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Ritchie County, West Virginia

2026 election results. Shelley Moore Capito (R) got 76% of the U.S. Senate vote in Ritchie County. The margin is 14.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Ritchie County

U.S. Senate

Shelley Moore Capito
76.0%1,812
Rachel Anderson
19.4%463
S. Marshall Wilson
4.6%109
100% counted

Statewide: Shelley Moore Capito wins. Called.

The leader in Ritchie 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 +59.3R +74.1D +14.8
WV-02R +58.7R +74.1D +15.3

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 Ritchie County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris12.8%Donald Trump85.7%R +73.04,051
2020Joe Biden13.7%Donald Trump85.2%R +71.54,283
2016Hillary Clinton12.2%Donald Trump83.6%R +71.44,075
2012Barack Obama20.3%Mitt Romney77.1%R +56.83,788
2008Barack Obama25.9%John McCain72.3%R +46.43,846
2004John Kerry25.5%George W. Bush73.5%R +48.04,196
2000Al Gore26.9%George W. Bush71.3%R +44.43,812

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 +28.6.

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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.