The 2026 United States Senate election in West Virginia will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of West Virginia. Republican incumbent Shelley Moore Capito is seeking a third term. She is being challenged by Democratic former Morgantown councilwoman Rachel Fetty Anderson.
Primary elections were held on May 12. In the Republican primary, Capito won the nomination with 66.5% of the vote over state senator Tom Willis. Fetty Anderson won the Democratic nomination with 33.2% of the vote over a field of candidates that included former state Senate president Jeff Kessler.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Shelley Moore Capito, incumbent U.S. senator (2015–present) Eliminated in primary Alex Gaaserud, third party logistics executive and candidate for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district in 2024 Bryan McKinney, sales consultant and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2024 Janet McNulty, retail worker and candidate for West Virginia House of Delegates in 2022 and U.S. Senate in 2024 David Purkey, staff engineer Tom Willis, state senator from the 15th district (2024–present) and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018
Withdrawn Derrick Evans, former state delegate from the 19th district (2020–2021), candidate for West Virginia's 1st congressional district in 2024, convicted participant in the January 6 United States Capitol attack (ran for U.S. House) Endorsements
Fundraising Italics indicate a withdrawn candidate. Campaign finance reports as of April 22, 2026CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handDerrick Evans (R)$1,062,145$1,001,214$60,931Alex Gaaserud (R)$3,000$1,740$1,260Janet McNulty (R)$5,775$5,775$0Shelley Moore Capito (R)$5,770,883$4,176,660$4,064,753Tom Willis (R)$496,222$439,153$57,069Source: Federal Election Commission
Results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Rachel Fetty Anderson, former Morgantown city council member
Eliminated in primary Thornton Cooper, attorney and nominee for Secretary of State in 2024 Jeff Kessler, former President of the West Virginia Senate (2010–2015) from the 2nd district (1997–2017), candidate for Governor of West Virginia in 2011 and 2016, and candidate for Supreme Court of Appeals in 2018 Rio Phillips got almost 10,000 votes based on his Charleston Address. Zach Shrewsbury, political organizer and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2024
Endorsements
Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of April 22, 2026CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handR. F. Anderson (D)$22,447$16,891$12,552Rio Phillips (D)$13,776$13,624$152Zach Shrewsbury (D)$498,539$490,416$8,123Source: Federal Election Commission
Results
Other candidates Constitution Party Candidates Nominee S. Marshall Wilson, former Republican state delegate (2016–2020) and candidate for governor in 2020 and 2024
Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2026CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handS. Marshall Wilson (C)$2,420$1,921$499Source: Federal Election Commission
Veterans Party Candidates Disqualified Owen Nicholas Carlson
Write-ins Candidates Declared Rio Phillips, cybersecurity technician (previously ran as a Democrat)
Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of April 22, 2026CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handRio Phillips (WI)$13,776$13,624$152Source: Federal Election Commission
General election
Predictions SourceRankingAs ofThe Cook Political ReportSeptember 23, 2026Decision Desk HQOctober 2, 2026The EconomistOctober 3, 2026FiftyPlusOneOctober 3, 2026Fox NewsSeptember 22, 2026Inside ElectionsOctober 1, 2026RealClearPoliticsSeptember 24, 2026Sabato's Crystal BallSeptember 22, 2026Silver BulletinOctober 3, 2026Split TicketOctober 2, 2026
Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2026CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handShelley Moore Capito (R)$6,488,843$4,582,173$4,377,201Rachel Fetty Anderson (D)$22,447$16,891$12,552S. Marshall Wilson (C)$2,420$1,921$499Rio Phillips (WI)$13,776$13,624$152Source: Federal Election Commission
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References
External links Official campaign websites Rachel Fetty Anderson (D) Shelley Moore Capito (R) Rio Phillips (WI) S. Marshall Wilson (C)