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West Virginia U.S. Senate Election Results

West Virginia U.S. Senate Election Results

Winner

Shelley Moore Capito, Republican, wins re-election to the U.S. Senate in West Virginia.

Race called by The Associated Press.

Updated Dec. 6, 2020
99% reported
Candidate Party Votes Pct.
Capito* Shelley Moore Capito* Winner Republican Rep. 547,454 70.3%
Swearengin Paula Jean Swearengin Democrat Dem. 210,309 27.0%
Moran David Moran Libertarian Lib. 21,155 2.7%
Total reported Total reported 778,918

* Incumbent

Nearly all of the estimated vote total has been reported.

SwearenginDem.
CapitoRep.
778,918 votes reported
Est.Estimated votes remaining

Results by county

County Margin Est. votes reported Total votes Absentee
McDowell Capito +53
92%
6,017
Logan Capito +61
94%
12,307
Mingo Capito +66
95%
9,514
Grant Capito +77
95%
5,231
Wayne Capito +50
96%
16,326 6,510
Wyoming Capito +62
96%
8,208
Pocahontas Capito +43
96%
3,853
Webster Capito +60
96%
3,279
Mercer Capito +55
97%
24,503
Hancock Capito +45
97%
13,439
Brooke Capito +45
97%
10,365
Hampshire Capito +61
97%
9,800
Lincoln Capito +54
97%
7,619
Wetzel Capito +52
97%
6,491
Summers Capito +44
97%
5,418
Ritchie Capito +70
97%
4,161
Pleasants Capito +59
97%
3,381
Calhoun Capito +60
97%
2,888
Gilmer Capito +52
97%
2,593
Wood Capito +48
98%
38,123 25,904
Cabell Capito +27
98%
36,723
Raleigh Capito +48
98%
32,470 12,391
Harrison Capito +45
98%
30,001
Marion Capito +36
98%
25,333 14,679
Fayette Capito +38
98%
16,460
Preston Capito +51
98%
14,277
Marshall Capito +56
98%
13,817
Mineral Capito +60
98%
12,610
Randolph Capito +50
98%
12,006
Nicholas Capito +55
98%
10,400 4,129
Upshur Capito +58
98%
10,051
Boone Capito +53
98%
8,867
Morgan Capito +55
98%
8,524
Monroe Capito +57
98%
6,337
Braxton Capito +47
98%
5,547
Tyler Capito +65
98%
3,837
Pendleton Capito +60
98%
3,588 1,555
Doddridge Capito +69
98%
3,024
Wirt Capito +65
98%
2,602
Kanawha Capito +28
99%
81,068 41,805
Berkeley Capito +37
99%
50,812
Monongalia Capito +10
99%
41,486 29,856
Putnam Capito +50
99%
28,209 16,373
Jefferson Capito +17
99%
27,304
Ohio Capito +38
99%
19,646
Greenbrier Capito +43
99%
15,621
Jackson Capito +57
99%
13,337
Mason Capito +55
99%
11,071
Lewis Capito +58
99%
7,405
Taylor Capito +52
99%
7,305
Barbour Capito +57
99%
6,618
Hardy Capito +59
99%
6,241
Roane Capito +52
99%
5,680
Tucker Capito +49
99%
3,791
Clay Capito +63
99%
3,334
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Absentee votes by candidate

Some states and counties will report candidate vote totals for mail-in ballots, but some places may not report comprehensive vote type data.

Candidate Absentee/early votesVotes Pct.
Capito 92,572 60.4%
Swearengin 57,587 37.6%
Moran 3,043 2.0%
Total reported 153,202

16% of counties (9 of 55) have reported absentee votes. Data for absentee votes may not be available in some places.

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