West Virginia Senate
Tue, Nov 3 · Seat held by Shelley Moore Capito Republican since Jan 2015
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2020 general: Shelley Moore Capito (R) 70.3, Paula Jean Swearengin (D) 27.0, David Moran (L) 2.7
Show all 3 candidates on the ballot
- Rachel Fetty AndersonDemocratic
- Shelley Moore CapitoIncumbentRepublican
- S. Marshall WilsonOther(Constitution)filed
Showing major-party nominees, incumbents and candidates with 5%+ in the latest poll or comparable fundraising.
Side by side
Left column: AndersonRight column: Capito
- Total receipts, 2025-2026 cycle, through Oct 14
- $165K
- $5.4M
- Cash on hand
- $36K
- $3.1M
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeCapitoNo published score for Anderson
- Races
- None listed
- Won 9 of 9
- Years since first win
- Not available
- 25
- Age on Election Day
- Not available
- 72
Money: FEC bulk data, through Oct 14. One or more are matched to the FEC by name, party and seat, so a total could belong to someone else.
How these are counted
Total receipts line of each candidate’s principal campaign committee, 2025-2026 cycle. Other sites may show career, six-year or all-committee totals, which differ. Anderson: $164,558 received, $35,681 cash on hand. Capito: $5,449,866 received, $3,071,076 cash on hand. The spectrum is a published research score, not our rating. How this works. Wins and losses count the races in our results files, the same as each profile.
More about this race
Candidates on the ballot
- Rachel Fetty AndersonDemocratic
- Shelley Moore CapitoIncumbentRepublican
- S. Marshall WilsonOther(Constitution)filed
Some names come from filing lists and may not be on the ballot.
Source: candidates.wvsos.gov, dated Oct 28
Seat on the ballot, shift from 2014 to 2020: 15.7 points toward Republicans (Republican by 27.6 in 2014, Republican by 43.3 in 2020).
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Official results for West Virginia
History (18 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 747,717
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
US Senate, West Virginia, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJames C. JusticeWonName as filed: Jim Justice Republican 514,07968.8% DemocraticGlenn Elliott Democratic 207,54827.8% LibertarianDavid Moran Libertarian 26,0753.5% OtherOther Other 150.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 778,918
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
US Senate, West Virginia, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanShelley Moore CapitoWon Republican 547,45470.3% DemocraticPaula Jean Swearengin Democratic 210,30927.0% LibertarianDavid Moran Libertarian 21,1552.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 582,911
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
US Senate, West Virginia, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe ManchinWon Democratic 288,80849.5% RepublicanPatrick Morrisey Republican 269,87246.3% LibertarianRusty Hollen Libertarian 24,2314.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 453,689
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
US Senate, West Virginia, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanShelley Moore CapitoWon Republican 281,82062.1% DemocraticNatalie Tennant Democratic 156,36034.5% LibertarianJohn S. Buckley Libertarian 7,4091.6% OtherBob Henry Baber Other 5,5041.2% OtherPhil Hudok Other 2,5660.6% Scattered write-ins Write-in 300.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 660,202
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
US Senate, West Virginia, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe Manchin IIIWon Democratic 399,89860.6% RepublicanJohn R. Raese Republican 240,78736.5% OtherBob Henry Baber Other 19,5173.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 529,948
- Election day
- not on file
- Type
- Special election
US Senate, West Virginia, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe Manchin IIIWon Democratic 283,35853.5% RepublicanJohn R. Raese Republican 230,01343.4% OtherJesse Johnson Other 10,1521.9% OtherJeff Becker Other 6,4251.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 702,308
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
US Senate, West Virginia, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn D. Rockefeller IVWon Democratic 447,56063.7% RepublicanJay Wolfe Republican 254,62936.3% Scattered write-ins Write-in 1190.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 206,562
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
US Senate, West Virginia, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRobert C. ByrdWon Democratic 159,15477.0% RepublicanJohn R. Raese Republican 47,40823.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 436,183
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
US Senate, West Virginia, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn D. Rockefeller IVWon Democratic 275,28163.1% RepublicanJay Wolfe Republican 160,90236.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 603,477
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
US Senate, West Virginia, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRobert C. ByrdWon Democratic 469,21577.8% RepublicanDavid T. Gallaher Republican 121,63520.2% LibertarianJoe Whelan Libertarian 12,6272.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 595,614
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
US Senate, West Virginia, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn D. Rockefeller IVWon Democratic 456,52676.6% RepublicanBetty A. Burks Republican 139,08823.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 420,936
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
US Senate, West Virginia, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRobert C. ByrdWon Democratic 290,49569.0% RepublicanStan Klos Republican 130,44131.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 404,305
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
US Senate, West Virginia, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn D. Rockefeller IVWon Democratic 276,23468.3% RepublicanJohn Yoder Republican 128,07131.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 634,547
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
US Senate, West Virginia, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRobert C. ByrdWon Democratic 410,98364.8% RepublicanM. Jay Wolfe Republican 223,56435.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 722,212
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
US Senate, West Virginia, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJay RockefellerWon Democratic 374,23351.8% RepublicanJohn R. Raese Republican 344,68047.7% OtherMary E. "Joan" Radin Other 3,2990.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 565,314
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
US Senate, West Virginia, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRobert C. ByrdWon Democratic 387,17068.5% RepublicanCleve Benedict Republican 173,91030.8% OtherWilliam B. Hovland Other 4,2340.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 493,351
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
US Senate, West Virginia, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJennings RandolphWon Democratic 249,03450.5% RepublicanArch A. Moore Jr. Republican 244,31749.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 566,359
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
US Senate, West Virginia, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRobert C. ByrdWon Democratic 566,359100.0%
1976 to 2024: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. Senate statewide 1976-2024, retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
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Election Wrld. (2026). US Senate in West Virginia, election results. https://www.electionwrld.com/wv/us-senate. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
Sources
Sources: U.S. Senate: senators contact information XML (class per senator) (US government work, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. Senate statewide 1976-2024 (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; unitedstates/congress-legislators (current) (CC0-1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by the @unitedstates project volunteers (rosters from official congressional sources) from official returns, not an official source.
DataState data (JSON)Sources: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. Senate statewide 1976-2024, FEC, DIME (ODC-BY), Portraits: unitedstates/images (public domain), Photo creditsData as of Oct 28, 2026