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2020 US Senate election in West Virginia

Shelley Moore Capito (Republican) beat Paula Jean Swearengin (Democrat) in West Virginia in 2020, 70.3% to 27.0%, a margin of 43.3 points and 337,145 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 2014, when Shelley Moore Capito also won.

Republicans led in 55 of the 55 counties. The largest, Kanawha, cast 81,068 votes and went to the Republican by 27.6 points. The closest was Gilmer, where 1,353 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shelley Moore Capito won Republican 547,454 70.3%
Paula Jean Swearengin Democratic 210,309 27.0%
All other candidates 21,155 2.7%
Total778,918

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Kanawha 28,565 35.2% 50,953 62.9% 1,550 81,068 R+27.6
Berkeley 15,197 29.9% 34,162 67.2% 1,453 50,812 R+37.3
Monongalia 17,863 43.1% 22,140 53.4% 1,483 41,486 R+10.3
Wood 9,359 24.5% 27,733 72.7% 1,031 38,123 R+48.2
Cabell 12,979 35.3% 22,880 62.3% 864 36,723 R+27.0
Raleigh 8,201 25.3% 23,708 73.0% 561 32,470 R+47.8
Harrison 7,807 26.0% 21,194 70.6% 1,000 30,001 R+44.6
Putnam 6,784 24.0% 20,812 73.8% 613 28,209 R+49.7
Jefferson 11,033 40.4% 15,625 57.2% 646 27,304 R+16.8
Marion 7,626 30.1% 16,722 66.0% 985 25,333 R+35.9
Mercer 5,269 21.5% 18,740 76.5% 494 24,503 R+55.0
Ohio 5,905 30.1% 13,373 68.1% 368 19,646 R+38.0
Fayette 4,938 30.0% 11,158 67.8% 364 16,460 R+37.8
Wayne 3,895 23.9% 12,048 73.8% 383 16,326 R+49.9
Greenbrier 4,299 27.5% 11,042 70.7% 280 15,621 R+43.2
Preston 2,664 18.7% 9,953 69.7% 1,660 14,277 R+51.1
Marshall 2,913 21.1% 10,655 77.1% 249 13,817 R+56.0
Hancock 3,484 25.9% 9,593 71.4% 362 13,439 R+45.5
Jackson 2,754 20.6% 10,298 77.2% 285 13,337 R+56.6
Mineral 2,308 18.3% 9,830 78.0% 472 12,610 R+59.7
Logan 2,266 18.4% 9,810 79.7% 231 12,307 R+61.3
Randolph 2,868 23.9% 8,873 73.9% 265 12,006 R+50.0
Mason 2,333 21.1% 8,421 76.1% 317 11,071 R+55.0
Nicholas 2,214 21.3% 7,976 76.7% 210 10,400 R+55.4
Brooke 2,699 26.0% 7,355 71.0% 311 10,365 R+44.9
Upshur 1,953 19.4% 7,788 77.5% 310 10,051 R+58.1
Hampshire 1,764 18.0% 7,764 79.2% 272 9,800 R+61.2
Mingo 1,525 16.0% 7,761 81.6% 228 9,514 R+65.5
Boone 2,016 22.7% 6,674 75.3% 177 8,867 R+52.5
Morgan 1,797 21.1% 6,504 76.3% 223 8,524 R+55.2
Wyoming 1,489 18.1% 6,573 80.1% 146 8,208 R+61.9
Lincoln 1,663 21.8% 5,770 75.7% 186 7,619 R+53.9
Lewis 1,431 19.3% 5,736 77.5% 238 7,405 R+58.1
Taylor 1,582 21.7% 5,402 73.9% 321 7,305 R+52.3
Barbour 1,331 20.1% 5,096 77.0% 191 6,618 R+56.9
Wetzel 1,441 22.2% 4,811 74.1% 239 6,491 R+51.9
Monroe 1,305 20.6% 4,901 77.3% 131 6,337 R+56.7
Hardy 1,196 19.2% 4,879 78.2% 166 6,241 R+59.0
McDowell 1,363 22.7% 4,539 75.4% 115 6,017 R+52.8
Roane 1,302 22.9% 4,260 75.0% 118 5,680 R+52.1
Braxton 1,395 25.1% 4,006 72.2% 146 5,547 R+47.1
Summers 1,467 27.1% 3,839 70.9% 112 5,418 R+43.8
Grant 534 10.2% 4,544 86.9% 153 5,231 R+76.7
Ritchie 569 13.7% 3,474 83.5% 118 4,161 R+69.8
Pocahontas 1,034 26.8% 2,707 70.3% 112 3,853 R+43.4
Tyler 612 15.9% 3,095 80.7% 130 3,837 R+64.7
Tucker 854 22.5% 2,706 71.4% 231 3,791 R+48.9
Pendleton 677 18.9% 2,840 79.2% 71 3,588 R+60.3
Pleasants 634 18.8% 2,628 77.7% 119 3,381 R+59.0
Clay 575 17.2% 2,680 80.4% 79 3,334 R+63.1
Webster 613 18.7% 2,585 78.8% 81 3,279 R+60.1
Doddridge 415 13.7% 2,507 82.9% 102 3,024 R+69.2
Calhoun 537 18.6% 2,276 78.8% 75 2,888 R+60.2
Wirt 426 16.4% 2,116 81.3% 60 2,602 R+65.0
Gilmer 586 22.6% 1,939 74.8% 68 2,593 R+52.2

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

West Virginia Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Jim Justice (R) R+41.0
2020 Shelley Moore Capito (R) R+43.3
2018 Joe Manchin (D) D+3.3
2014 Shelley Moore Capito (R) R+27.7
2012 Joe Manchin III (D) D+24.1
2008 John D. Rockefeller IV (D) D+27.5
2006 Robert Byrd (D) D+30.7
2002 John D. Rockefeller IV (D) D+26.2
2000 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+57.6
1996 John D. Rockefeller IV (D) D+53.3
1994 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+38.0
1990 John D. Rockefeller IV (D) D+36.6
1988 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+29.5
1984 Jay Rockefeller (D) D+4.1
1982 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+37.7
1978 Jennings Randolph (D) D+1.0
1976 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+100.0
1972 Jennings Randolph (D) D+32.9
1970 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+55.3
1966 Jennings Randolph (D) D+19.0
1964 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+35.3
1960 Jennings Randolph (D) D+10.7
1958 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+18.4
1954 Matthew Neely (D) D+9.6
1952 Harley M. Kilgore (D) D+7.2
1948 Matthew M. Neely (D) D+14.0
1946 Harley M. Kilgore (D) D+0.7
1942 Chapman Revercomb (R) R+10.7
1940 Harley M. Kilgore (D) D+12.7
1936 Matthew M. Neely (D) D+18.2
1934 Rush D. Holt (D) D+10.7
1930 Matthew M. Neely (D) D+24.0
1928 Henry D. Hatfield (R) R+1.5
1924 Guy D. Goff (R) R+3.2
1922 Matthew M. Neely (D) D+3.6
1918 Davis Elkins (R) R+8.1
1916 Howard Sutherland (R) R+2.0