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卡皮托目前在11月的选举中占据压倒性优势，顶级选情分析师将西弗吉尼亚州的这场参议院角逐评为稳固共和党席位。
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发布于2026年5月12日 美国东部时间晚上8:01
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西弗吉尼亚州共和党参议员雪莉·穆尔·卡皮托距离连任又近了一大步，这在一定程度上要归功于总统唐纳德·特朗普的支持。
据美联社报道，卡皮托在周二西弗吉尼亚州共和党参议院初选中轻松击败五名共和党挑战者，拿下了这个坚定红色州的党内提名。
这位已连任两届的议员曾在众议院任职15年，2014年首次当选参议员，成为该州首位女性参议员，出身政治世家。她已故的父亲是阿奇·穆尔 Jr.，曾担任三届州长和六届国会议员。
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周二初选中试图击败她的候选人包括州参议员汤姆·威利斯，他主张“是时候做出改变了”，并将矛头对准“职业政客”。
但卡皮托在争取连任提名时，重点强调了她获得的特朗普支持。
她上个月曾表示：“我很荣幸获得特朗普总统的完全彻底背书，我们将为保护西弗吉尼亚州的就业、提高生活负担能力、筑牢边境防线以及在这个山地州捍卫我们共同的价值观而战。”
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周二，她在X平台上发文强调：“很自豪今天能带领特朗普总统的竞选团队在西弗吉尼亚州出战。”
支持卡皮托的全国共和党参议员委员会在其初选获胜后在X平台上称赞，这位参议员“已准备好与特朗普总统并肩作战，将西弗吉尼亚州的利益放在首位！”
特朗普也在社交媒体上发文，庆祝卡皮托获胜并提及自己对她的背书。
卡皮托在获胜后的一份声明中表示：“西弗吉尼亚州共和党人传递了明确信号，我们准备好通过我在美国参议院的强有力领导，继续以美国优先政策为州民带来胜利。”
西弗吉尼亚州曾是民主党占主导的州，如今已彻底变红。特朗普在2024年总统大选中以超过40个百分点的优势拿下该州。
民主党人寻求窄路夺取参议院多数席位，但一步错则满盘皆输
（约瑟夫·索姆/美国愿景/环球图片社 摄）
卡皮托如今被视为11月中期选举的压倒性热门人选，顶级无党派政治分析师将这场选举评为稳固共和党席位。
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目前共和党以53票对47票的优势控制参议院。
据美联社报道，前摩根敦市议员雷切尔·费蒂·安德森击败四名对手，赢得民主党参议院提名。
保罗·斯坦豪泽是驻摇摆州新罕布什尔州的政治记者，全程报道全国竞选动态。
Shelley Moore Capito wins West Virginia GOP Senate primary with Trump’s endorsement backing her bid
2026-05-12T20:01:01-04:00 / Fox News
Capito is now the overwhelming favorite in November as top handicappers rate the West Virginia race solidly Republican
By Paul Steinhauser Fox News
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Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia is a big step closer to re-election, thanks in part to support from President Donald Trump.
Capito easily defeated five Republican challengers in Tuesday’s GOP Senate primary in West Virginia, the Associated Press reports, to secure her party’s nomination in the solidly red Mountain State.
The two-term lawmaker who served a decade and a half in the House before first winning election to the Senate in 2014 and making history as the state’s first female senator hails from a political family. Her late father was Arch Moore Jr., a former three-term governor and six-term congressman.
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Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia is running this year for a third six-year term in the U.S. Senate(Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images)
Among those trying to defeat her in Tuesday’s primary was state Sen. Tom Willis, who argued that it was “time for a change” and took aim at “career politicians.”
But Capito, as she ran for re-nomination, spotlighted her support from Trump.
“I’m honored to have President Trump’s complete and total endorsement as we fight to protect West Virginia jobs, make life more affordable, secure our border, and defend our shared values in the Mountain State,” she wrote last month.
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And on Tuesday, she took to X to highlight, “Proud to lead President Trump’s ticket in West Virginia today.”
The National Republican Senatorial Committee, which backs Capito, touted on X after her primary victory that the senator “is ready to keep fighting alongside President Trump to put West Virginia FIRST!”
And Trump took to social media to highlight Capito’s victory and his endorsement of the senator.
Capito, in a statement after her victory, said: “West Virginia Republicans sent a clear message that we are ready to continue delivering wins with America First policies through my strong leadership in the U.S. Senate.”
West Virginia, once a state where Democrats dominated, is nowadays dark red. Trump carried the state by over 40 points in his 2024 White House victory.
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The West Virginia State Capitol building stands beside the Kanawha River in Charleston, W.Va.(Joseph Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group)
Capito will now be considered the overwhelming favorite in the November midterm elections, as top nonpartisan political handicappers rate the race as solidly Republican.
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The GOP currently controls the Senate with a 53-47 majority.
Former Morgantown city council member Rachel Fetty Anderson topped four rivals to win the Democratic Senate nomination, the Associated press reports.
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast.