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Clay County, West Virginia

2026 election results. Shelley Moore Capito (R) got 69% of the U.S. Senate vote in Clay County. The margin is 17.5 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Clay County

U.S. Senate

Shelley Moore Capito
69.2%1,198
Rachel Anderson
25.6%443
S. Marshall Wilson
5.2%90
100% counted

Statewide: Shelley Moore Capito wins. Called.

The leader in Clay 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 3, 10:17 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
WV SenateR +46.0R +63.5D +17.5
WV-01R +37.8R +63.5D +25.6

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 Clay County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris17.9%Donald Trump80.1%R +62.23,241
2020Joe Biden19.0%Donald Trump79.6%R +60.63,365
2016Hillary Clinton19.1%Donald Trump77.4%R +58.32,972
2012Barack Obama30.9%Mitt Romney65.4%R +34.53,012
2008Barack Obama43.5%John McCain53.8%R +10.23,265
2004John Kerry45.1%George W. Bush54.0%R +8.94,072
2000Al Gore45.1%George W. Bush52.7%R +7.53,582

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 +54.7.

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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.