Senate Elections 2020 | US Senate Elections | West Virginia Races
2020 West Virginia U.S. Senate Election Results
Shelley Moore Capito
Percent: 70.28%
Votes: 547,454
Paula Jean Swearengin
Percent: 27.00%
Votes: 210,309
Race Summary
In the 2020 U.S. Senate election in West Virginia, Republican incumbent Shelley Moore Capito successfully secured a second term by defeating Democratic challenger Paula Jean Swearengin. Capito garnered 70.28% of the votes compared to Swearengin's 27.00%.
Full Results
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 70.28%
Votes: 547,454
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 27.00%
Votes: 210,309
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.72%
Votes: 21,155
Total votes: 778,918
State Map
Results by County
Barbour County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 77.00%
Votes: 5,096
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 20.11%
Votes: 1,331
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.89%
Votes: 191
Total votes: 6,618
Brooke County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 70.96%
Votes: 7,355
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 26.04%
Votes: 2,699
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 3.00%
Votes: 311
Total votes: 10,365
Doddridge County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 82.90%
Votes: 2,507
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 13.72%
Votes: 415
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 3.37%
Votes: 102
Total votes: 3,024
Greenbrier County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 70.69%
Votes: 11,042
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 27.52%
Votes: 4,299
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 1.79%
Votes: 280
Total votes: 15,621
Harrison County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 70.64%
Votes: 21,194
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 26.02%
Votes: 7,807
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 3.33%
Votes: 1,000
Total votes: 30,001
Lewis County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 77.46%
Votes: 5,736
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 19.32%
Votes: 1,431
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 3.21%
Votes: 238
Total votes: 7,405
Marshall County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 77.12%
Votes: 10,655
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 21.08%
Votes: 2,913
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 1.80%
Votes: 249
Total votes: 13,817
Mineral County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 77.95%
Votes: 9,830
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 18.30%
Votes: 2,308
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 3.74%
Votes: 472
Total votes: 12,610
Morgan County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 76.30%
Votes: 6,504
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 21.08%
Votes: 1,797
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.62%
Votes: 223
Total votes: 8,524
Pleasants County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 77.73%
Votes: 2,628
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 18.75%
Votes: 634
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 3.52%
Votes: 119
Total votes: 3,381
Raleigh County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 73.02%
Votes: 23,708
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 25.26%
Votes: 8,201
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 1.73%
Votes: 561
Total votes: 32,470
Summers County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 70.86%
Votes: 3,839
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 27.08%
Votes: 1,467
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.07%
Votes: 112
Total votes: 5,418
Upshur County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 77.48%
Votes: 7,788
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 19.43%
Votes: 1,953
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 3.08%
Votes: 310
Total votes: 10,051
Wirt County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 81.32%
Votes: 2,116
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 16.37%
Votes: 426
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.31%
Votes: 60
Total votes: 2,602
Berkeley County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 67.23%
Votes: 34,162
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 29.91%
Votes: 15,197
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.86%
Votes: 1,453
Total votes: 50,812
Cabell County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 62.30%
Votes: 22,880
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 35.34%
Votes: 12,979
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.35%
Votes: 864
Total votes: 36,723
Fayette County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 67.79%
Votes: 11,158
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 30.00%
Votes: 4,938
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.21%
Votes: 364
Total votes: 16,460
Hampshire County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 79.22%
Votes: 7,764
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 18.00%
Votes: 1,764
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.78%
Votes: 272
Total votes: 9,800
Jackson County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 77.21%
Votes: 10,298
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 20.65%
Votes: 2,754
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.14%
Votes: 285
Total votes: 13,337
Lincoln County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 75.73%
Votes: 5,770
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 21.83%
Votes: 1,663
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.44%
Votes: 186
Total votes: 7,619
Mason County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 76.06%
Votes: 8,421
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 21.07%
Votes: 2,333
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.86%
Votes: 317
Total votes: 11,071
Mingo County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 81.57%
Votes: 7,761
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 16.03%
Votes: 1,525
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.40%
Votes: 228
Total votes: 9,514
Nicholas County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 76.69%
Votes: 7,976
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 21.29%
Votes: 2,214
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.02%
Votes: 210
Total votes: 10,400
Pocahontas County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 70.26%
Votes: 2,707
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 26.84%
Votes: 1,034
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.91%
Votes: 112
Total votes: 3,853
Randolph County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 73.90%
Votes: 8,873
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 23.89%
Votes: 2,868
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.21%
Votes: 265
Total votes: 12,006
Taylor County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 73.95%
Votes: 5,402
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 21.66%
Votes: 1,582
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 4.39%
Votes: 321
Total votes: 7,305
Wayne County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 73.80%
Votes: 12,048
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 23.86%
Votes: 3,895
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.35%
Votes: 383
Total votes: 16,326
Wood County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 72.75%
Votes: 27,733
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 24.55%
Votes: 9,359
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.70%
Votes: 1,031
Total votes: 38,123
Boone County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 75.27%
Votes: 6,674
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 22.74%
Votes: 2,016
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.00%
Votes: 177
Total votes: 8,867
Calhoun County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 78.81%
Votes: 2,276
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 18.59%
Votes: 537
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.60%
Votes: 75
Total votes: 2,888
Gilmer County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 74.78%
Votes: 1,939
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 22.60%
Votes: 586
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.62%
Votes: 68
Total votes: 2,593
Hancock County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 71.38%
Votes: 9,593
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 25.92%
Votes: 3,484
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.69%
Votes: 362
Total votes: 13,439
Jefferson County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 57.23%
Votes: 15,625
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 40.41%
Votes: 11,033
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.37%
Votes: 646
Total votes: 27,304
Logan County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 79.71%
Votes: 9,810
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 18.41%
Votes: 2,266
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 1.88%
Votes: 231
Total votes: 12,307
McDowell County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 75.44%
Votes: 4,539
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 22.65%
Votes: 1,363
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 1.91%
Votes: 115
Total votes: 6,017
Monongalia County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 53.37%
Votes: 22,140
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 43.06%
Votes: 17,863
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 3.57%
Votes: 1,483
Total votes: 41,486
Ohio County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 68.07%
Votes: 13,373
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 30.06%
Votes: 5,905
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 1.87%
Votes: 368
Total votes: 19,646
Preston County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 69.71%
Votes: 9,953
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 18.66%
Votes: 2,664
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 11.63%
Votes: 1,660
Total votes: 14,277
Ritchie County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 83.49%
Votes: 3,474
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 13.67%
Votes: 569
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.84%
Votes: 118
Total votes: 4,161
Tucker County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 71.38%
Votes: 2,706
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 22.53%
Votes: 854
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 6.09%
Votes: 231
Total votes: 3,791
Webster County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 78.84%
Votes: 2,585
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 18.69%
Votes: 613
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.47%
Votes: 81
Total votes: 3,279
Wyoming County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 80.08%
Votes: 6,573
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 18.14%
Votes: 1,489
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 1.78%
Votes: 146
Total votes: 8,208
Braxton County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 72.22%
Votes: 4,006
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 25.15%
Votes: 1,395
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.63%
Votes: 146
Total votes: 5,547
Clay County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 80.38%
Votes: 2,680
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 17.25%
Votes: 575
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.37%
Votes: 79
Total votes: 3,334
Grant County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 86.87%
Votes: 4,544
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 10.21%
Votes: 534
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.92%
Votes: 153
Total votes: 5,231
Hardy County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 78.18%
Votes: 4,879
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 19.16%
Votes: 1,196
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.66%
Votes: 166
Total votes: 6,241
Kanawha County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 62.85%
Votes: 50,953
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 35.24%
Votes: 28,565
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 1.91%
Votes: 1,550
Total votes: 81,068
Marion County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 66.01%
Votes: 16,722
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 30.10%
Votes: 7,626
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 3.89%
Votes: 985
Total votes: 25,333
Mercer County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 76.48%
Votes: 18,740
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 21.50%
Votes: 5,269
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.02%
Votes: 494
Total votes: 24,503
Monroe County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 77.34%
Votes: 4,901
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 20.59%
Votes: 1,305
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.07%
Votes: 131
Total votes: 6,337
Pendleton County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 79.15%
Votes: 2,840
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 18.87%
Votes: 677
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 1.98%
Votes: 71
Total votes: 3,588
Putnam County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 73.78%
Votes: 20,812
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 24.05%
Votes: 6,784
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.17%
Votes: 613
Total votes: 28,209
Roane County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 75.00%
Votes: 4,260
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 22.92%
Votes: 1,302
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 2.08%
Votes: 118
Total votes: 5,680
Tyler County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 80.66%
Votes: 3,095
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 15.95%
Votes: 612
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 3.39%
Votes: 130
Total votes: 3,837
Wetzel County
Shelley Moore Capito (REP)
Percent: 74.12%
Votes: 4,811
Paula Jean Swearengin (DEM)
Percent: 22.20%
Votes: 1,441
David Moran (LIB)
Percent: 3.68%
Votes: 239
Total votes: 6,491