West Virginia 2026 Primary
May 12
2026
Filing Deadline: Jan 31, 2026
U.S. Senate
Incumbent: R Shelley Moore Capito
Democrat
Jeff Kessler
$0 raised
Rachel Fetty Anderson
Nominee
$22,447 raised
Zach Shrewsbury
$515,587 raised
Independent
Rio Phillips
$13,776 raised
Republican
Shelley Moore Capito
Incumbent
Nominee
$4,624,145 raised
Jonathan Evans
$1,220,940 raised
Tom Willis
$641,739 raised
Dollar figures are each campaign’s total funds raised, from FEC filings.
Primary Results
Democratic Primary
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Fetty Anderson ✓ | 30,930 | 33.2% | |
| Jeff Kessler | 25,228 | 27.0% | |
| Zach Shrewsbury | 15,076 | 16.2% | |
| Thornton Cooper | 11,826 | 12.7% | |
| Rio Phillips | 10,237 | 11.0% |
Republican Primary
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelley Moore Capito ✓ | 80,376 | 66.5% | |
| Tom Willis | 22,829 | 18.9% | |
| Bryan McKinney | 5,587 | 4.6% | |
| David Purkey | 5,040 | 4.2% | |
| Alex Gaaserud | 4,462 | 3.7% | |
| Janet McNulty | 2,597 | 2.1% |
U.S. House 2 districts
WV-01
District 1
R
Carol Miller
Brit Aguirre (D)
Vince George (D)
✓
Carol Miller (R)
* ✓
Jonathan Evans (R)
Larry Jackson (R)
Democratic
Vince George 23,503
53.0%
✓
Brit Aguirre 20,880
47.0%
Republican
Carol Miller 40,493
72.0%
✓
Larry Jackson 15,710
28.0%
WV-02
District 2
R
Riley Moore
Ace Parsi (D)
✓
Stephanie Spears Tomana (D)
Steven Wendelin (D)
Riley Moore (R)
* ✓
Democratic
Ace Parsi 17,811
39.8%
✓
Stephanie Spears Tomana 16,961
37.9%
Steven Wendelin 10,019
22.4%
Republican
Riley Moore 48,782
100.0%
✓