U.S. Senate · West Virginia
S. Marshall Wilson
Former member, West Virginia House of DelegatesConstitution Party
- Race
- U.S. Senate · West Virginia
- Result
- Shelley Moore Capito, projected winner
- Opponents
- Shelley Moore Capito (R); Rachel Fetty Anderson (D)
- Research
- Basic
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S. Marshall Wilson, a Constitution Party candidate and former West Virginia state delegate, lost the November 3, 2026 election for U.S. Senate in West Virginia to Shelley Moore Capito. A U.S. Army veteran, former missionary and teacher, he served in the House of Delegates from 2016 to 2020 and has since run statewide as a third-party and write-in candidate.[1][2]
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2026-11-03
| Shelley Moore Capito R | incumbent |
| Rachel Fetty Anderson D | challenger |
| S. Marshall Wilson Constitution Party | challenger |
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Biography
S. Marshall Wilson, a Constitution Party candidate and former West Virginia state delegate, lost the November 3, 2026 election for U.S. Senate in West Virginia to Shelley Moore Capito. A U.S. Army veteran, former missionary and teacher, he served in the House of Delegates from 2016 to 2020 and has since run statewide as a third-party and write-in candidate.[1][2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Wilson was born in Beaufort, South Carolina, and served in the U.S. Army. He graduated from Louisiana State University and earned an executive master of arts in national security affairs from the Institute of World Politics in Washington, D.C.[1] He worked as a missionary to Peru and as a teacher at Liberty University.[1]
Wilson represented District 60 in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 2016 to 2020, serving on committees including House Judiciary and House Health and Human Resources. He was elected as a Republican, ran unopposed in 2018, and did not run for re-election in 2020.[1] On December 17, 2019, he changed his party registration from Republican to independent, citing a dispute with the state Republican Party chair.[1]
He ran for Governor of West Virginia in 2020 as a write-in independent, receiving about 1.9% of the vote, and lost a 2022 House of Delegates race in District 91 as the Constitution Party candidate. In 2024 he ran for governor again as the Constitution Party candidate and received about 2.3%.[1] He received 3.8% of the vote to Shelley Moore Capito's 58.3%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[2]
On the record
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- vote2018-03-05 · Voted yes on SJR 12 (a constitutional amendment stating the West Virginia Constitution does not protect a right to abortion or require public funding of abortion), which the House of Delegates adopted 73-26 on March 5, 2018.[3]
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Priorities
- Campaign website material emphasizes constitutional government and states that the purpose of West Virginia's government must follow the U.S. Constitution as "the supreme Law of the Land."[4]
Campaign money$2,420 raised · 19% from individuals · FEC through 2026-06-30
Totals this cycle
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Who gave
- Individuals $467
- Own money & loans $1,953
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.S. Marshall Wilson · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.U.S. Senate · West Virginia results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 3.House of Delegates Roll Call #309, SJR 12 adoption (73-26) · West Virginia House of Delegates · 2018-03-05 Official record
- 4.S. Marshall Wilson · Ballotpedia Reference