AkashicWest Virginia — U.S. Senate
We expect Republicans to win96%The call
We expect Republicans to win.
What the market is pricing
via PolymarketRaw Democratic YES price 2%; raw Republican YES price 95%.
No model-versus-market gap is calculated until both systems represent every independent and Other outcome.
Raw YES prices from live Polymarket markets; D and R are not renormalized · as of Aug 1, 2026 · a market price is trader sentiment, not Akashic’s forecast. See the market on Polymarket → · How implied probability works →
| Candidate | Raised | Outside spending |
|---|---|---|
| Shelley Moore CapitoRIncumbentNominee | for | |
| Rachel Fetty AndersonDNominee | — | |
| S. Marshall WilsonConstitutionNominee | not yet filing | — |
Receipts, cash on hand, and outside (independent-expenditure) spending from the Federal Election Commission. Bars are scaled within this race. Capito (R) 3rd term, won 66.5%. Rachel Fetty Anderson (D). The field and its fundraising will keep updating as primaries settle and new FEC reports land.
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | RepublicanR | R+41 |
| 2020 | RepublicanR | R+43 |
| 2018 | DemocraticD | D+3 |
| 2014 | RepublicanR | R+28 |
| 2012 | DemocraticD | D+24 |
| 2010 | DemocraticD |
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