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Wirt County, West Virginia

2026 election results. Shelley Moore Capito (R) got 71% of the U.S. Senate vote in Wirt County. The margin is 16.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Wirt County

U.S. Senate

Shelley Moore Capito
71.3%1,333
Rachel Anderson
23.3%436
S. Marshall Wilson
5.4%100
100% counted

Statewide: Shelley Moore Capito wins. Called.

The leader in Wirt 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 +50.7R +67.7D +16.9
WV-01R +47.2R +67.7D +20.5

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 Wirt County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris15.8%Donald Trump82.1%R +66.32,582
2020Joe Biden17.6%Donald Trump80.4%R +62.92,653
2016Hillary Clinton15.9%Donald Trump78.9%R +63.02,422
2012Barack Obama31.1%Mitt Romney65.7%R +34.62,171
2008Barack Obama33.6%John McCain64.3%R +30.72,326
2004John Kerry33.8%George W. Bush65.1%R +31.32,654
2000Al Gore34.3%George W. Bush63.7%R +29.42,382

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 +36.9.

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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.