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Moore Capito
Image of Moore Capito
Prior offices
West Virginia House of Delegates District 35

West Virginia House of Delegates District 55
Successor: JB Akers
Predecessor: Bryan Ward

Elections and appointments
Last election

May 14, 2024

Education

High school

George Washington High School

Bachelor's

Duke University, 2005

Law

Washington and Lee University, 2011

Personal
Religion
Presbyterian
Profession
Attorney
Contact

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Moore Capito (Republican Party) was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 55. He assumed office on December 1, 2022. He left office on December 21, 2023.

Capito (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of West Virginia. He lost in the Republican primary on May 14, 2024.

On December 21, 2023, Capito announced he was resigning from the West Virginia House of Delegates District 55 to focus on running for Governor of West Virginia in 2024.[1]

Biography

Moore Capito graduated from George Washington High School. Capito earned a B.A. in history from Duke University in 2005 and a J.D. from Washington and Lee University in 2011. His career experience includes working in the office of the U.S. secretary of defense and as an attorney at the Energy Corporation of America, Greylock Energy, and Babst Calland. Capito is the son of U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Charles Capito.[2][3]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Capito was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Capito was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Capito was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

West Virginia committee assignments, 2017
Banking and Insurance
Judiciary
Roads and Transportation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also: West Virginia gubernatorial election, 2024

General election

General election for Governor of West Virginia

The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of West Virginia on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Patrick Morrisey
Patrick Morrisey (R)
 
63.6
 
389,019
Image of Steve Williams
Steve Williams (D) Candidate Connection
 
30.0
 
183,274
Image of Erika Kolenich
Erika Kolenich (L) Candidate Connection
 
3.0
 
18,100
Image of S. Marshall Wilson
S. Marshall Wilson (Constitution Party)
 
2.3
 
14,298
Image of Chase Linko-Looper
Chase Linko-Looper (Mountain Party) Candidate Connection
 
1.1
 
6,937
Image of Quintin Gerard Caldwell
Quintin Gerard Caldwell (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0
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Troy Green (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0
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William Meadows (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0

Total votes: 611,628
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of West Virginia

Steve Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of West Virginia on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Steve Williams
Steve Williams Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
89,576

Total votes: 89,576
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of West Virginia

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of West Virginia on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Patrick Morrisey
Patrick Morrisey
 
33.3
 
75,146
Image of Moore Capito
Moore Capito
 
27.5
 
62,224
Image of Chris Miller
Chris Miller
 
20.4
 
46,062
Image of Mac Warner
Mac Warner
 
16.0
 
36,199
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Mitch Roberts
 
1.4
 
3,142
Image of Kevin Christian
Kevin Christian Candidate Connection
 
1.4
 
3,093

Total votes: 225,866
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Mountain Party primary election

Mountain Party primary for Governor of West Virginia

Chase Linko-Looper advanced from the Mountain Party primary for Governor of West Virginia on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chase Linko-Looper
Chase Linko-Looper Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
382

Total votes: 382
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Endorsements

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Capito received the following endorsements.

2022

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 55

Incumbent Moore Capito defeated Greg Childress in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 55 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Moore Capito
Moore Capito (R)
 
59.2
 
3,476
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Greg Childress (D)
 
40.8
 
2,393

Total votes: 5,869
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 55

Greg Childress advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 55 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Greg Childress
 
100.0
 
1,006

Total votes: 1,006
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 55

Incumbent Moore Capito advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 55 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Moore Capito
Moore Capito
 
100.0
 
1,065

Total votes: 1,065
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2020

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Moore Capito
Moore Capito (R)
 
15.7
 
16,021
Image of Douglas Skaff, Jr.
Douglas Skaff, Jr. (D)
 
15.6
 
15,975
Image of Larry Pack
Larry Pack (R)
 
12.2
 
12,431
Image of Kayla Young
Kayla Young (D) Candidate Connection
 
12.1
 
12,323
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Kathy Ferguson (D)
 
11.8
 
12,076
Image of Rusty Williams
Rusty Williams (D)
 
11.8
 
12,035
Image of Chris Stansbury
Chris Stansbury (R)
 
10.8
 
11,059
Image of Trevor Morris
Trevor Morris (R)
 
10.1
 
10,304

Total votes: 102,224
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Douglas Skaff, Jr.
Douglas Skaff, Jr.
 
22.8
 
7,172
Image of Kayla Young
Kayla Young Candidate Connection
 
16.3
 
5,122
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Kathy Ferguson
 
15.4
 
4,838
Image of Rusty Williams
Rusty Williams
 
13.2
 
4,145
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Patti Hamilton
 
12.2
 
3,821
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Tim Halloran
 
8.9
 
2,812
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Angi Kerns
 
6.4
 
2,007
Image of Devin Casey
Devin Casey
 
4.8
 
1,505

Total votes: 31,422
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 (4 seats)

Incumbent Moore Capito, Chris Stansbury, Larry Pack, and Trevor Morris defeated Brady Campbell in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Moore Capito
Moore Capito
 
30.3
 
5,819
Image of Chris Stansbury
Chris Stansbury
 
20.2
 
3,888
Image of Larry Pack
Larry Pack
 
18.6
 
3,576
Image of Trevor Morris
Trevor Morris
 
16.2
 
3,118
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Brady Campbell
 
14.6
 
2,809

Total votes: 19,210
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2018

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2018

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Douglas Skaff, Jr.
Douglas Skaff, Jr. (D)
 
14.9
 
13,202
Image of Andrew Byrd
Andrew Byrd (D)
 
14.7
 
13,038
Image of Moore Capito
Moore Capito (R)
 
14.4
 
12,729
Image of Eric Nelson
Eric Nelson (R)
 
13.3
 
11,765
Image of Charlotte Lane
Charlotte Lane (R)
 
11.7
 
10,309
Image of Renate Pore
Renate Pore (D)
 
11.5
 
10,165
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James Robinette (D)
 
10.7
 
9,444
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Edward Burgess (R)
 
8.8
 
7,767

Total votes: 88,419
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 (4 seats)

Incumbent Andrew Byrd, Douglas Skaff, Jr., Renate Pore, and James Robinette advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Andrew Byrd
Andrew Byrd
 
29.1
 
5,191
Image of Douglas Skaff, Jr.
Douglas Skaff, Jr.
 
28.0
 
4,996
Image of Renate Pore
Renate Pore
 
22.5
 
4,021
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
James Robinette
 
20.4
 
3,645

Total votes: 17,853
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 (4 seats)

Incumbent Moore Capito, incumbent Eric Nelson, incumbent Charlotte Lane, and Edward Burgess defeated Bill Johnson in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Moore Capito
Moore Capito
 
27.5
 
3,952
Image of Eric Nelson
Eric Nelson
 
24.1
 
3,469
Image of Charlotte Lane
Charlotte Lane
 
20.2
 
2,902
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Edward Burgess
 
15.2
 
2,186
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Bill Johnson
 
13.1
 
1,879

Total votes: 14,388
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2016

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2016

Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 30, 2016. Incumbent John B. McCuskey (R) and incumbent Chris Stansbury (R) did not seek re-election.

The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 general election.[4][5]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 35, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Andrew Byrd Incumbent 15.23% 13,546
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Moore Capito 16.67% 14,822
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Charlotte Lane 11.81% 10,505
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Eric Nelson Incumbent 13.36% 11,881
     Democratic Ben Adams 11.13% 9,899
     Democratic Thornton Cooper 10.57% 9,404
     Democratic Benjamin M. Sheridan 9.70% 8,628
     Republican Keith Pauley 11.53% 10,251
Total Votes 88,936
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State


The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 Democratic primary.[6][7]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 35, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ben Adams 13.80% 3,806
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Andrew Byrd Incumbent 22.87% 6,308
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Thornton Cooper 12.37% 3,413
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Benjamin M. Sheridan 10.64% 2,935
     Democratic C.B. Britton 6.37% 1,757
     Democratic Devin J. Casey 6.38% 1,759
     Democratic John Knight 8.27% 2,281
     Democratic Shawn Little 9.11% 2,513
     Democratic Jack Rogers 10.18% 2,809
Total Votes 27,581


The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 Republican primary.[6][7]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 35, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Moore Capito 23.77% 4,896
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Charlotte Lane 14.43% 2,973
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Eric Nelson Incumbent 21.30% 4,388
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Keith Pauley 14.03% 2,890
     Republican Calvin Grimm 4.20% 866
     Republican Bill Johnson 9.00% 1,853
     Republican Matt Kelly 13.26% 2,731
Total Votes 20,597

Primary race background

Main article: West Virginia races we're watching, 2016

Moore Capito is the son of U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R) and grandson of former West Virginia Gov. Arch Moore (R). Capito's campaign website emphasized economic issues such as job creation and simplified taxes, among other issues. "We want to promote job creation in the private sector. To achieve this, we need to have a pro-growth strategy which includes cutting regulation and a tax structure that is simpler and less burdensome," Moore's website stated.[8]

Charlotte Lane is a former member of the state House of Delegates, a former commissioner of the West Virginia Public Service Commission, and a former commissioner of the U.S. International Trade Commission. She previously sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District. On her campaign website, Lane cited her experience on the public service commission on issues such as local infrastructure and water and sewer services. She also cited her experience as U.S. international trade commissioner in which she "stood up to China's unfair trade practices that cost West Virginia jobs here at home."[9]

Campaign finance summary


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Moore Capito campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Governor of West VirginiaLost primary$0 $0
2022West Virginia House of Delegates District 55Won general$371,066 $303,385
2020West Virginia House of Delegates District 35Won general$143,520 N/A**
2018West Virginia House of Delegates District 35Won general$125,814 N/A**
2016West Virginia House of Delegates, District 35Won $143,800 N/A**
Grand total$784,199 $303,385
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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2020

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2016

Capito's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

Jobs

  • We face many challenges but with challenges come opportunities. We want to promote job creation in the private sector. To achieve this, we need to have a pro-growth strategy which includes cutting regulation and a tax structure that is simpler and less burdensome. At the same time, we must better prepare West Virginians to enter the workforce by focusing on education on our young people and not the system.

Growth

  • We must identify and leverage our strengths. To grow our economy, we must incentivize businesses. Diversifying our economy is extremely important – our state’s economy should never be bound to index prices or administrative actions. Our economy must be connected and that means providing broadband access throughout the state. We cannot turn away from our natural resources. We need to be leaders in the energy industry – building the infrastructure and facilities that can set us apart.

Community

  • Service is important. The opportunity to give back to a community that has given me so much would be a great honor. The Kanawha Valley has been home to my family for generations and is now home to my wife, Katie, and our daughter, Eliza. As West Virginians, we make it a priority to take care of each other like family – it’s ingrained in us. I will make every effort to keep our people here so they can grow their families while taking care of those that came before them.[10]
—Moore Capito[11]

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2023

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Bryan Ward (R)
West Virginia House of Delegates District 55
2022-2023
Succeeded by
JB Akers (R)
Preceded by
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West Virginia House of Delegates District 35
2016-2022
Succeeded by
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