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Jackson County, West Virginia

2026 election results. Shelley Moore Capito (R) got 66% of the U.S. Senate vote in Jackson County. The margin is 17.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Jackson County

U.S. Senate

Shelley Moore Capito
65.9%5,185
Rachel Anderson
28.3%2,229
S. Marshall Wilson
5.7%450
100% counted

Statewide: Shelley Moore Capito wins. Called.

The leader in Jackson 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 +39.9R +57.2D +17.3
WV-01R +34.8R +57.2D +22.4

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 Jackson County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris21.0%Donald Trump77.2%R +56.212,825
2020Joe Biden23.7%Donald Trump74.7%R +51.013,507
2016Hillary Clinton21.9%Donald Trump74.0%R +52.212,187
2012Barack Obama33.4%Mitt Romney64.2%R +30.811,544
2008Barack Obama39.7%John McCain58.4%R +18.712,236
2004John Kerry40.9%George W. Bush58.4%R +17.513,158
2000Al Gore42.9%George W. Bush55.1%R +12.211,518

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 +44.0.

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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.