2020 United States Senate election in West Virginia facts for kids

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2020 United States Senate election in West Virginia

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Nominee Shelley Moore Capito Paula Jean Swearengin Party Republican Democrat 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

Democratic Party primary

Results

See also

In Spanish: Elección al Senado de los Estados Unidos en Virginia Occidental de 2020 para niños