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Berkeley County, West Virginia

2026 election results. Shelley Moore Capito (R) got 50% of the U.S. Senate vote in Berkeley County. The margin is 27.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 1 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Berkeley County

U.S. Senate

Shelley Moore Capito
49.5%16,680
Rachel Anderson
41.4%13,953
S. Marshall Wilson
9.1%3,061
100% counted

Statewide: Shelley Moore Capito wins. Called.

The leader in Berkeley County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 9, 4:03 PM.

1 local contest in Berkeley County

Judges on Berkeley County's ballots, from West Virginia's official results file. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.

Judges

NON-PARTISAN ELECTION OF CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE - UNEXPIRED TERM, 27th Division 4

CandidateVotesShare
Joe Kinser17,19460.9%
Richard D. Stephens11,05439.1%

Joe Kinser ahead in Berkeley County.

West Virginia's official results, file posted Nov 10, 9:26 AM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
WV SenateR +8.9R +36.5D +27.6
WV-02R +12.8R +36.5D +23.6

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Berkeley County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris31.2%Donald Trump67.0%R +35.856,116
2020Joe Biden33.3%Donald Trump64.6%R +31.251,528
2016Hillary Clinton28.8%Donald Trump65.9%R +37.242,850
2012Barack Obama38.4%Mitt Romney59.6%R +21.237,172
2008Barack Obama42.9%John McCain55.9%R +13.037,292
2004John Kerry36.2%George W. Bush63.0%R +26.833,785
2000Al Gore38.2%George W. Bush59.2%R +21.023,010

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +14.8.

Other counties in West Virginia

West Virginia results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until West Virginia certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. West Virginia's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.