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West Virginia Election Results

West Virginia Election Results

There was little surprise that President Trump won West Virginia, a state that favored him by 42 percentage points in 2016 and that has not voted for a Democrat in a presidential contest since Bill Clinton in 1996. Read more

Jim Justice, who was elected as a Democratic governor in 2017 and switched parties a year later, won re-election. Mr. Justice was challenged by Ben Salango, a Democrat and a county commissioner, who ran on investing in education, boosting jobs and defending health care. In addition to the governor’s office, Republicans control the state legislature and most of the congressional delegation.

Senator Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican who was first elected in 2014, won re-election. She was challenged by Paula Jean Swearengin, a Democrat who highlighted her heritage as a coal miner’s daughter and advocated universal broad-band access, Medicare for all and more investment in public education. — JON HURDLE Read less

President

Winner

Donald J. Trump wins West Virginia.

Race called by The Associated Press.

Updated Jan. 27, 2021
Vote totals certified
Candidate Party Votes Pct. Electoral votes E.V.
Trump* Donald J. Trump* Winner Republican Rep. 545,382 68.6% 5
Biden Joseph R. Biden Jr. Democrat Dem. 235,984 29.7%
Jorgensen Jo Jorgensen Libertarian Lib. 10,687 1.3%
Hawkins Howie Hawkins Green Green 2,599 0.3%
Write-ins Write-ins 79 <0.1%
Total reported Total reported 794,731
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* Incumbent

The vote count has been certified in West Virginia.

Biden
Trump
794,731 votes reported

Presidential results by county

County Margin 2016 margin Est. votes reported Total votes Absentee
Kanawha Trump +15 R+20.3
100%
82,250 42,262
Berkeley Trump +31 R+36.7
100%
51,539
Monongalia Trump +1.2 R+10.2
100%
42,079 30,211
Wood Trump +42 R+47.2
100%
38,765
Cabell Trump +18 R+25
100%
37,360
Raleigh Trump +50 R+52.2
100%
33,114 12,557
Harrison Trump +38 R+39
100%
30,465
Putnam Trump +43 R+47.2
100%
28,501 16,481
Jefferson Trump +10 R+15
100%
27,705
Marion Trump +29 R+33
100%
25,799 14,890
Mercer Trump +54 R+54.7
100%
25,135
Ohio Trump +26 R+31
100%
19,900
Wayne Trump +50 R+50.8
100%
16,947 6,624
Fayette Trump +39 R+39.2
100%
16,870
Greenbrier Trump +40 R+40.7
100%
15,850
Preston Trump +55 R+55.4
100%
14,573
Marshall Trump +50 R+50.5
100%
14,080
Hancock Trump +44 R+44.1
100%
13,802
Jackson Trump +51 R+51.7
100%
13,509
Logan Trump +63 R+62.7
100%
13,026
Mineral Trump +57 R+60.1
100%
12,876
Randolph Trump +44 R+44.6
100%
12,200
Mason Trump +53 R+54.3
100%
11,206
Brooke Trump +43 R+41.8
100%
10,656
Nicholas Trump +57 R+56.5
100%
10,633 4,206
Upshur Trump +54 R+56.3
100%
10,223
Hampshire Trump +60 R+58.9
100%
10,086
Mingo Trump +71 R+68.8
100%
10,026
Boone Trump +53 R+53.7
100%
9,013
Morgan Trump +52 R+53.8
100%
8,696
Wyoming Trump +72 R+69.6
100%
8,592
Lincoln Trump +55 R+53.9
100%
7,831
Lewis Trump +57 R+56.6
100%
7,459
Taylor Trump +50 R+49.2
100%
7,383
Barbour Trump +55 R+54
100%
6,677
Wetzel Trump +52 R+50.1
100%
6,669
McDowell Trump +58 R+51.1
100%
6,527
Monroe Trump +57 R+56.9
100%
6,490
Hardy Trump +55 R+55
100%
6,333
Roane Trump +48 R+48.1
100%
5,763
Braxton Trump +47 R+43.5
100%
5,664
Summers Trump +47 R+46.3
100%
5,585
Grant Trump +77 R+77.2
100%
5,510
Ritchie Trump +72 R+70.9
100%
4,283
Pocahontas Trump +46 R+42.7
100%
4,009
Tyler Trump +66 R+67.4
100%
3,923
Tucker Trump +49 R+51.8
100%
3,845
Pendleton Trump +54 R+51.3
100%
3,659 1,575
Pleasants Trump +59 R+54.6
100%
3,491
Webster Trump +63 R+58
100%
3,402
Clay Trump +61 R+57.8
100%
3,365
Doddridge Trump +70 R+69.7
100%
3,101
Calhoun Trump +60 R+59.9
100%
2,971
Gilmer Trump +53 R+52.4
100%
2,662
Wirt Trump +63 R+63
100%
2,653
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Absentee votes for presidential candidates

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.
Trump 67,369 52.3%
Biden 59,386 46.1%
Jorgensen 1,599 1.2%
Hawkins 452 0.4%
Write-ins 48 <0.1%
Total reported 128,854
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15% of counties (8 of 55) have reported absentee votes. Data for absentee votes may not be available in some places.

Latest updates

Maggie Astor Jan. 7, 2021

Vice President Mike Pence affirms Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Kamala Harris as the next president and vice president.

U.S. Senate

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

Governor

Updated Jan. 28, 2021
99% reported
Candidate Party Votes Pct.
Justice* Jim Justice* Winner Winner Republican Rep. 497,944 63.5%
Salango Ben Salango Democrat Dem. 237,024 30.2%
Kolenich Erika Kolenich Libertarian Lib. 22,527 2.9%
Write-ins Write-ins 15,483 2.0%
Lutz Daniel Lutz Other Other 11,309 1.4%
Total reported Total reported 784,287
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* Incumbent

U.S. House

State Senate

Rep. 13 won
Dem. 3 won
District Dist. Candidates
1 Weld* Rep. 53% Winner Swartzmiller Dem. 47%
2 Maroney* Rep. 56% Winner Gary Dem. 44%
3 Boley* Rep. 66% Winner Wilson Dem. 26%
4 Grady Rep. 71% Winner Ashworth Dem. 25%
5 Plymale* Dem. 54% Winner Shaffer Rep. 46%
6 Swope* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
7 Phillips Rep. 56% Winner Rodighiero Dem. 44%
8 Jeffries* Dem. 56% Winner Crouse Rep. 44%
9 Stover Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
10 Woodrum Rep. 59% Winner Laird Dem. 41%
11 Karnes Rep. 51% Campbell Dem. 49%
12 Martin Rep. 57% Winner Facemire* Dem. 43%
13 Caputo Dem. 56% Winner Polis Rep. 44%
14 Smith* Rep. 73% Winner Childers Dem. 27%
15 Blair* Rep. 80% Winner Kinnie Mount. 20%
16 Rucker* Rep. 52% Winner Dougherty Dem. 48%
17 Nelson Rep. 54% Winner Robinson Dem. 46%
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* Incumbent 

House of Delegates

Rep. 64 won
Dem. 14 won
District Dist. Candidates
1 Zatezalo Rep. 35% Winner  
  McGeehan* Rep. 32% Winner  
2 Diserio* Dem. 56% Winner Greer Rep. 44%
3 Storch* Rep. 39% Winner  
  Fluharty* Dem. 30% Winner  
4 Reynolds Rep. 36% Winner Zukoff* Dem. 34%
5 Pethtel* Dem. 54% Winner Wiley Rep. 46%
6 Kelly* Rep. 73% Winner Welch Dem. 27%
7 Barnhart* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
8 Anderson* Rep. 72% Winner Alvarez Dem. 28%
9 Kimes Rep. 70% Winner Marion Dem. 30%
10 Kelly* Rep. 27% Winner  
  Conley Rep. 22% Winner  
  Criss* Rep. 22% Winner  
11 Keaton Rep. 67% Winner Pauley Dem. 34%
12 Westfall* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
13 Pinson Rep. 36% Winner  
  Higginbotham* Rep. 27% Winner  
14 Wamsley Rep. 69% Winner Yeager Dem. 31%
15 Foster* Rep. 63% Winner Jackson Dem. 32%
16 Hornbuckle* Dem. 21% Winner Linville* Rep. 17%
17 Rohrbach* Rep. 40% Winner  
  Lovejoy* Dem. 33% Winner  
18 Worrell* Rep. 70% Winner Ross Dem. 30%
19 Evans Rep. 37% Winner  
  Griffith Dem. 25% Winner  
20 Brown* Dem. 56% Winner Deskins Rep. 45%
21 Dean* Rep. 70% Winner White Dem. 30%
22 Maynard* Rep. 35% Winner  
  Jeffries* Rep. 31% Winner  
23 Holstein Rep. 54% Winner Miller* Dem. 46%
24 Bridges Rep. 29.2% Winner Mazzocchi Rep. 28.5%
25 Paynter* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
26 Evans* Dem. 51% Payne Rep. 49%
27 Smith Rep. 28.3% Winner  
  Gearheart Rep. 28.1% Winner  
  Ellington* Rep. 27.0% Winner  
28 Cooper* Rep. 42% Winner  
  Pack* Rep. 40% Winner  
29 Steele* Rep. 77% Winner Oglesby Dem. 23%
30 Bates* Dem. 60% Winner Trump Rep. 40%
31 Toney* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
32 Kessinger* Rep. 23% Winner  
  Fast* Rep. 19% Winner  
  Haynes Rep. 18% Winner  
33 Hanshaw* Rep. 68% Winner Cottrell Dem. 32%
34 Boggs* Dem. 71% Winner Williams Rep. 29%
35 Capito* Rep. 15.7% Winner  
  Skaff* Dem. 15.6% Winner  
36 Rowe* Dem. 20% Winner Pritt Rep. 17%
37 Pushkin* Dem. 0% Winner Uncontested
38 Graves* Rep. 65% Winner Ardman Dem. 35%
39 Ferrell Rep. 68% Winner Holmes Dem. 33%
40 Jeffries* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
41 Tully Rep. 73% Winner Bragg Dem. 27%
42 Bruce Rep. 30% Winner Longanacre Rep. 27%
43 Nestor Rep. 32% Winner Thompson* Dem. 26%
44 Hanna* Rep. 64% Winner Cutlip Dem. 36%
45 Martin* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
46 Burkhammer Rep. 64% Winner Stultz Dem. 30%
47 Phillips* Rep. 65% Winner Larry Dem. 36%
48 Queen* Rep. 16% Winner  
  Hamrick* Rep. 14% Winner  
49 Summers* Rep. 62% Winner Manypenny Dem. 38%
50 Ward Rep. 18.2% Mallow Rep. 18.0%
51 Fleischauer* Dem. 11.8% Hansen* Dem. 11.3%
52 Sypolt* Rep. 61% Winner Wolfe Dem. 39%
53 Jennings* Rep. 69% Winner Chase Dem. 31%
54 Hott* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
55 Ward Rep. 72% Winner Shockey Dem. 28%
56 Howell* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
57 Rowan* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
58 Miller Rep. 76% Winner Harden Dem. 24%
59 Reed Rep. 72% Winner Adams Ind. 16%
60 Forsht Rep. 67% Winner Noll Dem. 28%
61 Barrett* Dem. 59% Winner Mongan-Saladini Rep. 42%
62 Horst Rep. 67% Winner Carroll Dem. 33%
63 Hardy* Rep. 56% Winner Bennett Dem. 37%
64 Householder* Rep. 0% Winner Uncontested
65 Clark Rep. 51% Brown* Dem. 49%
66 Espinosa* Rep. 61% Winner Frame Dem. 39%
67 Doyle* Dem. 54% Winner Simon Rep. 46%
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* Incumbent 

Other Races

Agriculture Commissioner
Candidates
Leonhardt* Rep. 65% Winner Beach Dem. 35%

* Incumbent 

Attorney General
Candidates
Morrisey* Rep. 64% Winner Petsonk Dem. 36%

* Incumbent 

Auditor
Candidates
McCuskey* Rep. 67% Winner Claytor Dem. 33%

* Incumbent 

Secretary of State
Candidates
Warner* Rep. 58% Winner Tennant Dem. 42%

* Incumbent 

Treasurer
Candidates
Moore Rep. 56% Winner Perdue* Dem. 44%

* Incumbent 

Latest updates

Nicholas Fandos, in Washington

Congress confirmed Joe Biden’s victory, defying a mob that stormed the Capitol after being egged on by President Trump. Read more ›

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Maggie Astor Jan. 7, 2021

Vice President Mike Pence affirms Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Kamala Harris as the next president and vice president.

Astead Herndon, in Atlanta Jan. 6, 2021

Today encapsulated the politics of progress and grievance that have defined the Trump years: Senate wins for Warnock and Ossoff, and a mob at the Capitol. Read more ›

Winner Democrats have won the Senate ›

Jonathan Martin, in Atlanta Jan. 6, 2021

Democrats have now captured control of the Senate as Jon Ossoff has defeated David Perdue, following the Rev. Raphael Warnock’s victory over Senator Kelly Loeffler. See live results ›

The New York Times Jan. 6, 2021

A mob of people loyal to President Trump stormed the Capitol, halting Congress’s counting of the electoral votes to confirm President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory. Read more ›

Trip Gabriel Dec. 14, 2020

Joseph R. Biden Jr. has received a majority of votes from the Electoral College, formally securing the presidency in the manner set out in the Constitution. Read more ›

Isabella Grullón Paz Dec. 14, 2020

The 538 members of the Electoral College are meeting to cast ballots for president based on the election results in their states, formalizing Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory. Track the Electoral College results ›

The New York Times Dec. 5, 2020

California has certified its electors for the 2020 election, officially giving Joseph R. Biden Jr. more than the 270 pledged electors needed to become president. Read more ›

Winner Lee Zeldin, Republican, wins re-election in New York’s First Congressional District ›
Winner Andrew Garbarino, Republican, wins New York’s Second Congressional District ›
Winner Nicole Malliotakis, Republican, wins New York’s 11th Congressional District ›
Winner Mike Garcia, Republican, wins re-election in California’s 25th Congressional District ›
Winner John Katko, Republican, wins re-election in New York’s 24th Congressional District ›

Reid Epstein, in Washington Nov. 30, 2020

The chairwoman of the Wisconsin Elections Commission has certified Biden as the winner in Wisconsin, formalizing his narrow victory in a state Trump carried four years ago. Read more ›

Glenn Thrush, in Washington Nov. 30, 2020

Arizona has officially certified Biden’s narrow victory in the state, further undermining Trump’s efforts to portray his decisive national loss as a matter still under dispute. Read more ›

Winner David Valadao, Republican, wins California’s 21st Congressional District ›

Michael D. Shear, in Washington Nov. 23, 2020

President Trump authorized his government to begin the transition to President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s administration. Read more ›