2026 United States general electionWest Virginia

U.S. Senate: West Virginia

3 November 2026

Texas: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION November 03, 2026

Recorded 10 Oct 2026 · Quote checked on the page 10 Oct 2026

usa.gov Official source

Most people vote on Election Day, which is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

Recorded 10 Oct 2026

in 24 days

The seat

Held by: Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
FEC: West Virginia Class II 2026 Official source
West Virginia Class II, 2026 election: candidates who have filed with the Federal Election Commission
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Last time: Won by 43.3 points (percentage points between the top two)
fec.gov Official source
Capito, Shelley Moore ... 547,454 70.28% ... Swearengin, Paula Jean ... 210,309 27.00%
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Election: 2026 United States general election - 3 November 2026
Seat: West Virginia Class II
FEC: West Virginia Class II 2026 Official source
West Virginia Class II, 2026 election: candidates who have filed with the Federal Election Commission
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

On the ballot

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Money raised

Shelley Moore Capito Republican$6.5M
Rachel Lee Fetty Anderson Democratic$50K

Each bar against the most raised. FEC filings.

Rachel Lee Fetty Anderson

Democratic

FEC: FETTY ANDERSON, RACHEL LEE Official source

FETTY ANDERSON, RACHEL LEE, Democratic Party, Senate WV: FEC candidate S6WV00188, challenger

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Nominee

apps.sos.wv.gov Official source

RACHEL FETTY ANDERSON DEM

Recorded 10 Oct 2026

West Virginia: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

candidateId: 3113 | sosCandidateId: 0 | candidateType: R | electionId: 19080 | officeId: 1 | partyCode: D | partyDescription: DEMOCRAT | electionName: 11/03/2026 - GENERAL 2026 | electionDate: 11/03/2026 | officeName: U.S. SENATE | candidateFirstName: RACHEL | candidateLastNam...

Recorded 10 Oct 2026

Raised: $50K
FEC: FETTY ANDERSON, RACHEL LEE Official source
Receipts $49,913, disbursements $34,780, cash on hand $22,129 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $35K
On hand: $22K

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

S. Marshall Wilson

Constitution

West Virginia: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

candidateId: 3112 | sosCandidateId: 0 | candidateType: R | electionId: 19080 | officeId: 1 | partyCode: C1 | partyDescription: CONSTITUTION | electionName: 11/03/2026 - GENERAL 2026 | electionDate: 11/03/2026 | officeName: U.S. SENATE | candidateFirstName: STEPHEN | candidateL...

Recorded 10 Oct 2026

Nominee

West Virginia: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

candidateId: 3112 | sosCandidateId: 0 | candidateType: R | electionId: 19080 | officeId: 1 | partyCode: C1 | partyDescription: CONSTITUTION | electionName: 11/03/2026 - GENERAL 2026 | electionDate: 11/03/2026 | officeName: U.S. SENATE | candidateFirstName: STEPHEN | candidateL...

Recorded 10 Oct 2026

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican

FEC: CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE Official source

CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE, Republican Party, Senate WV: FEC candidate S4WV00159, incumbent

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Nominee

West Virginia: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

candidateId: 2949 | sosCandidateId: 0 | candidateType: R | electionId: 19080 | officeId: 1 | partyCode: R | partyDescription: REPUBLICAN | electionName: 11/03/2026 - GENERAL 2026 | electionDate: 11/03/2026 | officeName: U.S. SENATE | candidateFirstName: SHELLEY | candidateLast...

Recorded 10 Oct 2026

FEC: CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE Official source

CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE, Republican Party, Senate WV: FEC candidate S4WV00159, incumbent

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Incumbent

U.S. senator from West Virginia; former attorney and member of the U.S. House.

senate.gov Official source

Capito, Shelley Moore | West Virginia | Republican | 2 II

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $6.5M
FEC: CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE Official source
Receipts $6,488,843, disbursements $4,582,173, cash on hand $4,377,201 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $4.6M
On hand: $4.4M

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

6 more candidates filed for this seat

Candidate	Party	Status	Raised	Cash on hand
Jonathan Derrick Evans	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$1.1M	$61K
Thomas Edward Willis II	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$642K	$0
Zachary C Shrewsbury	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$516K	-$2,854
Rio Phillips	Independent	Filed with the FEC	$14K	$152
Janet McNulty	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$6,880	$0
Jeffrey Vincent Kessler	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	-	-

More races in West Virginia

Sources

19 on record, 16 official

Last researched 8 October 2026 (UTC).

apps.sos.wv.govOfficial source
West Virginia: certified candidates, 2026 general electionOfficial source candidates.wvsos.gov
FEC: West Virginia Class II 2026Official source fec.gov
fec.govOfficial source
FEC: CAPITO, SHELLEY MOOREOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: EVANS, JONATHAN DERRICKOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: FETTY ANDERSON, RACHEL LEEOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: KESSLER, JEFFREY VINCENTOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: MCNULTY, JANETOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: PHILLIPS, RIOOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: SHREWSBURY, ZACHARY COfficial source fec.gov
FEC: WILLIS, THOMAS EDWARD IIOfficial source fec.gov
senate.govOfficial source
Texas: certified candidates, 2026 general electionOfficial source sos.texas.gov
usa.govOfficial source
uscode.house.govOfficial source
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