BOSTON (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin says he’ll make a decision next week on whether to run for the late Robert C. Byrd’s Senate seat.
And he says “it’s highly likely I will.”
His comments to The Associated Press at the National Governors Association meeting come a day after West Virginia’s top lawyer cleared the way for the governor to declare a special election this fall to fill what remains of Byrd’s term.
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