United States Senate election in West Virginia, 2026

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U.S. Senate, West Virginia
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General election
Election details
Filing deadline: Pending
Primary: Pending
General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times:

6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Voting in West Virginia

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Voters in West Virginia will elect one member to the U.S. Senate in the general election on November 3, 2026.

The election will fill the Class II Senate seat held by Shelley Moore Capito (R), who first took office in 2015. To learn more about other elections on the ballot, click here.

Candidates and election results

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. Senate West Virginia

Incumbent Shelley Moore Capito, Derrick Evans, and Alexander Gaaserud are running in the general election for U.S. Senate West Virginia on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
Image of Shelley Moore Capito
Shelley Moore Capito (R)
Image of Derrick Evans
Derrick Evans (R)
Image of Alexander Gaaserud
Alexander Gaaserud (R)

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Voting information

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Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Shelley Moore Capito Republican Party $1,698,387 $1,957,640 $2,211,278 As of September 30, 2024
Derrick Evans Republican Party $1,039,739 $987,276 $52,463 As of September 30, 2024
Alexander Gaaserud Republican Party $0 $0 $0 As of September 30, 2024

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

General election race ratings

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Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]


Ballot access

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Election history

The section below details election results for this state's U.S. Senate elections dating back to 2018.

2024

See also: United States Senate election in West Virginia, 2024

General election
General election for U.S. Senate West Virginia

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate West Virginia on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jim Justice
Jim Justice (R)
 
70.2
 
433,428
Image of Glenn Elliott
Glenn Elliott (D) Candidate Connection
 
26.2
 
161,538
Image of David Moran
David Moran (L)
 
3.6
 
22,446
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Lewie Andrews (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0
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Tim Stevenski (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0
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Joshua Standridge (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0

There were no incumbents in this race. Source

Total votes: 617,412
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate West Virginia

Glenn Elliott defeated Zachary Shrewsbury and Don Blankenship in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate West Virginia on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Glenn Elliott
Glenn Elliott Candidate Connection
 
45.4
 
46,176
Image of Zachary Shrewsbury
Zachary Shrewsbury Candidate Connection
 
36.1
 
36,754
Image of Don Blankenship
Don Blankenship
 
18.5
 
18,778

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 101,708
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate West Virginia

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate West Virginia on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jim Justice
Jim Justice
 
61.8
 
138,307
Image of Alexander Mooney
Alexander Mooney
 
26.5
 
59,348
Image of Bryan Bird
Bryan Bird Candidate Connection
 
3.1
 
7,001
Image of Bryan McKinney
Bryan McKinney Candidate Connection
 
2.9
 
6,573
Image of Zane Lawhorn
Zane Lawhorn Candidate Connection
 
2.0
 
4,517
Image of Janet McNulty
Janet McNulty Candidate Connection
 
2.0
 
4,404
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Don Lindsay
 
1.6
 
3,503

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 223,653
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2020

General election

General election for U.S. Senate West Virginia

Incumbent Shelley Moore Capito defeated Paula Jean Swearengin and David Moran in the general election for U.S. Senate West Virginia on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Shelley Moore Capito
Shelley Moore Capito (R)
 
70.3
 
547,454
Image of Paula Jean Swearengin
Paula Jean Swearengin (D) Candidate Connection
 
27.0
 
210,309
Image of David Moran
David Moran (L)
 
2.7
 
21,155

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 778,918
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate West Virginia

Paula Jean Swearengin defeated Richard Ojeda and Richie Robb in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate West Virginia on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Paula Jean Swearengin
Paula Jean Swearengin Candidate Connection
 
38.3
 
71,725
Image of Richard Ojeda
Richard Ojeda
 
32.9
 
61,712
Image of Richie Robb
Richie Robb Candidate Connection
 
28.8
 
53,944

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 187,381
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate West Virginia

Incumbent Shelley Moore Capito defeated Allen Whitt and Larry Butcher in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate West Virginia on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Shelley Moore Capito
Shelley Moore Capito
 
83.3
 
173,331
Image of Allen Whitt
Allen Whitt Candidate Connection
 
9.6
 
19,972
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Larry Butcher
 
7.1
 
14,673

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 207,976
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2018

General election

General election for U.S. Senate West Virginia

Incumbent Joe Manchin III defeated Patrick Morrisey and Rusty Hollen in the general election for U.S. Senate West Virginia on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joe Manchin III
Joe Manchin III (D)
 
49.6
 
290,510
Image of Patrick Morrisey
Patrick Morrisey (R)
 
46.3
 
271,113
Image of Rusty Hollen
Rusty Hollen (L)
 
4.2
 
24,411

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 586,034
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  2. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  3. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  4. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018


West Virginia's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Shelley Capito (R)
Joe Manchin (I)
Representatives
District 1
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Republican Party (3)
Independent (1)


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