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Nicholas County, West Virginia

2026 election results. Shelley Moore Capito (R) got 69% of the U.S. Senate vote in Nicholas County. The margin is 18.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Nicholas County

U.S. Senate

Shelley Moore Capito
69.0%4,031
Rachel Anderson
28.0%1,634
S. Marshall Wilson
3.1%181
100% counted

Statewide: Shelley Moore Capito wins. Called.

The leader in Nicholas 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 10, 12:02 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
WV SenateR +42.3R +61.1D +18.8
WV-01R +38.0R +61.1D +23.1

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 Nicholas County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris19.1%Donald Trump79.3%R +60.210,040
2020Joe Biden20.9%Donald Trump77.9%R +57.010,628
2016Hillary Clinton19.4%Donald Trump76.4%R +57.09,491
2012Barack Obama30.3%Mitt Romney67.1%R +36.88,785
2008Barack Obama46.5%John McCain51.3%R +4.89,361
2004John Kerry46.3%George W. Bush53.0%R +6.710,351
2000Al Gore47.3%George W. Bush50.8%R +3.58,579

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 +56.7.

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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.