West Virginia U.S. Senate S-WV-2026 · Class 2 · Regular cycle

Open in research → Editorial as of Apr 22 · FEC through Mar 31
General 2026-11-03
R Primary 2026-05-12 (held)
Filing Deadline 2026-01-31 (held)
Cook Political Report
Solid R
As of date pending
Sabato's Crystal Ball
Safe R
As of date pending
Polymarket
R 95¢
D 3¢
Refreshed today
R+21
Cook PVI
Incumbent
Shelley Moore Capito
Republican · Running
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R+21 PVI. Capito running for third term.

Top contenders

Shelley Moore Capito
Republican
● Incumbent

Republican candidate for the West Virginia U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$3,906,186
Through Apr 22, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S4WV00159/
12-wk spend
Tom Willis
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the West Virginia U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$496,222
Through Apr 22, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6WV00162/
12-wk spend
Rachel Anderson
Democrat
● Candidate

Democrat candidate for the West Virginia U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$22,447
Through Apr 22, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6WV00188/
12-wk spend

Republicans

Shelley Moore Capito
Republican
● Incumbent

Republican candidate for the West Virginia U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$3,906,186
Through Apr 22, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S4WV00159/
12-wk spend
Tom Willis
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the West Virginia U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$496,222
Through Apr 22, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6WV00162/
12-wk spend
Janet McNulty
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the West Virginia U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$5,775
Through Apr 22, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S4WV00407/
Alexander Gaaserud
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the West Virginia U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$3,000
Through Apr 22, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6WV00154/
Bryan McKinney
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the West Virginia U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
Not yet filed with FEC
Source: FEC bulk data · through 2026-03-31 (Q1 2026)
David Purkey
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the West Virginia U.S. Senate seat. Federal filing not yet detected in current FEC bulk extract.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
Not yet filed with FEC
Source: FEC bulk data · through 2026-03-31 (Q1 2026)
Jonathan Derrick Evans
Republican
● Filed with FEC

Federally registered candidate for the West Virginia U.S. Senate seat. No editorial profile available.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$1,215,522
Through Apr 22, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6WV00147/
12-wk spend

Democrats

Rachel Anderson
Democrat
● Candidate

Democrat candidate for the West Virginia U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$22,447
Through Apr 22, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6WV00188/
12-wk spend
Rio Phillips
Democrat
● Candidate

Democrat candidate for the West Virginia U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$13,776
Through Apr 22, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6WV00170/
12-wk spend
Jeff Kessler
Democrat
● Candidate

Democrat candidate for the West Virginia U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
Not yet filed with FEC
Source: FEC bulk data · through 2026-03-31 (Q1 2026)
Thornton Cooper
Democrat
● Candidate

Democrat candidate for the West Virginia U.S. Senate seat. Federal filing not yet detected in current FEC bulk extract.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
Not yet filed with FEC
Source: FEC bulk data · through 2026-03-31 (Q1 2026)
Zach Shrewsbury
Democrat
● Candidate

Democrat candidate for the West Virginia U.S. Senate seat. Federal filing not yet detected in current FEC bulk extract.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
Not yet filed with FEC
Source: FEC bulk data · through 2026-03-31 (Q1 2026)

1 additional FEC filer excluded as long-tail (no editorial listing, not the seat incumbent, and under $1M raised). They remain in the database and can be surfaced via the FEC API directly.