Sen. Shelley Moore CapitoShelley Wellons Moore CapitoTim Scott to introduce GOP police reform bill next week Senate GOP shifts on police reform Shelley Moore Capito wins Senate primary MORE easily won West Virginia’s GOP Senate primary Tuesday as she marches toward a second term in the upper chamber.
Moore Capito won with 85 percent of the vote with 18 percent of precincts reporting, prevailing over two Republican challengers. She first won her seat in 2014, securing her place in the Senate with 62 percent of the vote.
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Moore Capito will face off against Democrat Paula Jean Swearengin, a progressive who mounted a primary challenge against Sen. Joe ManchinJoseph (Joe) ManchinTrump administration seeks to use global aid for nuclear projects Shelley Moore Capito wins Senate primary West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice wins GOP gubernatorial primary MORE (D) in 2018. Swearengin was leading her nearest primary opponent, Richard Ojeda, by 38 percent to 33 percent, with 97 percent of precincts reporting.
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Ojeda is a former West Virginia state senator and Army veteran who lost to Rep. Carol MillerCarol Devine MillerShelley Moore Capito wins Senate primary Hillicon Valley: Trump threatens Michigan, Nevada over mail-in voting | Officials call for broadband expansion during pandemic | Democrats call for investigation into Uber-Grubhub deal Republicans introduce bill to create legal ‘safe harbor’ for gig companies during the pandemic MORE (R) in the 2018 race for the state’s 3rd District.
West Virginia’s Senate race is not anticipated to be competitive. The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan election handicapper, rates the race as “solid” Republican.