Who won primaries for US Senate, House?

The Senate race in the Mountain State is coming into focus.

West Virginia primary results on May 12 indicate that attorney Rachel Anderson will be the Democratic nominee to face incumbent Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito. The race comes amid Republicans’ struggle to hold narrow majorities in both chambers on Capitol Hill. Other races for the state legislature, state supreme court and other local positions were also on the ballot in West Virginia.

Here are the results of Tuesday’s elections Associated Press And CNNand what these mean for the state and the country.

West Virginia Senate preliminary results

• Republican: Shelley Moore Capito won with 66.5% of the vote, with an estimated 99% of the votes counted. Tom Willis came in second with 18.9% of the votes.

• Democrat: An estimated 99% of the votes were counted, with Rachel Anderson receiving 33.1% of the vote. Jeffrey Kessler (27%) and Zachary Shrewsbury (16.1%) are second and third, respectively.

Who won the West Virginia House primary?

While the Senate race was staged for Capito against Anderson, the state also voted on candidates for both congressional districts. Incumbent Reps. Carol Miller of the first district and Riley Moore of the second district will seek to retain their seats.

Here’s who won the House races, according to the Associated Press and CNN:

Zone 1

• Republican: Incumbent Rep. Carol Miller won with 72% of the vote and 99% of the votes counted.

• Democrat: Vince George won with 53% of the vote and 99% of the vote counted.

Zone 2

• Republican: Incumbent Representative Riley Moore won the race uncontested.

• Democrat: When 99 percent of the votes were counted, Ace Parsi emerged as the leader with 39.7 percent of the votes. Stephanie Tomana (37.9%) and Steven Wendelin (22.4%) were close competitors.

Why does this primary stand out?

Tuesday’s primary in West Virginia was significant because of the administrative change. This was the first statewide race held under the two new election rules. The first is a stricter version of the voter ID law that requires voters to show photo identification at the polls. Entered into force in the 2025 legislative term. The second is the change that brings Republicans to the fore. closed for the first timeThis change means only registered Republican voters can vote in the party’s primaries.

These two changes are noteworthy, according to Enrijeta Shino, assistant professor of political science at the University of Alabama. They will show new information about how the changes affect voter and candidate performance, as well as the election procedure.

“Both changes occur in the same cycle,” says Shino. “[The changes provide] “It’s a useful test of how access and participation respond when eligibility and identity rules go together.”

This article first appeared on USA TODAY: West Virginia primary election results for U.S. House and Senate