Capito secures GOP nomination for U.S. Senate in WV, will face Fetty Anderson in November general

By: Amelia Ferrell Knisely, Caity Coyne

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: May 13, 2026

Words: 806

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., will compete against Democrat and Morgantown-based attorney Rachel Fetty Anderson to keep her U.S. Senate seat in November’s general election, according to unofficial election results.

Capito was called as the winner of the GOP primary by 7:57 p.m., according to the Associated Press. Polls closed at 7:30 p.m. On the Democratic side, the AP called the race for Fetty Anderson at 10:18 p.m. At that time and with 89% of …

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