2020 United States Senate election in West Virginia

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2020 United States Senate election in West Virginia

November 3, 2020

Nominee Shelley Moore Capito Paula Jean Swearengin Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 547,454 210,309 Percentage 70.3% 27.0%

County Results Moore Capito:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Senator before election Shelley Moore Capito Republican Elected U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito Republican

An election happened on November 3, 2020, to elect a Senator from the U.S. state of West Virginia. The three people in the election were Shelley Moore Capito (Republican Party), Paula Jean Swearengin (Democratic Party), and David Moran (Libertarian Party). Shelley Moore Capito won the election and a second term in the Senate.

There were primary elections for the Republican and Democrat political parties. Three people were in the Republican Party primary and also the Democratic Party primary. Shelly Moore Capito won the Republican Party primary and Paula Jean Swearengin won the Democratic Party primary.

Republican Party primary

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shelley Moore Capito (incumbent)	173,847	83.32%
	Republican	Allen Whitt	20,075	9.62%
	Republican	Larry Butcher	14,717	7.05%
Total votes			208,639	100.00%

Democratic Party primary

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paula Jean Swearengin	72,292	38.39%
	Democratic	Richard Ojeda	61,954	32.90%
	Democratic	Richie Robb	54,048	28.70%
Total votes			188,294	100.00%

Results

United States Senate election in West Virginia, 2020
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Shelley Moore Capito (incumbent)	547,454	70.28%	+8.16%
	Democratic	Paula Jean Swearengin	210,309	27.00%	-7.47%
	Libertarian	David Moran	21,155	2.72%	+1.09%
Total votes			778,918	100.00%
	Republican hold