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Race · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
U.S. Senate
What this job does One of West Virginia's two votes in the U.S. Senate. Senators write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and approve or reject the president's picks for federal judges, the Supreme Court and the Cabinet. A term is six years. source: usa.gov
Shelley Moore Capito (Republican) holds this seat today and is running again. Jim Justice (Republican) holds the other seat, which is not up this year.
Candidates in the order the West Virginia Secretary of State, Elections Division lists them ↗ . Your ballot may show the candidates in a different order.
West Virginia general election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Your official sample ballot is the final word on what you will see. Look yours up on the West Virginia Secretary of State: 2026 General sample ballot lookup ↗ .
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