Moore Capito

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Moore Capito
United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia
Nominee
Assuming office
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Personal details
Born
Arch Alfred Moore Capito

(1982-08-30) August 30, 1982 (age 42)
Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouses
  • Katie Brings
    ​
    (div. 2021)​
  • ​
    (m. 2024)​
Parent
Relatives
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]

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Capito earned a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University and a Juris Doctor from the Washington and Lee University School of Law. [5]

Personal life

Capito is a Presbyterian and is married to commentator and Washington University Professor of Practice of Data Science [6] Liberty Capito (née Vittert), with whom he lives in Charleston, West Virginia. [7] [8] He was previously married to Katie Brings Capito, with whom he had two children. [1] [9] [10] [8] Their divorce was finalized on January 20, 2021. [11]

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. [12]

Electoral history

West Virginia House of Delegates District 35, Republican primary results, 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%
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 Kelly2,73113.3%
Republican Bill Johnson1,8539.0%
Republican Calvin Grimm8664.2%
Total votes20,597 100.0%
West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 General Election, 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%
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 Pauley10,25111.5%
Democratic Ben Adams9,89911.1%
Democratic Thorton Cooper9,40410.6%
Democratic Benjamin M. Sheridan8,6289.7%
Total votes88,936 100.0%
West Virginia House of Delegates District 35, Republican primary results, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
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 Johnson1,87913.0%
Total votes14,388 100.0%
West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 General Election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
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)10,30911.7%
Democratic Renate Pore10,16511.5%
Democratic James Robinette9,44410.7%
Republican Edward Burgess7,7678.8%
Total votes88,419 100.0%
West Virginia House of Delegates District 35, Republican primary results, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
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 Campbell2,80914.6%
Total votes19,210 100.0%
West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 General Election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
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 Ferguson12,07611.8%
Democratic Rusty Williams12,03511.8%
Republican Chris Stansbury11,05910.8%
Republican Trevor Morris10,30410.1%
Total votes102,224 100.0%
West Virginia House of Delegates District 55, Republican primary results, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Moore Capito (incumbent) 1,065 100.0%
Total votes1,065 100.0%
West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 General Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Moore Capito (incumbent) 3,476 59.2%
Democratic Greg Childress2,39340.8%
Total votes5,869 100.0%
Republican hold
West Virginia Republican Gubernatorial primary results, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Patrick Morrisey 74,774 33.3%
Republican Moore Capito61,92027.6%
Republican Chris Miller45,79120.4%
Republican Mac Warner 36,03716.0%
Republican Mitch Roberts3,1131.4%
Republican Kevin Christian3,0561.4%
Total votes221,185 100.00%

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Capito's son, Moore, plans to run for House of Delegates". Wvmetronews.com. 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  2. ↑ "Moore Capito (R - Kanawha, 35)". Wvlegislature.gov. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  3. ↑ "Moore Capito, whose name likely rings a bell, says he's running for West Virginia governor". www.wvmetronews.com. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  4. ↑ "House Judiciary Chairman Moore Capito resigns Legislature to focus on campaign for governor". www.wvmetronews.com. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  5. ↑ "West Virginia House of Delegates Biography". www.wvlegislature.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  6. ↑ "Faculty". olin.wustl.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  7. ↑ Adams, Steven Allen (2024-05-14). "Candidates make final push for votes in West Virginia GOP primary". News and Sentinel. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  8. 1 2 "Moore Capito Biography". WV Legislature. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  9. ↑ "West Virginia Attorney Moore Capito Joins Babst Calland". Babst Calland - Attorneys at Law. 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  10. ↑ "District 055 - Moore Capito". West Virginia Republican Leadership Committee. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  11. ↑ Katherine C. v. A. A. Moore C.( Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia September 5, 2023), Text .
  12. ↑ Gibson, Brittany (2023-06-12). "McCarthy endorses Riley Moore for open West Virginia House seat". POLITICO. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
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