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Lincoln County, West Virginia

2026 election results. Shelley Moore Capito (R) got 67% of the U.S. Senate vote in Lincoln County. The margin is 24.2 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Lincoln County

U.S. Senate

Shelley Moore Capito
66.7%2,273
Rachel Anderson
28.9%985
S. Marshall Wilson
4.5%152
100% counted

Statewide: Shelley Moore Capito wins. Called.

The leader in Lincoln 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 SenateR +39.5R +63.7D +24.2
WV-01R +34.8R +63.7D +28.9

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 Lincoln County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris17.8%Donald Trump80.3%R +62.57,189
2020Joe Biden21.9%Donald Trump76.8%R +54.97,830
2016Hillary Clinton20.6%Donald Trump75.1%R +54.57,066
2012Barack Obama32.7%Mitt Romney64.3%R +31.66,818
2008Barack Obama44.3%John McCain53.2%R +8.96,835
2004John Kerry48.7%George W. Bush49.4%R +0.68,312
2000Al Gore52.8%George W. Bush45.4%D +7.47,464

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 +69.8.

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.