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The 2026 Senate race
Shelley Moore Capito is seeking election as the Republican incumbent in West Virginia’s 2026 U.S. Senate race. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
The race is contested and has 13 listed candidates. They include eight Republicans, three Democrats, one Conservative candidate, one Independent candidate and one candidate affiliated with VET. Capito is the only candidate identified as the incumbent.
No biography is on file for Capito. There also are no documented positions establishing where she stands on policy issues. Campaign finance totals for funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand are not on file.
Candidates in the race
Each candidate’s listed affiliation and record are outlined below. No candidate in the field has a biography, documented policy position or campaign finance total on file.
- Rachel Lee Fetty Anderson is listed as a Democrat candidate. No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised total, funds-spent total or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
- Owen Nicholas Carlson is listed as a VET candidate. No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised total, funds-spent total or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
- Thomas Edward II Willis is listed as a Republican candidate. No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised total, funds-spent total or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
- Jonathan Derrick Evans is listed as a Republican candidate. No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised total, funds-spent total or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
- S. Marshall Wilson is listed as a Conservative candidate. No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised total, funds-spent total or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
- Alexander Gaaserud is listed as a Republican candidate. No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised total, funds-spent total or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
- Shelley Moore Capito is listed as a Republican candidate and the incumbent. No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised total, funds-spent total or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
- Gavin Solomon is listed as a Republican candidate. No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised total, funds-spent total or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
- Rio Phillips is listed as an Independent candidate. No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised total, funds-spent total or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
- Bryan Mckinney is listed as a Republican candidate. No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised total, funds-spent total or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
- Janet Mcnulty is listed as a Republican candidate. No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised total, funds-spent total or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
- Zachary C Shrewsbury is listed as a Democrat candidate. No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised total, funds-spent total or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
- Jeffrey Vincent Kessler is listed as a Democrat candidate. No biography, documented policy position, funds-raised total, funds-spent total or cash-on-hand figure is on file.
Policy and campaign finance
No policy positions are on file for any of the 13 candidates. The candidate records therefore do not establish differences among them on issues that may come before the U.S. Senate.
The same applies to campaign finance. None of the candidates has totals on file for money raised, money spent or cash on hand. Those figures cannot yet be compared across the field.
Election timeline
The listed election is the West Virginia general election on Nov. 3, 2026. The main process questions before that date are whether the candidate field changes and whether biographies, policy positions or campaign finance totals are added to the official record.
The candidate list does not establish an election outcome. Voters will have the listed affiliations, incumbent designation and any future official filings to consider as the election approaches.
