2020 United States Senate election in West Virginia

The 2020 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of West Virginia, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections.

Incumbent senator Shelley Moore Capito won a second term against Democrat Paula Jean Swearengin by a margin of 43.3%, winning every county, and becoming the first West Virginia Republican to win reelection to the U.S. Senate since 1907.

Swearengin's 27% of the vote was the lowest vote percentage and worst margin of defeat for any Democratic Senate candidate in West Virginia history.

Nominee

 * Shelley Moore Capito, incumbent U.S. Senator

Eliminated in primary

 * Larry Butcher, farmer
 * Allen Whitt, president of the West Virginia Family Policy Council

Results
[[File:West Virginia Senate Election Republican primary, 2020.svg|thumb|Results by county: Moore Capito

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Democratic primary
Paula Jean Swearengin won the nomination with 38.8% of the vote in the state's Democratic primary on June 9, 2020.

Nominee

 * Paula Jean Swearengin, environmental activist and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2018

Eliminated in primary

 * Richard Ojeda, former state senator, nominee for West Virginia's 3rd congressional district in 2018, and former candidate for president of the United States in 2020
 * Richie Robb, former mayor of South Charleston

Declined

 * Mike Pushkin, state delegate
 * Earl Ray Tomblin, former governor of West Virginia

Results
[[File:West Virginia Senate Election Democratic primary, 2020.svg|thumb|Results by county Swearengin

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{{legend|#86b6f2|Swearengin—50-60%}} Ojeda

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{{legend|#aaffaa|Ojeda—20–30%}} Robb

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Nominee

 * David Moran

Withdrawn

 * Franklin Riley

Results
Capito won all 55 of the state's counties for the second election in a row, earning more than 70% of the vote over Swearengin in all but eight counties.

By congressional district
Moore Capito won all three congressional districts.