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West Virginia · U.S. Senate

West Virginia Senate

Shelley Moore Capito wins. Called.

99% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Shelley Moore Capito R won 266,068 58.3%
Rachel Anderson D 172,922 37.9%
S. Marshall Wilson CST 17,139 3.8%
Total456,129

1,633 of 1,642 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 2:55 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 5:30 PM.

By county

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Kanawha 47,778 D +0.7 R +17.8 D +18.5 100%
Berkeley 33,649 R +8.9 R +36.5 D +27.5 100%
Monongalia 28,365 D +17.7 R +4.5 D +22.3 100%
Wood 22,662 R +25.9 R +43.8 D +17.9 100%
Cabell 22,268 R +2.7 R +22.3 D +19.7 100%
Jefferson 20,899 D +5.1 R +16.1 D +21.3 100%
Harrison 17,671 R +20.2 R +41.8 D +21.7 100%
Raleigh 16,196 R +34.7 R +55.2 D +20.5 100%
Putnam 16,083 R +27.0 R +47.2 D +20.2 100%
Marion 15,288 R +8.4 R +32.0 D +23.6 100%
Mercer 12,300 R +41.3 R +58.2 D +17.0 100%
Ohio 12,152 R +14.9 R +26.6 D +11.7 100%
Greenbrier 9,333 R +23.9 R +43.0 D +19.0 100%
Fayette 8,813 R +18.1 R +42.6 D +24.5 100%
Preston 8,495 R +35.7 R +58.2 D +22.5 100%
Wayne 8,356 R +29.7 R +54.3 D +24.6 100%
Jackson 7,847 R +40.0 R +57.2 D +17.1 100%
Marshall 7,729 R +33.1 R +51.0 D +17.9 100%
Hancock 7,554 R +32.6 R +47.6 D +15.0 100%
Mineral 7,445 R +46.2 R +61.0 D +14.8 100%
Randolph 7,203 R +27.0 R +47.1 D +20.0 100%
Mason 6,570 R +37.3 R +59.2 D +21.8 100%
Hampshire 6,527 R +46.9 R +63.5 D +16.6 100%
Nicholas 5,822 R +42.2 R +61.1 D +18.9 100%
Morgan 5,740 R +37.1 R +56.5 D +19.4 100%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
+2,377 votes456,129R +21.2
+255,103 votes453,752R +21.0
+130 votes198,649R +5.7
+238 votes198,519R +5.7
+1,469 votes198,281R +5.7
+226 votes196,812R +5.6
+843 votes196,586R +5.6
+103 votes195,743R +5.5
+33,185 votes195,640R +5.5
+372 votes162,455R +4.8
+11,779 votes162,083R +4.7
+3,312 votes150,304R +4.5