2026 results · West Virginia · West Virginia Senate
Shelley Moore Capito, the Republican, wins re-election to the Senate in West Virginia
Donald Trump carried West Virginia by 41.9 points in 2024; this year's count is a 21.5-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelley Moore CapitoRepublican, incumbent | 266,067 | 58.3% | |
| Rachel Fetty AndersonDemocrat | 172,922 | 37.9% | |
| S. Marshall WilsonOther party | 17,139 | 3.8% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 8:26 PM EST · 99% counted.
About 99% of the expected vote counted456,128 votes55 of 55 counties finishedCount last changed Nov 4, 3:04 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 6:30 PM ESTSource: West Virginia Secretary of State
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What moved most
Scroll through West Virginia, part by part. The parts follow the federal government’s metropolitan areas: each big metro’s core counties, its suburbs and outer suburbs, the smaller metro areas, then the small towns and countryside.
What the count shows
Added together, the 55 counties compared moved 21.5 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 60% as many votes as in 2024, from 72% in Wirt County to 44% in Wyoming County. Turnout and the move from 2024 were barely related.
Berkeley County moved most: R+35.8 for president in 2024, R+8.1 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Berkeley County added 17,344 net votes for Anderson against the 2024 margin, 8% of the statewide change
Across the 55 counties compared, the margin moved by 226,102 votes toward Anderson: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Berkeley County+17,344 Anderson
- Kanawha County+13,425 Anderson
- Raleigh County+11,377 Anderson
- Wood County+10,384 Anderson
- Harrison County+8,623 Anderson
- Mercer County+8,614 Anderson
- Putnam County+8,555 Anderson
- Cabell County+7,176 Anderson
3 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Anderson this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Kanawha CountyR+17.4D+0.6
- Monongalia CountyR+4.4D+17.4
- Jefferson CountyR+15.8D+4.9
What the places that moved have in common
Each of West Virginia’s counties, set against the Census Bureau’s figures for who lives there. A pattern across counties, not an exit poll: it does not say how any group of people voted.
Urban, suburban and rural counties
2024 president 2026 · Urban: 1,000 or more residents per square mile; suburban: 100 to 999; rural: under 100 (our grouping).
Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 and 2023 Gazetteer; a county joins once its count is substantially in.
West Virginia’s ballot
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U.S. HouseBefore the election R 2–0, now R 2–0
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the West Virginia Secretary of State. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.