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Moore Capito | |
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Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates | |
In office December 1, 2016 –December 22, 2023 | |
Preceded by | JB McCuskey |
Succeeded by | JB Akers |
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Born | Arch Alfred Moore Capito August 30, 1982 Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
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Education | Duke University (BA) Washington and Lee University (JD) |
Arch Alfred Moore Capito (born August 30, 1982) is an American attorney and politician who served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 2016 to 2023. [1] [2] A member of the Republican Party, he was a candidate for governor of West Virginia in the state's 2024 gubernatorial election but was defeated by Patrick Morrisey. [3] He resigned from the West Virginia House in December 2023 to focus on his campaign. [4]
Capito earned a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University and a Juris Doctor from the Washington and Lee University School of Law. [5]
Capito is a Presbyterian and is married to commentator and host Liberty Capito (née Vittert), with whom he lives in Charleston, West Virginia. [6] [7] He was previously married to Katie Brings Capito, with whom he had two children. [1] [8] [9] [7] Their divorce was finalized on January 20, 2021. [10]
Moore is the son of U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, [1] the grandson of former West Virginia Governor Arch A. Moore Jr. and Shelley Riley Moore, and the cousin of Riley Moore. [11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Moore Capito | 4,896 | 23.8% | |
Republican | Eric Nelson (incumbent) | 4,388 | 21.3% | |
Republican | Charlotte Lane | 2,973 | 14.4% | |
Republican | Keith Pauley | 2,890 | 14.0% | |
Republican | Matt Kelly | 2,731 | 13.3% | |
Republican | Bill Johnson | 1,853 | 9.0% | |
Republican | Calvin Grimm | 866 | 4.2% | |
Total votes | 20,597 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Moore Capito | 14,822 | 16.7% | |
Democratic | Andrew Byrd (incumbent) | 13,546 | 15.2% | |
Republican | Eric Nelson (incumbent) | 11,881 | 13.4% | |
Republican | Charlotte Lane | 10,505 | 11.8% | |
Republican | Keith Pauley | 10,251 | 11.5% | |
Democratic | Ben Adams | 9,899 | 11.1% | |
Democratic | Thorton Cooper | 9,404 | 10.6% | |
Democratic | Benjamin M. Sheridan | 8,628 | 9.7% | |
Total votes | 88,936 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Moore Capito (incumbent) | 3,952 | 27.5% | |
Republican | Eric Nelson (incumbent) | 3,469 | 24.1% | |
Republican | Charlotte Lane (incumbent) | 2,902 | 20.2% | |
Republican | Edward Burgess | 2,186 | 15.2% | |
Republican | Bill Johnson | 1,879 | 13.0% | |
Total votes | 14,388 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Douglas Skaff Jr. | 13,202 | 14.9% | |
Democratic | Andrew Byrd (incumbent) | 13,038 | 14.8% | |
Republican | Moore Capito (incumbent) | 12,729 | 14.4% | |
Republican | Eric Nelson (incumbent) | 11,765 | 13.3% | |
Republican | Charlotte Lane (incumbent) | 10,309 | 11.7% | |
Democratic | Renate Pore | 10,165 | 11.5% | |
Democratic | James Robinette | 9,444 | 10.7% | |
Republican | Edward Burgess | 7,767 | 8.8% | |
Total votes | 88,419 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Moore Capito (incumbent) | 5,819 | 30.3% | |
Republican | Chris Stansbury | 3,888 | 20.2% | |
Republican | Larry Pack | 3,576 | 18.6% | |
Republican | Trevor Morris | 3,118 | 16.2% | |
Republican | Brady Campbell | 2,809 | 14.6% | |
Total votes | 19,210 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Moore Capito (incumbent) | 16,021 | 15.7% | |
Democratic | Douglas Skaff Jr. (incumbent) | 15,975 | 15.6% | |
Republican | Larry Pack | 12,431 | 12.2% | |
Democratic | Kayla Young | 12,323 | 12.1% | |
Democratic | Kathy Ferguson | 12,076 | 11.8% | |
Democratic | Rusty Williams | 12,035 | 11.8% | |
Republican | Chris Stansbury | 11,059 | 10.8% | |
Republican | Trevor Morris | 10,304 | 10.1% | |
Total votes | 102,224 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Moore Capito (incumbent) | 1,065 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 1,065 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Moore Capito (incumbent) | 3,476 | 59.2% | |
Democratic | Greg Childress | 2,393 | 40.8% | |
Total votes | 5,869 | 100.0% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Patrick Morrisey | 74,774 | 33.3% | |
Republican | Moore Capito | 61,920 | 27.6% | |
Republican | Chris Miller | 45,791 | 20.4% | |
Republican | Mac Warner | 36,037 | 16.0% | |
Republican | Mitch Roberts | 3,113 | 1.4% | |
Republican | Kevin Christian | 3,056 | 1.4% | |
Total votes | 221,185 | 100.00% |
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Arch Alfred Moore Jr. was an American lawyer and Republican politician from West Virginia. He began his political career as a state legislator in 1952. He was elected the 28th and 30th governor of West Virginia, serving from 1969 until 1977 and again from 1985 until 1989, he is the longest-serving West Virginia Governor in state history with 12 years of service. He is the father of U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito and the grandfather of US Representative Riley Moore.
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