'''Shelley Moore Capito''' is the junior Republican U.S. senator from West Virginia who was elected in 2014.
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'''Shelley Moore Capito''' (born November 26, 1953) is the junior [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[United States Senator]] for her native [[West Virginia]] who was elected in 2014. She serves alongside the better-known [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Joe Manchin]].
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Capito received 62% of the vote on Election Day, while her Democrat opponent received 34%.<ref>[http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2014&eid=21&county=Statewide "Election results center: Statewide results"] (2014). West Virginia Secretary of State website. Retrieved on January 19, 2015.</ref>
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Capito received 62 percent of the vote on Election Day, while her Democrat opponent received 34 percent.<ref>[http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2014&eid=21&county=Statewide "Election results center: Statewide results"] (2014). West Virginia Secretary of State website. Retrieved on January 19, 2015.</ref>
She joined the West Virginia delegation to Congress with a Democratic senator and three Republican representatives.
She joined the West Virginia delegation to Congress with a Democratic senator and three Republican representatives.