Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. Senate · West Virginia

3 candidates on the ballot.1

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Shelley Moore Capito
Republican · Incumbent
Currently serves as a U.S. senator from West Virginia.
Rachel Fetty Anderson
Democrat · Challenger
S. Marshall Wilson
Constitution · Challenger

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Shelley Moore CapitoRachel Fetty AndersonS. Marshall Wilson
Party on the ballotRepublican1Democrat1Constitution1
StatusIncumbent2ChallengerChallenger
Raised$5,449,866 through October 14, 20263$164,558 through October 14, 20264$65,287 through October 14, 20265
Cash on hand$3,071,0763$35,6814$1,2505
Outside spending$646,894 for · $0 against6Not found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checked

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Shelley Moore Capito — 2 issues
  • Electric vehicles
    Her campaign website says that as chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee she works to roll back what it calls regulatory overreach, giving the end of California's electric vehicle mandate as an example.7
  • High-speed internet access
    Her campaign website says her committee work helps West Virginia expand broadband access.7
Rachel Fetty Anderson — 18 issues
  • Birth control and IVF
    Her campaign website says all adults have the right to make their own decisions about their bodies and to choose or refuse medical care, including birth control.8
  • Farm payments and crop insurance
    Her campaign website says the government should protect farmers from market instability, foreign takeovers of land and monopolies, and should offer low-interest loans and buyback programs to farmers at risk of losing their land or equipment.8
  • Marijuana laws
    Make it legal for adults to buy and use
    Her campaign website says marijuana use should not be a crime, commercial marijuana products should be tightly regulated and adults should be allowed to grow marijuana for their own use.8
  • Union organizing rules
    Her campaign website says the right to form unions for better pay and working conditions must not be interfered with.8
  • Religion in public schools
    No school-sponsored prayer or religious displays, while students may pray or share their faith on their own
    Her campaign website says officials who place specific religious texts in schools are violating the Constitution.8
  • Campaign finance rules
    Her campaign website says candidates should not be allowed to take money from foreign governments or corporations, and that her campaign accepts neither.8
  • Data centers and electricity costs
    Pause or limit new data centers
    Her campaign website says she would end special treatment for large data centers, fight for a moratorium on new data center development and help communities regain local control over data center standards, zoning and taxes.8
  • Food assistance (SNAP)
    Her campaign website says SNAP must keep operating in a way that protects farmers from market swings and Americans from food insecurity.8
  • Paid family and medical leave
    Her campaign website says she supports programs for new parents, including paid leave and wider access to child care.8
  • Military aid to Israel
    Her campaign website says she supports a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine and would not vote to send or sell weapons to any country except purely for self-defense.8
  • Who decides on military action
    Require Congress to approve military action in advance, except to defend against an attack
    Her campaign website says U.S. military power should be used only for self-defense and that troops should never be sent into harm's way without the approval of Congress.8
  • Health insurance system
    Her campaign website says the government should invest in Medicare, Medicaid and Tricare so that all Americans benefit from the health care taxpayers pay for, with care based on medical need, and should remove third-party companies that do not provide care from taxpayer-funded programs.8,9
  • School vaccine requirements
    Her campaign website says she supports requiring children to be fully vaccinated before starting school and that weakening West Virginia's vaccine policies harms children.8
  • Legal immigration levels
    Admit more immigrants, such as by adding work visas or clearing family backlogs
    Her campaign website says the United States should encourage more professional workers, especially medical professionals, to move here.8
  • Social Security benefit levels
    Her campaign website says Social Security should be preserved at current levels and kept off-limits to Congress and the president.8
  • Social Security payroll tax cap
    Apply the tax to all earnings
    Her campaign website says she would end the cap on Social Security taxes, which applies above $184,500 in earnings in 2026, with somewhat higher benefits for higher earners.8
  • Federal income tax rates
    Raise rates on high incomes only (for example, above $400,000)
    Her campaign website says she supports raising the tax rate on people who earn more than $500,000 a year.8
  • Taxes on very large fortunes
    Her campaign website says she supports closing the tax loophole known as buy, borrow, die.8
S. Marshall Wilson — 4 issues
  • Vouchers and education savings accounts
    His campaign website says that as a state delegate he advocated for school choice.10
  • Red flag laws
    Repeal existing red flag laws and adopt no new ones
    His campaign website says that as a state delegate he advocated for Second Amendment protections and against red flag laws.10
  • Public health emergency powers and workplace vaccine requirements
    His campaign website says that as a state delegate he advocated for health freedom, spoke against mandates it calls unconstitutional and sought the governor's impeachment over what it calls an unconstitutional use of authority.10
  • Federal spending levels
    His campaign website says he would vote against every budget that does not balance, oppose spending bills that go beyond the Constitution's limits, and never vote to raise the debt ceiling without real spending cuts.10

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.