U.S. Senate
Rachel Anderson
49.2%23,577
Shelley Moore Capito
48.5%23,244
S. Marshall Wilson
2.3%1,120
Statewide: Shelley Moore Capito wins. Called.
Kanawha County, West Virginia
2026 election results. Rachel Anderson (D) got 49% of the U.S. Senate vote in Kanawha County. The margin is 18.5 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.
2026 results in Kanawha County
U.S. House: West Virginia 1st District
Vince George
55.2%26,181
Carol Miller
42.9%20,348
Belinda Fox-Spencer
1.9%910
Whole district: Carol Miller wins. Called.
The leader in Kanawha 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
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 Kanawha County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 40.2% | Donald Trump | 57.6% | R +17.4 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 41.8% | Donald Trump | 56.4% | R +14.7 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 37.3% | Donald Trump | 57.9% | R +20.6 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 43.3% | Mitt Romney | 55.1% | R +11.8 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 49.2% | John McCain | 49.6% | R +0.4 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 48.9% | George W. Bush | 50.5% | R +1.6 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 50.2% | George W. Bush | 48.0% | D +2.2 |
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 +19.7.
Other counties in West Virginia
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- Hardy County
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- Lincoln County
- Logan County
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- Mason County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
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- Mingo County
- Monongalia County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Nicholas County
- Ohio County
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- Pleasants County
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- Raleigh County
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- Ritchie County
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- Summers County
- Taylor County
- Tucker County
- Tyler County
- Upshur County
- Wayne County
- Webster County
- Wetzel County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Wyoming County
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.