List of United States Senators from West Virginia

This is a list of United States Senators from West Virginia. Its senators belong to Classes 1 and 2. West Virginia is currently represented in the U.S. Senate by Democrat Joe Manchin and Republican Shelley Moore Capito.

List of Senators

#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m	C o n g r e s s	T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1 Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1994, 2000, 2006, and 2012. The next election will be in 2018.						C o n g r e s s	Class 2 Class 2 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1996, 2002, 2008, and 2014. The next election will be in 2020.
Vacant			June 19, 1863 – August 4, 1863	West Virginia was admitted June 19, 1863 and elected its first senators August 4, 1863.	1	38th Congress	1	West Virginia was admitted June 19, 1863 and elected its first senators August 4, 1863.	June 19, 1863 – August 4, 1863	Vacant
1	Peter G. Van Winkle	Unconditional Unionist	August 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869	Elected in 1863. Unknown if retired or lost re-election.		38th Congress	1	Elected in 1863.	August 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	Unconditional Unionist	Waitman T. Willey	1
		39th Congress				2	Re-elected in 1865. Unknown if retired or lost re-election.	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871	Republican
		Republican							40th Congress
2	Arthur I. Boreman	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875	Election year unknown. Retired.	2				41st Congress
		42nd Congress				3	Elected in 1871.	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1883	Democratic	Henry G. Davis	2
		43rd Congress
3	Allen T. Caperton	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – July 26, 1876	Election year unknown. Died.	3				44th Congress
Vacant			July 26, 1876 – August 26, 1876
4	Samuel Price	Democratic	August 26, 1876 – January 26, 1877	Appointed to continue Caperton's term. Lost election to finish Caperton's term.
Vacant			January 26, 1877 – January 31, 1877	Successor elected January 26, 1877 to finish Caperton's term, but seat remained vacant until successor qualified.
5	Frank Hereford	Democratic	January 31, 1877 – March 3, 1881	Elected January 26, 1877 to finish Caperton's term. Unknown if retired or lost re-election.
		45th Congress				4	Re-elected in 1877. Retired.
		46th Congress
6	Johnson N. Camden	Democratic	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1887	Election year unknown. Unknown if retired or lost re-election.	4				47th Congress
		48th Congress				5	Elected in 1883.	March 4, 1883 – January 11, 1893	Democratic	John E. Kenna	3
		49th Congress
7	Charles J. Faulkner	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1899	Elected in 1887.	5				50th Congress
		51st Congress				6	Re-elected in 1889. Died.
		52nd Congress					Re-elected in 1889. Died.
								January 11, 1893 – January 25, 1893	Vacant
							Elected in 1893 to finish Kenna's term. Unknown if retired or lost re-election.	January 25, 1893 – March 3, 1895	Democratic	Johnson N. Camden	4
		Re-elected in 1893. Retired.		6	53rd Congress			January 25, 1893 – March 3, 1895		Johnson N. Camden	4
					54th Congress	7	Elected January 23, 1895.^[1]	March 4, 1895 – January 4, 1911	Republican	Stephen B. Elkins	5
					55th Congress
8	Nathan B. Scott	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1911	Elected January 25, 1899.^[2]	7				56th Congress
		57th Congress				8	Re-elected in 1901.
		58th Congress
		Re-elected in 1905. Lost renomination.		8	59th Congress
					60th Congress	9	Re-elected in 1907. Died.
					61st Congress		Re-elected in 1907. Died.
								January 4, 1911 – January 9, 1911	Vacant
							Appointed to continue his father's term. Successor elected.	January 9, 1911 – January 31, 1911	Republican	Davis Elkins	6
							Elected in 1911 to finish Stephen Elkins's term. Lost re-election.	February 1, 1911 – March 3, 1913	Democratic	Clarence W. Watson	7
9	William E. Chilton	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917	Elected in 1910. Lost re-election.	9			February 1, 1911 – March 3, 1913	62nd Congress	Clarence W. Watson	7
		63rd Congress				10		March 4, 1913 – April 1, 1913	Vacant
		63rd Congress					Chose to take office late. Retired.	April 1, 1913 – March 3, 1919	Republican	Nathan Goff	8
		64th Congress
10	Howard Sutherland	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1923	Elected in 1916. Lost re-election.	10				65th Congress
		66th Congress				11	Elected in 1918. Retired.	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1925	Republican	Davis Elkins	9
		67th Congress
11	Matthew M. Neely	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929	Elected in 1922. Lost re-election.	11				68th Congress
		69th Congress				12	Elected in 1924. Retired.	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931	Republican	Guy D. Goff	10
		70th Congress
12	Henry D. Hatfield	Republican	March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1935	Elected in 1928. Lost re-election.	12				71st Congress
		72nd Congress				13	Elected in 1930.	March 4, 1931 – January 12, 1941	Democratic	Matthew M. Neely	11
		73rd Congress
Vacant			January 3, 1935 – June 19, 1935	Senator-elect was not yet qualified to serve.	13				74th Congress
13	Rush D. Holt, Sr.	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941	Elected in 1934. Could not take seat until reaching age 30 on June 19, 1935 Lost renomination in 1940.					74th Congress
		75th Congress				14	Re-elected in 1936. Resigned.
		76th Congress
14	Harley M. Kilgore	Democratic	January 3, 1941 – February 28, 1956	Elected in 1940.	14				77th Congress
		Appointed to continue Neely's term. Lost election to finish Neely's term.					January 13, 1941 – November 17, 1942	Democratic		Joseph Rosier	12
		Elected in 1942 to finish Neely's term. Retired.					November 18, 1942 – January 3, 1943	Republican		Hugh I. Shott	13
		78th Congress				15	Elected in 1942. Lost re-election.	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949	Republican	W. Chapman Revercomb	14
		79th Congress
		Re-elected in 1946.		15	80th Congress
					81st Congress	16	Elected in 1948.	January 3, 1949 – January 8, 1958	Democratic	Matthew M. Neely	15
					82nd Congress
		Re-elected in 1952. Died.		16	83rd Congress
		Re-elected in 1952. Died.			84th Congress	17	Re-elected in 1954. Died.
Vacant			February 28, 1956 – March 13, 1956
15	William R. Laird, III	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 in 1956 to finish Kilgore's term. Lost re-election.
		85th Congress
							January 8, 1958 – January 25, 1958	Vacant
					Appointed to continue Neely's term. Lost election to finish Neely's term.		January 25, 1958 – November 4, 1958	Republican		John D. Hoblitzell, Jr.	16
					Elected in 1958 to finish Neely's term.		November 5, 1958 – January 3, 1985	Democratic		Jennings Randolph	17
17	Robert Byrd	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – June 28, 2010	Elected in 1958.	Elected in 1958 to finish Neely's term.			17				86th Congress
		87th Congress			18	Elected to full term in 1960.
		88th Congress
		Re-elected in 1964.		18				89th Congress
					90th Congress	19		Re-elected in 1966.
					91st Congress
		Re-elected in 1970.		19	92nd Congress
					93rd Congress	20		Re-elected in 1972.
					94th Congress
		Re-elected in 1976.		20	95th Congress
					96th Congress	21		Re-elected in 1978. Retired.
					97th Congress
		Re-elected in 1982.		21	98th Congress
					99th Congress	22		January 3, 1985 – January 15, 1985	Vacant
					99th Congress	22	Elected in 1984, but delayed term to finish term as Governor of West Virginia	January 15, 1985 – January 3, 2015	Democratic	Jay Rockefeller	18
					100th Congress
		Re-elected in 1988.		22	101st Congress
					102nd Congress	23	Re-elected in 1990.
					103rd Congress
		Re-elected in 1994.		23	104th Congress
					105th Congress	24	Re-elected in 1996.
					106th Congress
		Re-elected in 2000.		24	107th Congress
					108th Congress	25	Re-elected in 2002.
					109th Congress
		Re-elected in 2006. Died.		25	110th Congress
		Re-elected in 2006. Died.			111th Congress	26	Re-elected in 2008. Retired.
Vacant			June 28, 2010 – July 16, 2010
18	Carte Goodwin	Democratic	July 16, 2010 – November 15, 2010						Appointed to continue Byrd's term. Retired when successor elected.
19	Joe Manchin	Democratic	November 15, 2010 – Present						Elected in 2010 to finish Byrd's term.
		112th Congress							Elected in 2010 to finish Byrd's term.
		Re-elected in 2012.		26	113th Congress
					114th Congress	27	Elected in 2014.	January 3, 2015 – Present	Republican	Shelley M. Capito	19
					115th Congress
To be determined in the 2018 election.					27				116th Congress
To be determined in the 2018 election.					27	117th Congress	28	To be determined in the 2020 election.
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m		T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1							Class 2

Living former U.S. Senators from West Virginia

As of October 2016, there are two living former Senators, one from Class 1 and one from Class 2. The most recent senator to die was Robert Byrd of Class 1 (1959-2010), who died in office on June 28, 2010. The most recent Class 2 senator to die was Jennings Randolph (1958-1985) on May 8, 1998.

Senator	Term of office	Class	Date of birth (and age)
Jay Rockefeller	1985–2015	2	(1937-06-18) June 18, 1937
Carte Goodwin	2010	1	(1974-02-27) February 27, 1974

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References

↑ "Elkins Elected in West Virginia". The New York Times. January 24, 1895. p. 5.
↑ "WEST VIRGINIA'S NEW SENATOR.". The New York Times. January 26, 1899. p. 2.

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List of United States Senators from West Virginia

List of Senators

Living former U.S. Senators from West Virginia

See also

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