Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) confirmed via video announcement Monday that she will seek a third six-year term.

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito plans to seek re-election to the U.S. Senate, announcing her campaign with a video that touts her support for President Donald Trump and his

Capito, of Charleston, was first elected to the Senate in 2014, becoming the first woman to hold the office from West Virginia and the first Republican in the state elected to a full term as senator since 1942. Before that, she served in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District from 2001 to 2014.

Capito kicked her campaign off with a video announcement that links her political goals closely with President Donald Trump.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) – On this week’s episode of Inside West Virginia Politics, our guests join Rick Johnson to discuss elections at varying levels, helping the elderly and exploring ski season in West Virginia. In Segment 1, we join State Sen. Michael Oliverio (R-Monongalia) to discuss his efforts seeking re-election.

Donald Trump won the vote in West Virginia with 69 percent to Hillary Clinton’s 23 percent in the 2016 election. Before picking apart the minutiae of West Virginia and giving personal anecdotes and observations,

Tom Willis, a freshman state senator from Hedgesville and a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate against West Virginia’s senior U.S. senator, will helm one of the Legislature’s most powerful committees heading into 2026.

The order provides time for the Legislature and governor to respond by having special elections to get the consent of voters with charter schools proposed for their communities.