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Upshur County, West Virginia

2026 election results. Shelley Moore Capito (R) got 66% of the U.S. Senate vote in Upshur County. The margin is 20.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Upshur County

U.S. Senate

Shelley Moore Capito
66.4%3,778
Rachel Anderson
30.3%1,724
S. Marshall Wilson
3.4%191
100% counted

Statewide: Shelley Moore Capito wins. Called.

The leader in Upshur 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 +37.3R +57.9D +20.6
WV-02R +36.9R +57.9D +21.0

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 Upshur County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris20.6%Donald Trump77.4%R +56.89,862
2020Joe Biden22.1%Donald Trump76.0%R +54.010,221
2016Hillary Clinton19.2%Donald Trump76.0%R +56.89,218
2012Barack Obama26.1%Mitt Romney71.8%R +45.78,273
2008Barack Obama32.6%John McCain65.9%R +33.38,971
2004John Kerry32.6%George W. Bush66.6%R +34.09,293
2000Al Gore34.1%George W. Bush63.6%R +29.58,123

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 +27.3.

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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.