2020 United States Senate election in West Virginia

2020 United States Senate election in West Virginia
	November 3, 2020
	November 3, 2020
Incumbent U.S. senator; Shelley Moore Capito; Republican	;

The 2020 United States Senate election in West Virginia will be 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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Shelley Moore Capito, incumbent U.S. Senator[1]

Eliminated in primary

Larry Butcher, farmer[2]
Allen Whitt, president of the West Virginia Family Policy Council[3]

Endorsements

Shelley Moore Capito

Organizations

Maggie's List[4]

Results

Results by county:

Capito

Capito—80–90%
Capito—70–80%

Republican primary results[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shelley Moore Capito (incumbent)	174,048	83.30%
	Republican	Allen Whitt	20,122	9.60%
	Republican	Larry Butcher	14,715	7.00%
Total votes			208,885	100.00%

Democratic primary

Paula Jean Swearengin won the nomination with 38.8% of the vote in the state's Democratic primary on June 9, 2020.[6]

Candidates

Nominee

Paula Jean Swearengin, environmental activist and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2018[7][8][9]

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[10][11]
Richie Robb, former mayor of South Charleston[12]

Declined

Mike Pushkin, state delegate[13]
Earl Ray Tomblin, former Governor of West Virginia[13]

Endorsements

Richard Ojeda

Individuals

Andrew Yang, entrepreneur and former 2020 presidential candidate[14]

Paula Jean Swearengin

Individuals

Zina Spezakis, environmental activist and Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from NJ-9[15]

Organizations

90 for 90[16]
Blue America[17]
Brand New Congress[18]
Climate Army[19]
Demand Universal Healthcare[20]
Flip the Senate[21]
Sierra Club[22]

Results

Results by county

Swearengin

Swearengin—30-40%
Swearengin—40-50%
Swearengin—50-60%

Ojeda

Ojeda—40–50%
Ojeda—30–40%
Ojeda—20–30%

Robb

Robb—30-40%
Robb—40-50%
Robb—50-60%

Democratic primary results[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paula Jean Swearengin	74,985	38.80%
	Democratic	Richard Ojeda	63,632	32.90%
	Democratic	Richie Robb	54,874	28.40%
Total votes			193,491	100.00%

Independents

Declared

Franklin Riley[24]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[25]	Safe R	June 18, 2020
Inside Elections[26]	Safe R	April 3, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[27]	Safe R	April 30, 2020
Daily Kos[28]	Safe R	June 4, 2020
Politico[29]	Safe R	April 19, 2020
RCP[30]	Safe R	June 25, 2020
Niskanen[31]	Safe R	April 28, 2020

Endorsements

Shelley Moore Capito (R)

Organizations

Maggie's List[32]

Paula Jean Swearengin (D)

Individuals

Richie Robb, former mayor of South Charleston and 2020 U.S. Senate candidate[33]
Zina Spezakis, environmental activist and Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from NJ-9[34]

Organizations

90 for 90[35]
Blue America[36]
Brand New Congress[37]
Climate Army[38]
Demand Universal Healthcare[39]
Flip the Senate[40]
Sierra Club[41]

Polling

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Shelley Moore Capito (R)	Generic Democrat	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[upper-alpha 1]	June 13–14, 2017	762	± 3.4%	48%	35%	17%

Results

United States Senate election in West Virginia, 2020
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Shelley Moore Capito (incumbent)
	Democratic	Paula Jean Swearengin
	Independent	Franklin Riley
Total votes			100.0%

Notes

Partisan clients

Poll sponsored by Save My Care

Voter samples and additional candidates

Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

References

Arkin, James [@JamesArkin] (April 11, 2019). "Not a surprise, but Capito makes her re-election bid in WV official" (Tweet). Retrieved April 11, 2019 – via Twitter.
Thomas, Alex (January 29, 2020). "Governor, US Senate seats up in this year's election".
Barker, Tyler (October 8, 2019). "Conservative Challenging Shelley Moore Capito For Senate". WOAY TV - ABC. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
http://maggieslist.org/candidates/2020-candidates
"U.S. SENATOR - REP". Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
"West Virginia U.S. Senate Primary Election Results". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
"What Are The Knock Down The House Candidates Doing In 2019?". Bustle. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
Staff, WSAZ News. "U.S. Senate Candidate Paula Jean Swearengin wins W.Va. Democratic primary". www.wsaz.com. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
"West Virginia U.S. Senate Primary Election Results". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
Ojeda, Richard (January 13, 2020). "'To the People of West Virginia'".
Pathe, Simone (January 13, 2020). "West Virginia's Richard Ojeda is back, this time running for Senate". Roll Call. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
Adams, Steven Allen (January 27, 2020). "Warner: Filings go smoothly on final day". The Inter-Mountain. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
Singiser, Steve. "Here's our ultimate Democratic wishlist for Senate in 2020. Who's on yours?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
Yang, Andrew [@AndrewYang] (January 17, 2020). "Always been a Richard Ojeda fan and would love to work with him when we both get to DC. Airborne. 👍🥊🇺🇸" (Tweet). Retrieved January 18, 2020 – via Twitter.
Spezakis, Zina [@ZSpezakis] (October 29, 2019). "Reshaping congress doesn't happen without reshaping the Senate. And these candidates have what it take to put people ahead of corporations. I'm usually asking money for my own campaign, but I would love it if you could chip in to help them. #senatesquad @BrandNew535" (Tweet). Retrieved October 30, 2019 – via Twitter.
"2020 Candidates West Virginia". 90 for 90. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
Klein, Howie (February 11, 2020). "Paula Jean Swearengin– A Coal Miner's Daughter, Granddaughter, Niece And Stepdaughter". Blue America. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
https://brandnewcongress.org/Candidates/Paula-Jean-Swearengin
Climate Army (January 5, 2020). "@paulajean2020 represents a new vision for West Virginia. The coal workers in WV are not our enemies. They don't want to contribute to the climate crisis. They just want to put food on the table. She will fight for coal workers with a #GreenNewDeal. So we're endorsing her". Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via Twitter.
"DUH/PEP website". duh4all.org.
"Our Candidates". Flip the Senate. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
"Sierra Club #ClimateVoter Guide: Endorsements". Sierra Club.
"U.S. SENATOR - DEM". Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
Zuckerman, Jake (August 7, 2019). "Swearengin announces US Senate run as Democrat". WV Gazette Mail. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
"2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
"2020 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
"2020 Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
"Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
"2020 Election Forecast". Politico. November 19, 2019.
"Battle for White House". RCP. April 19, 2019.
"2020 Negative Partisanship and the 2020 Congressional Elections". Niskanen Center. April 28, 2020.
http://maggieslist.org/candidates/2020-candidates
{{cite tweet|number=1276681699217334272
Spezakis, Zina [@ZSpezakis] (October 29, 2019). "Reshaping congress doesn't happen without reshaping the Senate. And these candidates have what it take to put people ahead of corporations. I'm usually asking money for my own campaign, but I would love it if you could chip in to help them. #senatesquad @BrandNew535" (Tweet). Retrieved October 30, 2019 – via Twitter.
"2020 Candidates West Virginia". 90 for 90. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
Klein, Howie (February 11, 2020). "Paula Jean Swearengin– A Coal Miner's Daughter, Granddaughter, Niece And Stepdaughter". Blue America. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
https://brandnewcongress.org/Candidates/Paula-Jean-Swearengin
Climate Army (January 5, 2020). "@paulajean2020 represents a new vision for West Virginia. The coal workers in WV are not our enemies. They don't want to contribute to the climate crisis. They just want to put food on the table. She will fight for coal workers with a #GreenNewDeal. So we're endorsing her". Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via Twitter.
"DUH/PEP website". duh4all.org.
"Our Candidates". Flip the Senate. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
"Sierra Club #ClimateVoter Guide: Endorsements". Sierra Club.

External links

Official campaign websites

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[SMC-43] Poll sponsored by Save My Care

[Key-42] Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[1] Arkin, James [@JamesArkin] (April 11, 2019). "Not a surprise, but Capito makes her re-election bid in WV official" (Tweet). Retrieved April 11, 2019 – via Twitter.

[2] Thomas, Alex (January 29, 2020). "Governor, US Senate seats up in this year's election".

[3] Barker, Tyler (October 8, 2019). "Conservative Challenging Shelley Moore Capito For Senate". WOAY TV - ABC. Retrieved October 9, 2019.

[4] ttp://maggieslist.org/candidates/2020-candidates

[5] "U.S. SENATOR - REP". Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

[6] "West Virginia U.S. Senate Primary Election Results". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-10.

[7] "What Are The Knock Down The House Candidates Doing In 2019?". Bustle. Retrieved 2019-06-04.

[8] Staff, WSAZ News. "U.S. Senate Candidate Paula Jean Swearengin wins W.Va. Democratic primary". www.wsaz.com. Retrieved 2020-06-10.

[9] "West Virginia U.S. Senate Primary Election Results". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-10.

[10] Ojeda, Richard (January 13, 2020). "'To the People of West Virginia'".

[11] Pathe, Simone (January 13, 2020). "West Virginia's Richard Ojeda is back, this time running for Senate". Roll Call. Retrieved January 13, 2020.

[12] Adams, Steven Allen (January 27, 2020). "Warner: Filings go smoothly on final day". The Inter-Mountain. Retrieved January 27, 2020.

[Wishlist-13] Singiser, Steve. "Here's our ultimate Democratic wishlist for Senate in 2020. Who's on yours?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 19 February 2019.

[14] Yang, Andrew [@AndrewYang] (January 17, 2020). "Always been a Richard Ojeda fan and would love to work with him when we both get to DC. Airborne. 👍🥊🇺🇸" (Tweet). Retrieved January 18, 2020 – via Twitter.

[15] Spezakis, Zina [@ZSpezakis] (October 29, 2019). "Reshaping congress doesn't happen without reshaping the Senate. And these candidates have what it take to put people ahead of corporations. I'm usually asking money for my own campaign, but I would love it if you could chip in to help them. #senatesquad @BrandNew535" (Tweet). Retrieved October 30, 2019 – via Twitter.

[16] "2020 Candidates West Virginia". 90 for 90. Retrieved March 28, 2020.

[17] Klein, Howie (February 11, 2020). "Paula Jean Swearengin– A Coal Miner's Daughter, Granddaughter, Niece And Stepdaughter". Blue America. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

[18] ttps://brandnewcongress.org/Candidates/Paula-Jean-Swearengin

[19] Climate Army (January 5, 2020). "@paulajean2020 represents a new vision for West Virginia. The coal workers in WV are not our enemies. They don't want to contribute to the climate crisis. They just want to put food on the table. She will fight for coal workers with a #GreenNewDeal. So we're endorsing her". Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via Twitter.

[20] "DUH/PEP website". duh4all.org.

[21] "Our Candidates". Flip the Senate. Retrieved March 10, 2020.

[22] "Sierra Club #ClimateVoter Guide: Endorsements". Sierra Club.

[23] "U.S. SENATOR - DEM". Secretary of State of West Virginia. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

[24] Zuckerman, Jake (August 7, 2019). "Swearengin announces US Senate run as Democrat". WV Gazette Mail. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

[25] "2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2019.

[26] "2020 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 3, 2019.

[27] "2020 Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved August 28, 2019.

[28] "Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved February 28, 2020.

[29] "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. November 19, 2019.

[30] "Battle for White House". RCP. April 19, 2019.

[31] "2020 Negative Partisanship and the 2020 Congressional Elections". Niskanen Center. April 28, 2020.

[32] ttp://maggieslist.org/candidates/2020-candidates

[33] {{cite tweet|number=1276681699217334272

[34] Spezakis, Zina [@ZSpezakis] (October 29, 2019). "Reshaping congress doesn't happen without reshaping the Senate. And these candidates have what it take to put people ahead of corporations. I'm usually asking money for my own campaign, but I would love it if you could chip in to help them. #senatesquad @BrandNew535" (Tweet). Retrieved October 30, 2019 – via Twitter.

[35] "2020 Candidates West Virginia". 90 for 90. Retrieved March 28, 2020.

[36] Klein, Howie (February 11, 2020). "Paula Jean Swearengin– A Coal Miner's Daughter, Granddaughter, Niece And Stepdaughter". Blue America. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

[37] ttps://brandnewcongress.org/Candidates/Paula-Jean-Swearengin

[38] Climate Army (January 5, 2020). "@paulajean2020 represents a new vision for West Virginia. The coal workers in WV are not our enemies. They don't want to contribute to the climate crisis. They just want to put food on the table. She will fight for coal workers with a #GreenNewDeal. So we're endorsing her". Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via Twitter.

[39] "DUH/PEP website". duh4all.org.

[40] "Our Candidates". Flip the Senate. Retrieved March 10, 2020.

[41] "Sierra Club #ClimateVoter Guide: Endorsements". Sierra Club.

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