Morrisey Slips Past Late Capito Charge to Win West Virginia GOP Gubernatorial Nod

Three-term State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey appears set to move his Capitol complex office into the executive suite after winning a six-candidate Republican race to succeed Gov. Jim Justice in West Virginia’s May 14 primaries. Mr. Morrisey, notching 33 percent of the tally with 70,294 votes, was declared the winner in GOP gubernatorial primary by the Associated Press at 10:25 p.m. EST with 92 percent of results counted to earn the nod in a crowded race that saw Republican campaigns spend more than $11 million. Former state Del. Moore Capito (R-Kanawha), whose mother is U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and grandfather was Gov. Arch Moore Jr., surged in April-early May polls but fell short. He had accrued 27.8 percent of the tally, 59,322 votes, when the race was called....