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Free public service for West Virginia votersNo candidate endorsementsGuide sources checked October 1, 2026General election November 3, 2026

Printed candidates for every statewide candidate contest

Who is running in West Virginia?

The West Virginia Secretary of State's official 2026 General Candidate Listing shows 3 printed candidates in 1 contest decided by every voter statewide on November 3, 2026.

Name source: The Secretary of State candidate portal was filtered to the 2026 General Election and Federal, Statewide, and State Race offices, then checked October 1, 2026. Shelley Moore Capito, Rachel Fetty Anderson, and S. Marshall Wilson are the three printed U.S. Senate candidates. U.S. House, legislative, district judicial, county, and local contests are excluded.
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Printed candidates in West Virginia's statewide U.S. Senate contest and their federal finance source status
OfficeCandidate or ticketBallot affiliationFinance source
U.S. SenateShelley Moore CapitoRepublicanFEC record matched
U.S. SenateRachel Fetty AndersonDemocratFEC record matched
U.S. SenateS. Marshall WilsonConstitutionFEC record matched
Separate from printed choices

1 official statewide write-in candidate

The official 2026 General Write-In Candidate Listing shows Rio Phillips for U.S. Senate. West Virginia counts votes only for official write-in candidates who filed by the September 15, 2026 deadline. The write-in candidate is listed separately and is not included in the printed-candidate count.

U.S. Senate

  • Rio Phillips
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Official candidate and election documents

2026 General Candidate ListingOfficial roster used for printed names, party labels, offices, and statewide scope.2026 General Sample BallotsOfficial county sample-ballot collection used to confirm the printed U.S. Senate field and the statewide amendment.2026 General Write-In Candidate ListingOfficial filed write-in roster used to identify Rio Phillips for U.S. Senate.
Coverage boundary: This page covers only candidate contests decided by all West Virginia voters in the November 3, 2026 general election. It excludes U.S. House, State Senate, House of Delegates, circuit court, family court, county, municipal, school, and other substate contests. The official U.S. Senate write-in candidate is listed separately and is not counted as a printed candidate. Read the full coverage boundary.