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Decision Desk HQ projects Capito wins West Virginia Senate race
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Decision Desk HQ projects that Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito will win a third term, defeating Democrat Rachel Fetty Anderson in West Virginia, according to The Hill. One America News reports that Capito has won. The Hill says President Trump and Sen. Jim Justice endorsed Capito. Voters also voted on a state amendment on whether only U.S. citizens may vote. Polls closed at 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
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Shelley Moore Capito, the Republican incumbent, is running for a third Senate term in West Virginia against Democrat Rachel Fetty Anderson.
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- Center
- The Hill, NewsNation
- Far Right
- One America News
Decision Desk HQ projects that Capito will win the race.
One outletThe Hill· Center
One America News reports that Capito has won her third Senate term.
One outletOne America News· Far Right
The Hill reports that President Trump and Sen. Jim Justice endorsed Capito.
One outletThe Hill· Center
The ballot included a West Virginia Citizenship Voting Requirement Amendment on whether only U.S. citizens may vote.
One outletNewsNation· Center
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Both sides present report Capito's projected win over Democrat Rachel Fetty Anderson for a third Senate term in West Virginia. The center attributes the call to Decision Desk HQ, while the right-side outlet states the win without naming a source.
the left
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the center
2 outlets
Center headlines report Capito's projected or completed win in neutral terms, with The Hill attributing the call to Decision Desk HQ and NewsNation's pre-election headline stating only the race.
West Virginia’s Capito clinches third term in Senate
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One America News, rated Far Right, headlines Capito's win as settled fact without naming who projected it, the only right-side outlet in this sample.
W.V.: Shelley Moore Capito wins third Senate term
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0 outletsNo left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
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2 outletsLeads with
- Decision Desk HQ projection
- Trump and Justice endorsements
- citizenship voting amendment on the ballot
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- The HillCenter
West Virginia’s Capito clinches third term in Senate
West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R) is projected to defeat her Democratic opponent Rachel Fetty Anderson to clinch her third term in the Senate, according to Decision Desk HQ. …
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West Virginia midterm election results 2026
(NewsNation) — Voters in West Virginia will decide on their representative in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday as Democrats hope to win congressional control. In the race for West Virginia’s U.S. Senate seat, Democrat Rachel Anderson fights to unseat current Republican Sen. …
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1 outletLeads with
- Capito's third term
- defeat of Democrat Anderson
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- Decision Desk HQ as the source of the projection
- endorsements by Trump and Justice
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- One America NewsFar Right
W.V.: Shelley Moore Capito wins third Senate term
Senator Shelley Moore Capito has won her third Senate term, defeating Democrat challenger Rachel Fetty Anderson.
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First to report
NewsNation, Nov 3, 6:00 AM EST
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15 hr 39 min later
Its first report, Nov 3, 9:39 PM EST
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- NewsNationCenterNov 3, 6:00 AM EST
- The HillCenterNov 3, 12:00 PM EST
- One America NewsFar RightNov 3, 9:39 PM EST
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