In what year did Jim Justice become the governor of West Virginia?
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Answer
Jim Justice became the governor of West Virginia in 2017. He was elected in a special election after the previous governor, Earl Ray Tomblin, resigned to become secretary of state. Justice is a Republican, and he was the first Republican to be elected governor of West Virginia since 2000.
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