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A Democratic ex-mayor is running for Senate in one of the most Republican US states. Does he have a chance?

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Glenn Elliott is running as a Democrat to represent West Virginia in the US Senate .

He is running against Republican governor Jim Justice , who is seen as a shoo-in for the seat being vacated by Joe Manchin .

Elliott is on a mission to change that, and prove Justice wrong.

The state was for decades a Democratic stronghold, but after giving Trump two of his biggest victories of any state in 2016 and 2020 .

Democrat Glenn Elliott is challenging incumbent West Virginia governor Jim Justice in the Senate race.

Elliott has put issues such as healthcare, abortion rights and support for organized labor at the center of his campaign.

Justice was a Democrat as recently as 2017 then changed parties to become a reliable Trump ally.

He signed an abortion ban and a law banning transgender athletes from participating in public school female sports.