List of United States senators from West Virginia
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Multiple image Below is a list of United States senators from West Virginia. The state's U.S. senators belong to classes 1 and 2. West Virginia is currently represented in the Senate by Republicans Shelley Moore Capito (serving since 2015), and Jim Justice (serving since 2025).
Robert Byrd was the state's longest serving senator, served from 1959 until his death in 2010. He is also the longest serving Senator in United States history.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
List of senators
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| nowrap | Jun 19, 1863 –
Aug 4, 1863
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Aug 4, 1863
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Peter G. Van Winkle
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| rowspan=3 nowrap | Aug 4, 1863 –
Mar 3, 1869
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1863.Template:PbRetired.
| Elected in 1863.
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Mar 3, 1865
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Waitman T. Willey
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| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1865.Template:PbRetired.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1865 –
Mar 3, 1871
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Arthur I. Boreman
| rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1869 –
Mar 3, 1875
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1868 or 1869.Template:PbRetired.
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| rowspan=7 | Elected in 1871.
| rowspan=10 nowrap | Mar 4, 1871 –
Mar 3, 1883
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Henry G. Davis
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Allen T. Caperton
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| nowrap | Mar 4, 1875 –
Jul 26, 1876
| Elected in 1875.Template:PbDied.
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Aug 26, 1876
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Samuel Price
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| nowrap | Aug 26, 1876 –
Jan 26, 1877
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Jan 31, 1877
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Frank Hereford
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| rowspan=3 nowrap | Jan 31, 1877 –
Mar 3, 1881
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1877 to finish Caperton's term.
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Johnson N. Camden
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| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1881 –
Mar 3, 1887
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1880 or 1881.
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| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1883.
| rowspan=5 | Mar 4, 1883 –
Jan 11, 1893
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John E. Kenna
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Charles J. Faulkner
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| rowspan=8 | Mar 4, 1887 –
Mar 3, 1899
| rowspan=5 | Elected in 1887.
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| nowrap | Jan 11, 1893 –
Jan 25, 1893
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| rowspan=2 | Elected in 1893 to finish Kenna's term.
| rowspan=2 nowrap | Jan 25, 1893 –
Mar 3, 1895
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Johnson N. Camden
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| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1895.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
| rowspan=8 nowrap | Mar 4, 1895 –
Jan 4, 1911
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Stephen B. Elkins
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Nathan B. Scott
| rowspan=9 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
| rowspan=9 | Mar 4, 1899 –
Mar 3, 1911
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1899.<ref name=NYTWV>Template:Cite news</ref>
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|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=6 | Re-elected in 1905.Template:PbLost renomination. | rowspan=6 | 8 | Template:List of United States senators Congress
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| nowrap | Jan 4, 1911 –
Jan 9, 1911
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Jan 31, 1911
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Davis Elkins
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| rowspan=2 | Elected in 1911 to finish Stephen Elkins' term.Template:PbLost re-election.
| rowspan=2 nowrap | Feb 1, 1911 –
Mar 3, 1913
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Clarence W. Watson
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William E. Chilton
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| rowspan=4 nowrap | Mar 4, 1911 –
Mar 3, 1917
| rowspan=4 | Elected in 1911.Template:PbLost re-election.
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Apr 1, 1913
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| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1913 but took office late.Template:PbRetired.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Apr 1, 1913 –
Mar 3, 1919
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Nathan Goff Jr.
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Howard Sutherland
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| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1917 –
Mar 3, 1923
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1916.Template:PbLost re-election.
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| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1918.Template:PbRetired.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1919 –
Mar 3, 1925
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Davis Elkins
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Matthew M. Neely
| rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1923 –
Mar 3, 1929
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1922.Template:PbLost re-election.
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| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1924.Template:PbRetired.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1925 –
Mar 3, 1931
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Guy D. Goff
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Henry D. Hatfield
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| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1929 –
Jan 3, 1935
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1928.Template:PbLost re-election.
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| rowspan=4 | Elected in 1930.
| rowspan=7 | Mar 4, 1931 –
Jan 12, 1941
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Matthew M. Neely
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| nowrap | Jan 3, 1935 –
Jun 21, 1935
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Rush Holt Sr.
| rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Jun 21, 1935 –
Jan 3, 1941
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1934.Template:PbCould not take seat until 2 days after reaching age 30 on Jun 19, 1935.Template:PbLost renomination.
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Harley M. Kilgore
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| rowspan=10 nowrap | Jan 3, 1941 –
Feb 28, 1956
| rowspan=5 | Elected in 1940.
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| nowrap | Jan 13, 1941 –
Nov 17, 1942
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Joseph Rosier
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| Elected in 1942 to finish Neely's term.Template:PbRetired.
| nowrap | Nov 18, 1942 –
Jan 3, 1943
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Hugh I. Shott
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| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1942.Template:PbLost re-election.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Jan 3, 1943 –
Jan 3, 1949
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Chapman Revercomb
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| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1948.
| rowspan=8 | Jan 3, 1949 –
Jan 18, 1958
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Matthew M. Neely
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|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=2 | Re-elected in 1952.Template:PbDied. | rowspan=9 | 16 | Template:List of United States senators Congress
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| nowrap | Feb 28, 1956 –
Mar 13, 1956
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William Laird III
| Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic
| nowrap | Mar 13, 1956 –
Nov 6, 1956
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Chapman Revercomb
| rowspan=5 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
| rowspan=5 nowrap | Nov 7, 1956 –
Jan 3, 1959
| rowspan=5 | Elected in 1956 to finish Kilgore's term.Template:PbLost re-election.
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| nowrap | Jan 18, 1958 –
Jan 25, 1958
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|- style="height:2em"
| Appointed to continue Neely's term.Template:PbLost election to finish Neely's term.
| nowrap | Jan 25, 1958 –
Nov 4, 1958
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John Hoblitzell
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| rowspan=2 | Elected in 1958 to finish Neely's term.
| rowspan=14 nowrap | Nov 5, 1958 –
Jan 3, 1985
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Jennings Randolph
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Robert Byrd
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| rowspan=27 nowrap | Jan 3, 1959 –
Jun 28, 2010
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1958.
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|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress | rowspan=3 | 18 | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1960.
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|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1964. | rowspan=3 | 18 | Template:List of United States senators Congress
|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress | rowspan=3 | 19 | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1966.
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|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1970. | rowspan=3 | 19 | Template:List of United States senators Congress
|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress | rowspan=3 | 20 | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1972.
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|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1976. | rowspan=3 | 20 | Template:List of United States senators Congress
|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress | rowspan=3 | 21 | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1978.Template:PbRetired.
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|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=4 | Re-elected in 1982. | rowspan=4 | 21 | Template:List of United States senators Congress
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| nowrap | Jan 3, 1985 –
Jan 15, 1985
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| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1984.Template:PbSeated late to complete his term as Governor of West Virginia.
| rowspan=18 nowrap | Jan 15, 1985 –
Jan 3, 2015
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Jay Rockefeller
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|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1988. | rowspan=3 | 22 | Template:List of United States senators Congress
|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress | rowspan=3 | 23 | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1990.
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|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1994. | rowspan=3 | 23 | Template:List of United States senators Congress
|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress | rowspan=3 | 24 | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1996.
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|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 2000. | rowspan=3 | 24 | Template:List of United States senators Congress
|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress | rowspan=3 | 25 | rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 2002.
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|- style="height:2em" | rowspan=2 | Re-elected in 2006.Template:PbDied. | rowspan=6 | 25 | Template:List of United States senators Congress
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| nowrap | Jun 28, 2010 –
Jul 16, 2010
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Carte Goodwin
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| nowrap | Jul 16, 2010 –
Nov 15, 2010
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Joe Manchin
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| rowspan=9 nowrap | Nov 15, 2010 –
Jan 3, 2025
| rowspan=2 | Elected in 2010 to finish Byrd's term.
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| rowspan=3 | Elected in 2014.
| rowspan=8 nowrap | Jan 3, 2015 –
present
| rowspan=8 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
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Shelley Moore Capito
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|- style="height:2em" | Template:List of United States senators Congress | rowspan=5 | 28 | rowspan=5 | Re-elected in 2020.
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|- style="height:2em" | Template:Party shading/Independent | Independent
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| nowrap | Jan 3, 2025 –
Jan 14, 2025
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Jim Justice
| rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Jan 14, 2025 –
present
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 2024.Template:PbSeated late to complete his term as Governor of West Virginia.
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See also
- List of United States representatives from West Virginia
- United States congressional delegations from West Virginia
- Elections in West Virginia
References
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