Republican Gov. Jim Justice's dog, beloved baby dog ​​Justice, is on his way to Washington after his owner won his Senate race, effectively flipping West Virginia red.

The Fox News Decision Desk has predicted that Republican Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia will defeat the Democratic Party candidate – Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott.

Justice – along with his burly sidekick Babydog – first made headlines after the pair stole the show during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in July when the governor took the stage chanting “Babydog!”

Viewers raved about the English bulldog and made the pooch a star. His official

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Babydog Justice sat in a chair next to Governor Justice as he delivered his address at the RNC. (Getty Images)

Now Babydog is on its way to Washington, D.C., after its owner handily defeated conservative Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va., in a contentious GOP primary earlier this year and then defeated his Democratic opponent Elliott.

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Babydog participated in his owner's election campaign and accompanied him to campaign events and meet-and-greets throughout his campaign.

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice poses at his desk with his pet bulldog, Babydog. Image courtesy of Governor Jim Justice's office. (Fox News Digital/Governor Jim Justice's Office)

While the RNC appearance gave the 5-year-old dog national recognition, Babydog has been a fixture in West Virginia's political arena for some time.

In June 2024, the beloved pooch joined the ranks of Abraham Lincoln, Civil War soldiers and odes to Appalachian folk music in new murals beneath the West Virginia State Capitol.

In 2022, during his State of the State speech, Richter picked her up and pointed her rear end toward the camera.

“Babydog says to Bette Midler and everyone out there: kiss her ass,” Justice said at the event.

The move came after singer and actress Bette Middler wrote on Twitter at the time that she had called West Virginians “poor, uneducated and exhausted” after Sen. Joe Manchin, D-Wa., refused to accept one from President Joe Biden sponsored bill to support Democrats in Congress.

In 2019, Babydog encouraged West Virginia residents to participate in the COVID-19 “Do it for Babydog: Save a Life: Change Your Life” campaign.

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice's bulldog “Babydog” travels in a folding wagon during the second day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

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With Justice's victory, Republicans will control both Senate seats in West Virginia for the first time in nearly a century.

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Paul Steinhauser of Fox News Digital and the Associated Press contributed to this report.