Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:28 PM ET
Rachel Fetty Anderson
Democratic · 3 November 2026

Rachel Fetty Anderson

Rachel Fetty Anderson is a former Morgantown city council member and the 2026 Democratic nominee challenging Republican senator Shelley Moore Capito in West Virginia.

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  1. Daily Brew: October 15, 2026

    Elections are taking place for the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, 17 seats in the state Senate, and all 100 seats in the state House.

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  5. On the Record: Democratic US Senate Candidate Rachel Fetty Anderson discusses campaign

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Biography & Campaign Analysis

2026 race

Fetty Anderson, a former member of the Morgantown city council, is the Democratic nominee in the November 3, 2026, election for the West Virginia U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Shelley Moore Capito, who is seeking a third term.

In the Democratic primary on May 12, 2026, she won with 33.2 percent of the vote in a multi-candidate field whose members included Jeff Kessler, a former president of the state Senate. Capito won the Republican primary the same day with 66.5 percent, defeating state senator Tom Willis.