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Hampshire County, West Virginia

2026 election results. Shelley Moore Capito (R) got 68% of the U.S. Senate vote in Hampshire County. The margin is 16.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Hampshire County

U.S. Senate

Shelley Moore Capito
68.1%4,455
Rachel Anderson
24.7%1,612
S. Marshall Wilson
7.2%472
100% counted

Statewide: Shelley Moore Capito wins. Called.

The leader in Hampshire 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 10, 12:02 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
WV SenateR +46.9R +63.5D +16.6
WV-02R +50.1R +63.5D +13.4

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 Hampshire County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris18.0%Donald Trump80.6%R +62.610,503
2020Joe Biden19.2%Donald Trump79.6%R +60.410,087
2016Hillary Clinton18.4%Donald Trump77.7%R +59.48,608
2012Barack Obama28.8%Mitt Romney69.2%R +40.47,986
2008Barack Obama35.7%John McCain62.6%R +26.88,347
2004John Kerry30.7%George W. Bush68.6%R +37.97,996
2000Al Gore33.9%George W. Bush63.6%R +29.76,097

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 +32.9.

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.