West Virginia Senate Race to Pit GOP Incumbent Against Public Interest Attorney

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito’s primary win all but guarantees a general election victory in the nation’s second-most Republican state.

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) speaks in Washington on Feb. 18, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images

Public interest attorney Rachel Fetty Anderson is the Democrats’ pick to challenge incumbent Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) in the November U.S. Senate election.

Capito, who has represented the state in the Senate since 2015, is heavily favored to win in November, as West Virginia is the second-most Republican state in the country behind Wyoming. Capito currently serves in Senate Republican leadership.