Trump-backed Capito wins West Virginia GOP Senate primary
Capito defeated five Republican challengers and is now the overwhelming favorite in November, with nonpartisan handicappers rating the race solidly Republican.
- On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito defeated five challengers to secure the Republican nomination for her West Virginia Senate seat, the Associated Press reported at about 8 p.m.
- President Donald Trump's 'complete and total endorsement' bolstered Capito's re-election bid; she wrote last month that she was proud to lead his ticket in the Mountain State.
- State Sen. Tom Willis, along with Alexander Gaaserud, David Purkey, Bryan McKinney, and Janet McNulty, challenged the incumbent in the GOP primary, with Willis arguing it was 'time for a change'.
- Political handicappers rate the November general election as solidly Republican, making Capito the overwhelming favorite; five Democrats—Rachel Anderson, Jeffrey Kessler, Zachary Shrewsbury, Thornton Cooper, and Rio Phillips—are vying for their party's nomination.
- The GOP currently holds a 53-47 Senate majority, which this victory helps preserve; Capito, first elected in 2014, became the state's first female senator after serving in the House and is daughter of former governor Arch Moore Jr.
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Shelley Moore Capito easily wins West Virginia GOP Senate primary
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) was projected to win the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in West Virginia, according to Decision Desk HQ, setting the stage for her reelection this fall. The first-term senator easily defeated a crowded primary field, getting 66.5 percent of the vote, with her top competitor, state Sen. Tom Willis (R),…
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Capito to face Anderson for U.S. Senate seat in West Virginia
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