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Braxton County, West Virginia

2026 election results. Shelley Moore Capito (R) got 65% of the U.S. Senate vote in Braxton County. The margin is 18.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Braxton County

U.S. Senate

Shelley Moore Capito
64.9%2,056
Rachel Anderson
31.6%1,002
S. Marshall Wilson
3.5%110
100% counted

Statewide: Shelley Moore Capito wins. Called.

The leader in Braxton 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.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
WV SenateR +34.5R +52.8D +18.3
WV-01R +30.1R +52.8D +22.7

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 Braxton County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris23.2%Donald Trump75.1%R +51.95,314
2020Joe Biden25.7%Donald Trump72.7%R +47.05,663
2016Hillary Clinton26.0%Donald Trump69.5%R +43.55,090
2012Barack Obama41.6%Mitt Romney56.7%R +15.14,804
2008Barack Obama50.0%John McCain48.6%D +1.45,409
2004John Kerry50.2%George W. Bush49.3%D +0.86,051
2000Al Gore51.0%George W. Bush47.5%D +3.65,328

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 +55.5.

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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.