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Hancock County, West Virginia

2026 election results. Shelley Moore Capito (R) got 64% of the U.S. Senate vote in Hancock County. The margin is 15.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Hancock County

U.S. Senate

Shelley Moore Capito
64.2%4,869
Rachel Anderson
32.7%2,482
S. Marshall Wilson
3.1%233
100% counted

Statewide: Shelley Moore Capito wins. Called.

The leader in Hancock 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, 11:19 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
WV SenateR +32.5R +47.6D +15.1
WV-02R +32.1R +47.6D +15.5

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 Hancock County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris25.8%Donald Trump72.6%R +46.813,033
2020Joe Biden27.5%Donald Trump71.1%R +43.613,801
2016Hillary Clinton25.7%Donald Trump70.1%R +44.512,702
2012Barack Obama38.2%Mitt Romney59.6%R +21.412,118
2008Barack Obama41.6%John McCain56.9%R +15.213,220
2004John Kerry48.2%George W. Bush51.0%R +2.714,321
2000Al Gore46.4%George W. Bush47.9%R +1.613,472

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 +45.3.

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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.