Shelley Moore Capito
★ U.S. Senator● In office
- Born
- November 26, 1953
- Current age
- 72
- Home state
- West Virginia
- Party
- Republican
- In office
- U.S. Senator, West Virginia (present)
- On the ballot
- 2000–2020
9-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Capito1.7M
Opponents1.0M
9
Elections run
Between 2000 and 2020, Shelley Moore Capito ran in 9 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 9. Capito's biggest single-election total was 547,454 votes, in the 2020 U.S. Senate election in West Virginia. Capito's closest win came in the 2000 U.S. House election in West Virginia's District 2, decided by 5,766 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in West Virginia, every U.S. House race in West Virginia's District 2, or all 2020 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Shelley Moore Capito received?
Shelley Moore Capito has received 1,710,459 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | U.S. SenateWest Virginia | Won | 547,45470.28% | Paula Jean Swearengin David Moran |
| 2014 | U.S. SenateWest Virginia | Won | 281,82062.12% | Natalie Tennant John S. Buckley Bob Henry Baber Phil Hudok (head-to-head) |
| 2012 | U.S. HouseWest Virginia | Won | 158,20669.77% | Howard Swint |
| 2010 | U.S. HouseWest Virginia | Won | 126,81468.46% | Virginia Lynch Graf Phil Hudok (head-to-head) |
| 2008 | U.S. HouseWest Virginia | Won | 147,33457.07% | Anne Barth |
| 2006 | U.S. HouseWest Virginia | Won | 94,11057.18% | Mike Callaghan |
| 2004 | U.S. HouseWest Virginia | Won | 147,67657.46% | Erik Wells Julian Martin |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseWest Virginia | Won | 98,27660.04% | Jim Humphreys (head-to-head) |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseWest Virginia | Won | 108,76948.49% | Jim Humphreys (head-to-head) John Brown |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C001047) and Wikidata (Q459618). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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