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Wayne County, West Virginia

2026 election results. Shelley Moore Capito (R) got 63% of the U.S. Senate vote in Wayne County. The margin is 24.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Wayne County

U.S. Senate

Shelley Moore Capito
62.7%5,255
Rachel Anderson
34.0%2,851
S. Marshall Wilson
3.3%275
100% counted

Statewide: Shelley Moore Capito wins. Called.

The leader in Wayne 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 +29.7R +54.3D +24.7
WV-01R +28.0R +54.3D +26.3

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 Wayne County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris22.4%Donald Trump75.8%R +53.315,751
2020Joe Biden24.1%Donald Trump74.3%R +50.116,952
2016Hillary Clinton22.1%Donald Trump73.5%R +51.315,182
2012Barack Obama35.3%Mitt Romney62.3%R +26.913,955
2008Barack Obama39.8%John McCain58.0%R +18.215,430
2004John Kerry45.2%George W. Bush54.1%R +8.918,609
2000Al Gore48.9%George W. Bush49.2%R +0.316,241

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 +53.0.

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.