Ben Salango

Republican West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is running for reelection amid a flurry of announcements this month about fixing roads and bringing jobs to the state. Democratic nominee Ben Salango says they are empty election-year promises. Justice is banking on television ads and his alliance with President Donald Trump to secure a second and last term in office. Salango admits that the challenge of campaigning and gaining name recognition during a pandemic is formidable. Justice is a billionaire with businesses in coal and other sectors. He has been dogged by lawsuits levied against his personal companies over his first term.

Republican incumbent Gov. Jim Justice’s record on the coronavirus, education and other policies were under scrutiny Tuesday night as he faced off in a debate against his Democratic challenger Ben Salango.

With rumors swirling during the summer of 2019 over a possible bid to return home to again run for governor, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin decided against trying to leave Washington. Despite that decision, Manchin has still drifted into the race between Republican incumbent Jim Justice and Democratic challenger Ben Salango.

On this West Virginia Morning, our election coverage continues with a look at the West Virginia Governor's race. Also, in this show, we hear about efforts to spur new journalism in areas of Appalachia where newspapers closed in recent years.

The Democratic challenger to West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is slamming the Republican billionaire businessman over his companies' legal troubles just as…

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Updated Friday, July 31, 2020 at 1:42 p.m.Democrat gubernatorial candidate Ben Salango says he has accepted offers to participate in five debates against…

West Virginia gubernatorial hopeful Ben Salango, a Democrat, joined members of the state’s American Federation of Teachers and AFL-CIO chapters Monday to…