Lee Email Address: yuna.lee@whsv.com

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West Virginians headed to the polls Saturday to pick their candidates for a special election in November.

West Virginia Republicans have selected Morgantown businessman John Raese to challenge for the U.S. Senate seat held by the late Robert C. Byrd.

He ran against nine other Republicans seeking the party's nomination to run for the remaining two-plus years left on the vacant seat. Raese received more than 70 percent of the votes.

Raese will face West Virginia Democratic Gov. Joe Manchin and Mountain Party candidate Jesse Johnson in November.

Manchin received more than 70 percent of the votes against two other Democrats.

Johnson did not have any challengers for the Mountain Party.

The winner of that election will replace Sen. Carte Goodwin, who was appointed by Manchin to hold the seat until a special election could be held.

Saturday's election came two months after Byrd, the U.S. Senate's longest serving member, died at the age of 92.

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