WV Senate

James C. JusticeR

Candidate for WV Senate

Incumbent

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James C. Justice (Republican Party) is the incumbent U.S. Senator from West Virginia. The seat is next up for election in 2030.

Shelley Moore CapitoR

Candidate for WV Senate

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Shelley Moore Capito (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from West Virginia. She assumed office on January 3, 2015. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. Capito (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent West Virginia. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. She advanced from the Republican primary on May 12, 2026. Capito was first elected to the Senate in 2014, becoming the first female U.S. senator in the state's history. Prior to serving in the Senate, Capito was a member of the West Virginia House of Representatives from 1997 to 2001 and a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2015.

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Zachary Shrewsbury (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent West Virginia. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 12, 2026.

Thomas Edward Willis IIR

Candidate for WV Senate

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Tom Willis (Republican Party) is a member of the West Virginia State Senate, representing District 15. He assumed office on December 1, 2024. His current term ends on December 1, 2028. Willis (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent West Virginia. He lost in the Republican primary on May 12, 2026.

Rachel Lee Fetty AndersonD

Candidate for WV Senate

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Rachel Fetty Anderson (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent West Virginia. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. She advanced from the Democratic primary on May 12, 2026. Fetty

Rio Phillips (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent West Virginia. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 12, 2026.

Janet McNulty (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent West Virginia. She lost in the Republican primary on May 12, 2026.

Alexander Gaaserud (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent West Virginia. He lost in the Republican primary on May 12, 2026.

Alexander Mooney (Republican Party) (also known as Alex) was a member of the U.S. House, representing West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2015. He left office on January 3, 2025. Mooney (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent West Virginia. He lost in the Republican primary on May 14, 2024.

Bryan McKinney (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent West Virginia. He lost in the Republican primary on May 12, 2026.

Glenn Elliott (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent West Virginia. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Evan Jenkinswas a judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. He assumed office on October 1, 2018. He left office on February 6, 2022. Jenkins ran in a special election for judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. He won in the special general election on November 6, 2018. Jenkins (Republican Party) also ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent West Virginia. He lost in the Republican primary on May 8, 2018. Jenkins was elected by his peers to succeedTim Armsteadas chief justice of the court. His term as chief began on January 1, 2021, and ended January 1, 2022. Jenkins first became a member of the court by appointment. Gov.Jim Justice (R) appointed him to temporarily replace retired JusticeRobin Davisuntil the special election. To read more about judicial selection in West Virginia,click here. Jenkins resigned from Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginiain February 2022 to return to private practice. To learn more about this vacancy,click here. In 2020, Ballotpedia publishedBallotpedia Courts: State Partisanship, a study examining the partisan affiliation of all state supreme court justices in the country. As part of this study, we assigned each justice a Confidence Scoredescribing our confidence in the degree of partisanship exhibited by the justices' past partisan behavior, before they joined the court. Jenkins received a confidence score of Mild Republican. Click hereto read more about this study. Jenkins was a Republicanmember of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2015 to 2018.He was first elected to represent West Virginia's 3rd Congressional Districtin 2014, after switching his political affiliation from DemocratictoRepublican. Jenkins served in the West Virginia State Senate, representing District 5, from 2003 to 2014.

Jeffrey Kessler (Democratic Party) was a member of the West Virginia State Senate, representing District 2. He assumed office in 1997. He left office in 2016. Kessler (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent West Virginia. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 12, 2026.

Michael R SigmonPRO

Candidate for WV Senate

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Michael Sigmon (Progressive Party) is running for election for President of the United States. He declared candidacy for the 2028 election. Sigmon (Mountain Party of West Virginia) is also running for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 52. He declared candidacy for the general election scheduled on November 3, 2026.

Michael R SigmonPRO

Candidate for WV Senate

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Michael Sigmon (Progressive Party) is running for election for President of the United States. He declared candidacy for the 2028 election. Sigmon (Mountain Party of West Virginia) is also running for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 52. He declared candidacy for the general election scheduled on November 3, 2026.