Overview
- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, who emphasized President Trump’s endorsement, won the Republican primary on Tuesday with about two-thirds of the vote.
- Associated Press and CNN tallies show Capito at roughly 66% with nearly all votes counted, with state Sen. Tom Willis a distant second near 19%.
- Attorney Rachel Anderson captured the Democratic nomination with about 33%, finishing ahead of Jeffrey Kessler at roughly 27%, and will face Capito in November.
- This was the first statewide election with photo ID required at the polls and the GOP primary limited to registered Republicans, a shift analysts say can change who turns out and how candidates campaign.
- Nonpartisan race raters view the general election as a solid Republican hold in a state that has grown reliably red, reinforcing the GOP’s current Senate advantage noted in national coverage.