List of United States Senators from West Virginia
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This is a list of United States Senators from West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...

. Its senators belong to Classes 1 and 2. West Virginia is currently represented in the U.S. Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...

 by Jay Rockefeller
Jay Rockefeller
John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller IV is the senior United States Senator from West Virginia. He was first elected to the Senate in 1984, while in office as Governor of West Virginia, a position he held from 1977 to 1985...

 and Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
Joseph "Joe" Manchin III is the junior United States Senator representing West Virginia. Manchin, a Democrat, was Governor of West Virginia from 2005 to 2010...

, both Democrats
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

.

Class 1

# Senator Party Years Term Electoral history
1 Peter G. Van Winkle
Peter G. Van Winkle
Peter Godwin Van Winkle was a United States Senator from West Virginia.Born in New York City, he completed preparatory studies, studied law, and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Parkersburg, Virginia in 1835...

Republican August 4, 1863 –
March 4, 1869
1 Elected in 1863
2 Arthur I. Boreman
Arthur I. Boreman
Arthur Inghram Boreman was the first Governor of the U.S. state of West Virginia and a United States Senator.-Biography:...

Republican March 4, 1869 –
March 4, 1875
2 Elected in 1869

Retired
3 Allen T. Caperton
Allen T. Caperton
Allen Taylor Caperton was an American politician who was a United States Senator serving as a Democrat, as well as previous positions.-Early life:...

Democratic March 4, 1875 –
July 26, 1876
3 Elected in 1874

Died
Vacant July 26, 1899 –
August 26, 1876
4 Samuel Price
Samuel Price
Samuel Price was a United States Senator from West Virginia. Born in Fauquier County, Virginia, he moved with his parents to Preston County in 1815. He received a preparatory training, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1832, commencing the practice of his profession in Nicholas and...

Democratic August 26, 1876 –
January 26, 1877
Appointed to continue Caperton's term

Lost special election to finish Caperton's term
5 Frank Hereford
Frank Hereford
Frank Hereford was a United States Representative and Senator from West Virginia. Born near Warrenton, Virginia, he completed preparatory studies and graduated from McKendree University in 1845. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and practiced...

Democratic January 31, 1877 –
March 4, 1881
Elected to finish Caperton's term
6 Johnson N. Camden
Johnson N. Camden
Johnson Newlon Camden was a United States Senator from West Virginia. Born in Collins Settlement, Virginia , he attended school in Sutton. He was appointed as a cadet to the United States Military Academy at West Point from 1846 until 1848, when he resigned...

Democratic March 4, 1881 –
March 4, 1887
4 Elected in 1880
7 Charles J. Faulkner
Charles James Faulkner
Charles James Faulkner was a United States Senator from West Virginia and the son of Charles James Faulkner, a U.S. Representative from Virginia and West Virginia. Born on the family estate, "Boydville," near Martinsburg, Virginia , he accompanied his father, who was U.S...

Democratic March 4, 1887 –
March 4, 1899
5 Elected in 1886
6 Re-elected in 1892

Retired
8 Nathan B. Scott
Nathan B. Scott
Nathan Bay Scott was a United States Senator from West Virginia.-Biography:Born near Quaker City, Ohio, he attended the common schools and engaged in mining near Colorado Springs, Colorado from 1859 to 1862...

Republican March 4, 1899 –
March 4, 1911
7 Elected in 1898
8 Re-elected in 1904

Lost renomination
9 William E. Chilton
William E. Chilton
William Edwin Chilton was a United States Senator from West Virginia. Born in Colesmouth, Virginia , he attended public and private schools and graduated from Shelton College in St. Albans. He taught school, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1880, commencing practice in Charleston, West...

Democratic March 4, 1911 –
March 4, 1917
9 Elected in 1910

Lost re-election in 1916
10 Howard Sutherland
Howard Sutherland
Howard Sutherland was an American politician. He was a Republican who represented West Virginia in both houses of the United States Congress....

Republican March 4, 1917 –
March 4, 1923
10 Elected in 1916

Lost re-election in 1922
11 Matthew M. Neely
Matthew M. Neely
Matthew Mansfield Neely was a Democratic politician from West Virginia. He is the only West Virginian to serve in both houses of the United States Congress and as the Governor of West Virginia...

Democratic March 4, 1923 –
March 4, 1929
11 Elected in 1922

Lost re-election in 1928
12 Henry D. Hatfield
Henry D. Hatfield
Henry Drury Hatfield was a Republican politician from Logan County, West Virginia. He served a term as the 14th Governor of the state, in addition to one term in the United States Senate...

Republican March 4, 1929 –
January 3, 1935
12 Elected in 1928

Lost re-election in 1934
13 Rush D. Holt, Sr. Democratic January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1941
13 Elected in 1934

Lost renomination in 1940
14 Harley M. Kilgore
Harley M. Kilgore
Harley Martin Kilgore was a United States Senator from West Virginia.Born in Brown, West Virginia, he attended the public schools and graduated from the law department of West Virginia University at Morgantown in 1914 and was admitted to the bar the same year.He taught school in Hancock, West...

Democratic January 3, 1941 –
February 28, 1956
14 Elected in 1940
15 Re-elected in 1946
16 Re-elected in 1952

Died
Vacant February 28, 1956 –
March 13, 1956
15 William R. Laird, III
William R. Laird, III
William Ramsey Laird, III was a United States Senator from West Virginia. Born in Keswick, California, he was educated in the public schools. He graduated from Greenbrier Military School, King College and from West Virginia University in 1944. During the Second World War he served in the United...

Democratic March 13, 1956 –
November 6, 1956
Appointed to continue Kilgore's term

Retired when successor elected
16 W. Chapman Revercomb Republican November 7, 1956 –
January 3, 1959
Elected to finish Kilgore's term

Lost re-election in 1958
17 Robert Byrd
Robert Byrd
Robert Carlyle Byrd was a United States Senator from West Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, Byrd served as a U.S. Representative from 1953 until 1959 and as a U.S. Senator from 1959 to 2010...

Democratic January 3, 1959 –
June 28, 2010
17 Elected in 1958
18 Re-elected in 1964
19 Re-elected in 1970
20 Re-elected in 1976
21 Re-elected in 1982
United States Senate election in West Virginia, 1982
The 1982 United States Senate election in West Virginia took place on November 7, 1982. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Robert Byrd won re-election to a fifth term.- Campaign :...

22 Re-elected in 1988
United States Senate election in West Virginia, 1988
The 1988 United States Senate election in West Virginia took place on November 7, 1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Robert Byrd won re-election to a sixth term.-Results:...

23 Re-elected in 1994
United States Senate election in West Virginia, 1994
The 1994 United States Senate election in West Virginia took place on November 7, 1994. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Robert Byrd won re-election to a seventh term. He won every county and congressional district in the state.- Campaign :...

24 Re-elected in 2000
United States Senate election in West Virginia, 2000
The 2000 United States Senate election in West Virginia took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Robert Byrd won re-election to an eighth term. He won every county and congressional district in the state.-Results:...

25 Re-elected in 2006

Died
Vacant June 28, 2010 –
July 16, 2010
18 Carte Goodwin
Carte Goodwin
Carte Patrick Goodwin is an American politician and attorney who served as a United States Senator from West Virginia. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Goodwin was appointed by West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin on July 16, 2010, to fill the vacancy created by the death of Robert Byrd. ...

Democratic July 16, 2010 –
November 15, 2010
Appointed to continue Byrd's term

Retired when successor elected
19 Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
Joseph "Joe" Manchin III is the junior United States Senator representing West Virginia. Manchin, a Democrat, was Governor of West Virginia from 2005 to 2010...

Democratic November 15, 2010 –
Present
Elected to finish Byrd's term
United States Senate special election in West Virginia, 2010
The 2010 United States Senate special election in West Virginia was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd died in office on June 28, 2010. Democrat Governor Joe Manchin appointed Carte Goodwin to temporarily fill the vacancy. Goodwin pledged to not run for...


Class 2

# Senator Party Years Term Electoral history
1 Waitman T. Willey
Waitman T. Willey
Waitman Thomas Willey was an American lawyer and politician from Morgantown, West Virginia. He represented both the states of Virginia and West Virginia in the United States Senate and was one of West Virginia's first two Senators.Willey was born in 1811, in a log cabin near the present day...

Unionist
Unionist Party (United States)
The Union Party was a fusion political party conceived by Republicans in 1861 to combine people of all political affiliations into a single movement committed to the preservation of the Union and to war. Republicans wanted to project an image of wartime nonpartisanship and they also expected to...

August 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865
1 Elected in 1863
Republican March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1871
2 Re-elected in 1865
2 Henry G. Davis
Henry G. Davis
Henry Gassaway Davis was a self-made millionaire and U.S. Senator from West Virginia. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1904. His brother was U.S...

Democratic March 4, 1871 –
March 4, 1883
3 Elected in 1871 or 1872
4 Re-elected in 1877

Retired
3 John E. Kenna
John E. Kenna
John Edward Kenna was an American politician who was a Senator from West Virginia from 1883 until his death....

Democratic March 4, 1883 –
January 11, 1893
5 Elected in 1882 or 1883
United States Senate elections, 1882
The United States Senate election of 1882 was an election which had the Republican Party obtain an outright majority in the United States Senate....

6 Re-elected in 1888/9
United States Senate elections, 1888
The United States Senate election of 1888 was an election which, coinciding with Benjamin Harrison's victory over incumbent President Grover Cleveland, had the Republican Party gain twelve seats in the United States Senate, mostly from newly-admitted States....



Died
Vacant January 11, 1893 –
March 4, 1893
4 Johnson N. Camden
Johnson N. Camden
Johnson Newlon Camden was a United States Senator from West Virginia. Born in Collins Settlement, Virginia , he attended school in Sutton. He was appointed as a cadet to the United States Military Academy at West Point from 1846 until 1848, when he resigned...

Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 4, 1895
Elected to finish Kenna's term
United States Senate elections, 1892
The United States Senate election of 1892 was an election which, corresponding with former President Grover Cleveland's return to power, had the Republican Party lose seven seats in the United States Senate and lose its majority to the Democratic Party....

5 Stephen B. Elkins
Stephen Benton Elkins
Stephen Benton Elkins was an American industrialist and political figure. He served as the Secretary of War between 1891 and 1893...

Republican March 4, 1895 –
January 4, 1911
7 Elected in 1894 or 1895
8 Re-elected in 1900
United States Senate elections, 1900
The United States Senate election of 1900 was an election which had the Republican Party gain three seats in the United States Senate, and which corresponded with President William McKinley's landslide re-election....

9 Re-elected in 1906
United States Senate elections, 1900
The United States Senate election of 1900 was an election which had the Republican Party gain three seats in the United States Senate, and which corresponded with President William McKinley's landslide re-election....



Died
Vacant January 4, 1911 –
January 9, 1911
6 Davis Elkins
Davis Elkins
Davis Elkins was a United States Senator from West Virginia. Born in Washington, D.C., he attended the Lawrenceville School, Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts and Harvard University...

Republican January 9, 1911 –
January 31, 1911
Appointed to continue his father's term

Successor elected
7 Clarence W. Watson
Clarence Wayland Watson
Clarence Wayland Watson was a coal mining "baron" from West Virginia. Watson organized several coal companies that became the Consolidation Coal and Mining Companies in West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky. Watson was president of the company until 1911, then became its chairman...

Democratic February 1, 1911 –
March 4, 1913
Elected to finish Stephen Elkins's term

Lost Election to full term
Vacant March 4, 1913 –
April 1, 1913
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8 Nathan Goff Republican April 1, 1913 –
March 4, 1919
Chose to take office late

Retired
9 Davis Elkins
Davis Elkins
Davis Elkins was a United States Senator from West Virginia. Born in Washington, D.C., he attended the Lawrenceville School, Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts and Harvard University...

Republican March 4, 1919 –
March 4, 1925
9 Elected in 1918

Retired
10 Guy D. Goff Republican March 4, 1925 –
March 4, 1931
10 Elected in 1924

Retired
11 Matthew M. Neely
Matthew M. Neely
Matthew Mansfield Neely was a Democratic politician from West Virginia. He is the only West Virginian to serve in both houses of the United States Congress and as the Governor of West Virginia...

Democratic March 4, 1931 –
January 12, 1941
11 Elected in 1930
12 Re-elected in 1936

Resigned
12 Joseph Rosier
Joseph Rosier
Joseph Rosier was a United States Senator from West Virginia. Born in Wilsonburg, West Virginia, he attended the public schools and graduated from Salem College in 1895...

Democratic January 13, 1941 –
November 17, 1942
Appointed to continue Neely's term

Lost special election to finish Neely's term
13 Hugh I. Shott
Hugh Ike Shott
Hugh Ike Shott was a newspaper editor, pioneer broadcaster, and Republican politician in the U.S. State of West Virginia.-Career:...

Republican November 18, 1942 –
January 3, 1943
Elected to finish Neely's term

Retired
14 W. Chapman Revercomb Republican January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1949
13 Elected in 1942

Lost re-election
15 Matthew M. Neely
Matthew M. Neely
Matthew Mansfield Neely was a Democratic politician from West Virginia. He is the only West Virginian to serve in both houses of the United States Congress and as the Governor of West Virginia...

Democratic January 3, 1949 –
January 8, 1958
14 Elected in 1948
15 Re-elected in 1954

Died
Vacant January 8, 1985 –
November 4, 1958
16 John D. Hoblitzell, Jr.
John D. Hoblitzell, Jr.
John Dempsey Hoblitzell, Jr. was an American politician from West Virginia. He was a member of the Republican Party....

Republican January 25, 1958 –
November 4, 1958
Appointed to continue Neely's term

Lost special election to finish Neely's term
17 Jennings Randolph
Jennings Randolph
Jennings Randolph was an American politician from West Virginia. He was a member of the Democratic Party and was the last surviving member of the United States Congress to have served during the first 100 days of Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration.-Early life and career:Randolph was born in...

Democratic November 5, 1958 –
January 3, 1985
Elected to finish Neely's term
16 Elected to full term in 1960
17 Re-elected in 1966
18 Re-elected in 1972
19 Re-elected in 1978

Retired
Vacant January 3, 1985 –
January 15, 1985
20
18 Jay Rockefeller
Jay Rockefeller
John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller IV is the senior United States Senator from West Virginia. He was first elected to the Senate in 1984, while in office as Governor of West Virginia, a position he held from 1977 to 1985...

Democratic January 15, 1985 –
Present
Elected in 1984, but delayed term to finish term as Governor of West Virginia
21 Re-elected in 1990
22 Re-elected in 1996
23 Re-elected in 2002
United States Senate election in West Virginia, 2002
The 2002 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller won re-election to a fourth term.- Campaign :...

24 Re-elected in 2008
United States Senate election in West Virginia, 2008
The 2008 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John D. Rockefeller, IV won re-election to a fifth-term.-Background:...


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