2026 United States Senate election in West Virginia
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. Primary elections will be held on May 12, 2026. Incumbent two-term Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito, who was re-elected in (/wiki/2020UnitedStatesSenateelectioninWestVirginia) is running for re-election to a third term in office.
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2026 United States Senate election in West Virginia
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. Primary elections will be held on May 12, 2026. Incumbent two-term Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito, who was re-elected in (/wiki/2020UnitedStatesSenateelectioninWestVirginia) is running for re-election to a third term in office.
Republican primary
Declared
• Alex Gaaserud, third party logistics executive and candidate for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district in (/wiki/2024UnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativeselectionsinWestVirginia#District2) • Bryan McKinney, sales consultant and candidate for U.S. Senate in (/wiki/2024UnitedStatesSenateelectioninWestVirginia) • Janet McNulty, retail worker and candidate for West Virginia House of Delegates in (/wiki/2022WestVirginiaHouseofDelegateselection) and U.S. Senate in (/wiki/2024UnitedStatesSenateelectioninWestVirginia) • Shelley Moore Capito, incumbent U.S. senator (2015–present) • David Purkey, staff engineer • Tom Willis, state senator from the 15th district (2024–present) and candidate for U.S. Senate in (/wiki/2018UnitedStatesSenateelectioninWestVirginia)
Withdrawn
• Derrick Evans, former state delegate from the 19th district (2020–2021), candidate for West Virginia's 1st congressional district in (/wiki/2024UnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativeselectionsinWestVirginia#District1), convicted participant in the January 6 United States Capitol attack (ran for congress)
Fundraising
<table><thead><tr><th>Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Candidate</td><td>Raised</td><td>Spent</td><td>Cash on hand</td></tr><tr><td>Janet McNulty (R)</td><td>$305</td><td>$305</td><td>$0</td></tr><tr><td>Shelley Moore Capito (R)</td><td>$4,455,752</td><td>$2,587,444</td><td>$4,355,005</td></tr><tr><td>Tom Willis (R)</td><td>$387,879</td><td>$224,647</td><td>$163,231</td></tr><tr><td>Source: Federal Election Commission</td></tr></tbody></table>
Democratic primary
Declared
• Rachel Fetty Anderson, former Morgantown city councilmember • Thornton Cooper, attorney and nominee for Secretary of State in (/wiki/2024WestVirginiaSecretaryofStateelection) • Jeff Kessler, former President of the West Virginia Senate, candidate for Governor of West Virginia in (/wiki/2011WestVirginiagubernatorialspecialelection) and (/wiki/2016WestVirginiagubernatorialelection), and candidate for Supreme Court of Appeals in (/wiki/2018WestVirginiaelections#Division2) • Rio Phillips, cybersecurity technician • Zach Shrewsbury, political organizer and candidate for U.S. Senate in (/wiki/2024UnitedStatesSenateelectioninWestVirginia)
Fundraising
<table><thead><tr><th>Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Candidate</td><td>Raised</td><td>Spent</td><td>Cash on hand</td></tr><tr><td>Rio Phillips (D)</td><td>$6,844</td><td>$4,682</td><td>$2,161</td></tr><tr><td>Zach Shrewsbury (D)</td><td>$259,631</td><td>$249,599</td><td>$10,032</td></tr><tr><td>Source: Federal Election Commission</td></tr></tbody></table>
General election
Predictions
<table><thead><tr><th>Source</th><th>Ranking</th><th>As of</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Inside Elections</td><td>Solid R</td><td>August 12, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>The Cook Political Report</td><td>Solid R</td><td>October 14, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Sabato's Crystal Ball</td><td>Solid R</td><td>August 12, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Race To The WH</td><td>Safe R</td><td>September 4, 2025</td></tr></tbody></table>