Moore Capito projected to win third Senate term in West Virginia
Politics · First reported 4 Nov, 00:33 · Updated 01:10
West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito was projected to defeat Rachel Fetty Anderson and secure a third term, according to Decision Desk HQ. Another report gave partial vote totals and said the Associated Press called the race.
- Moore Capito was projected to defeat Rachel Fetty Anderson and win a third Senate term.
- With 76 percent of votes counted, Moore Capito had 227,414 votes (57.7 percent) and Anderson had 152,424 (38.6 percent), according to the Associated Press.
- The report said the Associated Press called the race at 8:52 p.m.; The Hill attributed its projection to Decision Desk HQ.
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- State
- West Virginia
- Incumbent
- Shelley Moore Capito
- Opponent
- Rachel Fetty Anderson (also referred to as Rachel Anderson)
- Partial count
- 76 percent of votes counted
- Reported totals
- Moore Capito: 227,414 votes (57.7%); Anderson: 152,424 votes (38.6%)
- Race call
- Associated Press call reported at 8:52 p.m.
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- In the Virginia Senate race, Mark Warner was reported projected to win a fourth term; the supplied coverage included different levels of detail about the result.
- Coverage of Georgia reported that Jon Ossoff defeated Mike Collins to retain his Senate seat, with reports also discussing the race’s significance for Senate control.
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