WV’s Shelley Moore Capito officially files for reelection to U.S. Senate

By: Caity Coyne

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: January 20, 2026

Words: 418

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago


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Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., will once again seek reelection to keep her seat in the U.S. Senate, according to campaign filings with the West Virginia Secretary of State’s office.

Capito filed her reelection paperwork with the office on Tuesday. So far, state Sen. Tom Willis, R-Berkeley, and Janet McNulty, a children’s author from Martinsburg, West Virginia, have also filed to run as Republicans and challenge Capito for her seat.

Capito was first elected …

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