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Pleasants County, West Virginia

2026 election results. Shelley Moore Capito (R) got 68% of the U.S. Senate vote in Pleasants County. The margin is 19.2 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Pleasants County

U.S. Senate

Shelley Moore Capito
67.8%1,270
Rachel Anderson
28.5%533
S. Marshall Wilson
3.7%70
100% counted

Statewide: Shelley Moore Capito wins. Called.

The leader in Pleasants 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 +40.9R +60.1D +19.2
WV-02R +41.5R +60.1D +18.6

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 Pleasants County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris19.6%Donald Trump78.6%R +59.03,349
2020Joe Biden20.0%Donald Trump78.5%R +58.53,491
2016Hillary Clinton19.7%Donald Trump74.9%R +55.13,150
2012Barack Obama33.6%Mitt Romney64.3%R +30.62,840
2008Barack Obama38.4%John McCain59.6%R +21.22,975
2004John Kerry39.3%George W. Bush60.0%R +20.73,435
2000Al Gore39.5%George W. Bush58.7%R +19.23,208

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 +39.8.

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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.