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Jefferson County, West Virginia

2026 election results. Rachel Anderson (D) got 50% of the U.S. Senate vote in Jefferson County. The margin is 21.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Jefferson County

U.S. Senate

Rachel Anderson
50.3%10,544
Shelley Moore Capito
45.3%9,501
S. Marshall Wilson
4.4%913
100% counted

Statewide: Shelley Moore Capito wins. Called.

The leader in Jefferson 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 SenateD +5.2R +16.1D +21.3
WV-02D +1.6R +16.1D +17.7

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 Jefferson County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris41.0%Donald Trump56.8%R +15.829,163
2020Joe Biden43.8%Donald Trump54.3%R +10.527,709
2016Hillary Clinton39.4%Donald Trump54.7%R +15.324,147
2012Barack Obama47.0%Mitt Romney50.9%R +3.922,138
2008Barack Obama51.8%John McCain47.0%D +4.822,545
2004John Kerry46.5%George W. Bush52.7%R +6.219,993
2000Al Gore47.7%George W. Bush49.0%R +1.314,378

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 +14.5.

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.