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U.S. Senate · West Virginia

The entire state of West Virginia.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Shelley Moore Capito, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Shelley Moore Capito266,08858.3%
Rachel Fetty Anderson172,93537.9%
S. Wilson17,1393.8%

About 99% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent Shelley Moore Capito (R) won the Republican primary on May 12, 2026 with 66.5% of the vote. Rachel Fetty Anderson defeated Jeffrey Kessler, Zachary Shrewsbury, Thornton Cooper, and Rio Phillips in the Democratic primary with 33.2% of the vote.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 3 candidates

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Shelley Moore Capito
    —
  • Rachel Fetty Anderson
    —
  • S. Marshall Wilson
    Recorded votes[5]

    As a West Virginia state delegate, voted yes on SJR 12, a constitutional amendment stating that nothing in the West Virginia Constitution protects a right to abortion or requires public funding of abortion; the House adopted it 73-26 on March 5, 2018, and voters approved it as Amendment 1 that November.

Stricter gun laws

  • Shelley Moore Capito
    Opposes[7]

    Cosponsored S. 65, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025, a bill to allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms.

  • Rachel Fetty Anderson
    —
  • S. Marshall Wilson
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Shelley Moore Capito
    Recorded votes[14][15][16]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-20). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-07-01), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations.

  • Rachel Fetty Anderson
    —
  • S. Marshall Wilson
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Shelley Moore Capito
    Recorded votes[15][16]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-07-01), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent.

  • Rachel Fetty Anderson
    Supports[3]

    Supports raising the marginal tax rate on income over $500,000 per year.

  • S. Marshall Wilson
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Shelley Moore Capito
    Recorded votes[15][16][21]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-07-01), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted no on Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590, 2010-03-21).

  • Rachel Fetty Anderson
    Supports[3]

    Ballotpedia survey response says she will invest in Medicare, Medicaid and Tricare so that all Americans benefit.

  • S. Marshall Wilson
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Shelley Moore Capito
    Recorded votes[15][16]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-07-01), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits.

  • Rachel Fetty Anderson
    In their own words[9]
    “The government must encourage investment in sustainable energy sources that minimally affect the environment and utilize free natural resources such as solar, wind and water power.”

    On her campaign website, Energy page

  • S. Marshall Wilson
    —

Continue U.S. military aid to Israel

  • Shelley Moore Capito
    —
  • Rachel Fetty Anderson
    In their own words[9]
    “I support a two-state solution. Both Israel and Palestine deserve to exist. I would not vote to send or sell weapons to any country except for purely self-defense.”

    On her campaign website, Israel and Palestine page

  • S. Marshall Wilson
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Shelley Moore Capito
    Recorded votes[17][18]

    Voted no on Resolution to end the global tariff emergency (S.J. Res. 49, 2025-04-30), which would have ended the emergency used to impose global tariffs. Voted no on Resolution to end the global tariff emergency (S.J. Res. 88, 2025-10-30), which would end the emergency used to impose global tariffs.

  • Rachel Fetty Anderson
    —
  • S. Marshall Wilson
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Shelley Moore Capito
    —
  • Rachel Fetty Anderson
    In their own words[9]
    “Support programs for new parents, including paid leave and investments in child care access, to encourage stabilization of the birth rate and workforce”

    On her campaign website, Social Security page

  • S. Marshall Wilson
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Shelley Moore Capito
    Supports[6]

    Cosponsored S. 128, the SAVE Act, a bill to require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.

  • Rachel Fetty Anderson
    —
  • S. Marshall Wilson
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Shelley Moore Capito
    Recorded votes[19][20]

    Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Iran (S.J. Res. 59, 2025-06-27), a motion to bring a war powers resolution on Iran to a vote. Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (S.J. Res. 90, 2025-11-06), a motion to bring a war powers resolution on Venezuela to a vote.

  • Rachel Fetty Anderson
    Supports[9]

    Campaign site says the Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war and that no troops should be placed in harm's way without congressional approval.

  • S. Marshall Wilson
    —

Bar transgender women and girls from women's and girls' school sports

  • Shelley Moore Capito
    Supports[8]

    Cosponsored S. 9, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025, which would recognize sex in school athletics under Title IX based solely on reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

  • Rachel Fetty Anderson
    —
  • S. Marshall Wilson
    —

Research notes & limits

Rio Phillips is listed by Ballotpedia as a write-in independent candidate in the general election (after running and losing in the Democratic primary); write-in candidates are not printed on the ballot and were excluded. Federal key votes and FEC finance totals for Sen. Capito are added separately by script. Biography gaps: Rachel Fetty Anderson and S. Marshall Wilson have limited coverage beyond Ballotpedia (Wilson did not complete recent Candidate Connection surveys); Capito's Senate and Bioguide pages could not be loaded with biographical text, so Ballotpedia and Wikipedia were used.

Sources · 26

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.United States Senate election in West Virginia, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.Shelley Moore Capito · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.Rachel Fetty Anderson · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  4. 4.S. Marshall Wilson · Ballotpedia Reference
  5. 5.House of Delegates Roll Call #309, SJR 12 adoption (73-26) · West Virginia House of Delegates · 2018-03-05 Official record
  6. 6.S. 128, SAVE Act (cosponsors) · Congress.gov Official record
  7. 7.S. 65, Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025 (cosponsors) · Congress.gov Official record
  8. 8.S. 9, Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 (cosponsors) · Congress.gov Official record
  9. 9.Issues · Fetty Anderson for Senate campaign website · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
  10. 10.Shelley Moore Capito · Ballotpedia Reference
  11. 11.Shelley Moore Capito · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  12. 12.About Shelley | Senator Shelley Capito · Office of Sen. Shelley Moore Capito · 2026-10-21 Official record
  13. 13.West Virginia U.S. Senate election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  14. 14.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — Senate passage · U.S. Senate · 2025-01-20 Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — Senate passage · U.S. Senate · 2025-07-01 Official record
  16. 16.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: Resolution to end the global tariff emergency · U.S. Senate · 2025-04-30 Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: Resolution to end the global tariff emergency · U.S. Senate · 2025-10-30 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Iran — motion to discharge · U.S. Senate · 2025-06-27 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela — motion to discharge · U.S. Senate · 2025-11-06 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: Affordable Care Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2010-03-21 Official record
  22. 22.Rachel Fetty Anderson · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  23. 23.Anderson wins Democratic nomination in US Senate race · WCHS (Associated Press) · 2026-05-12 News report
  24. 24.U.S. Senate · West Virginia results 2026 · NBC News News report
  25. 25.S. Marshall Wilson · Ballotpedia Reference
  26. 26.U.S. Senate · West Virginia results 2026 · NBC News News report