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Calhoun County, West Virginia

2026 election results. Shelley Moore Capito (R) got 71% of the U.S. Senate vote in Calhoun County. The margin is 20.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Calhoun County

U.S. Senate

Shelley Moore Capito
70.6%1,122
Rachel Anderson
26.1%415
S. Marshall Wilson
3.3%53
100% counted

Statewide: Shelley Moore Capito wins. Called.

The leader in Calhoun 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 +46.0R +66.1D +20.1
WV-01R +41.0R +66.1D +25.1

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 Calhoun County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris16.6%Donald Trump81.4%R +64.82,937
2020Joe Biden19.1%Donald Trump79.6%R +60.52,971
2016Hillary Clinton17.4%Donald Trump77.8%R +60.32,617
2012Barack Obama37.1%Mitt Romney59.8%R +22.72,207
2008Barack Obama40.9%John McCain56.2%R +15.42,429
2004John Kerry47.6%George W. Bush51.1%R +3.52,661
2000Al Gore42.5%George W. Bush54.5%R +12.02,615

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 +52.8.

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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.