WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans picked up a crucial win Tuesday in the race for the Senate majority ... declined to seek another term. West Virginia is the first of several states where Democrats see their slim hold on the chamber at serious risk.

Republicans have taken the Senate majority for first time in four years. The unexpected battleground of Nebraska pushed Republicans over the top late Tuesday. Sen.

The G.O.P. governor easily won the seat being vacated by Senator Joe Manchin III, an independent who caucused with Democrats, giving Republicans an expected win as they push to take the Senate.