List of United States senators from West Virginia

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 Democrat Joe Manchin (serving since 2010) and Republican Shelley Moore Capito (serving since 2015), making it one of seven states to have a split United States Senate delegation.

Current delegation

List of senators

Class 1

Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018. The next election will be in 2024.

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Class 2

Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020. The next election will be in 2026.

# Senator Party Dates in office Electoral history T T Electoral history Dates in office Party Senator #
Vacant June 19, 1863 –
August 4, 1863
West Virginia was admitted to the Union on June 19, 1863 and elected its first Senators on August 4, 1863. 1 38th 1 West Virginia was admitted to the Union on June 19, 1863 and elected its first Senators on 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. Elected in 1863. August 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865
Unconditional Unionist
Waitman T. Willey
1
39th 2 Re-elected in 1865. March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1871
Republican
Republican 40th
2
Arthur I. Boreman
Republican March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1875
Elected during the 1868/69 cycle.

Retired.
2 41st
42nd 3 Elected in 1871. March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1883
Democratic
Henry G. Davis
2
43rd
3
Allen T. Caperton
Democratic March 4, 1875 –
July 26, 1876
Elected during the 1874/75 cycle.

Died.
3 44th
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
Seat remained vacant until Price's successor qualified.
5
Frank Hereford
Democratic January 31, 1877 –
March 3, 1881
Elected January 26, 1877 to finish Caperton's term.
45th 4 Re-elected in 1877.

Retired.
46th
6
Johnson N. Camden
Democratic March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1887
Elected during the 1880/81 cycle. 4 47th
48th 5 Elected in 1883. March 4, 1883 –
January 11, 1893
Democratic
John E. Kenna
3
49th
7
Charles J. Faulkner
Democratic March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1899
Elected in 1887. 5 50th
51st 6 Re-elected in 1889.

Died.
52nd
  January 11, 1893 –
January 25, 1893
Vacant
Elected in 1893 to finish Kenna's term. January 25, 1893 –
March 3, 1895
Democratic
Johnson N. Camden
4
Re-elected in 1893.

Retired.
6 53rd
54th 7 Elected January 23, 1895.[1] March 4, 1895 –
January 4, 1911
Republican
Stephen B. Elkins
5
55th
8
Nathan B. Scott
Republican March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1911
Elected January 25, 1899.[2] 7 56th
57th 8 Re-elected in 1901.
58th
Re-elected in 1905.

Lost renomination.
8 59th
60th 9 Re-elected in 1907.

Died.
61st
  January 4, 1911 –
January 9, 1911
Vacant
Appointed to continue his father's term. January 9, 1911 –
January 31, 1911
Republican
Davis Elkins
6
Elected in 1911 to finish Stephen Elkins' 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 1911.

Lost re-election.
9 62nd
63rd 10   March 4, 1913 –
April 1, 1913
Vacant
Elected February 21, 1913 but took office late.

Retired.
April 1, 1913 –
March 3, 1919
Republican
Nathan Goff Jr.
8
64th
10
Howard Sutherland
Republican March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1923
Elected in 1916.

Lost re-election.
10 65th
66th 11 Elected in 1918.

Retired.
March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1925
Republican
Davis Elkins
9
67th
11
Matthew M. Neely
Democratic March 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1929
Elected in 1922.

Lost re-election.
11 68th
69th 12 Elected in 1924.

Retired.
March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1931
Republican
Guy D. Goff
10
70th
12
Henry D. Hatfield
Republican March 4, 1929 –
January 3, 1935
Elected in 1928.

Lost re-election.
12 71st
72nd 13 Elected in 1930. March 4, 1931 –
January 12, 1941
Democratic
Matthew M. Neely
11
73rd
Vacant January 3, 1935 –
June 19, 1935
Senator-elect was not yet qualified to serve. 13 74th
13
Rush 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.
75th 14 Re-elected in 1936.

Resigned.
76th
14
Harley M. Kilgore
Democratic January 3, 1941 –
February 28, 1956
Elected in 1940. 14 77th
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 15 Elected in 1942.

Lost re-election.
January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1949
Republican
Chapman Revercomb
14
79th
Re-elected in 1946. 15 80th
81st 16 Elected in 1948. January 3, 1949 –
January 8, 1958
Democratic
Matthew M. Neely
15
82nd
Re-elected in 1952.

Died.
16 83rd
84th 17 Re-elected in 1954.

Died.
Vacant February 28, 1956 –
March 13, 1956
 
15
William Laird III
Democratic March 13, 1956 –
November 6, 1956
Appointed to continue Kilgore's term.

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

Lost re-election.
85th
  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. 17 86th
87th 18 Re-elected in 1960.
88th
Re-elected in 1964. 18 89th
90th 19 Re-elected in 1966.
91st
Re-elected in 1970. 19 92nd
93rd 20 Re-elected in 1972.
94th
Re-elected in 1976. 20 95th
96th 21 Re-elected in 1978.

Retired.
97th
Re-elected in 1982. 21 98th
99th 22   January 3, 1985 –
January 15, 1985
Vacant
Elected in 1984, but delayed his inauguration to finish his term as Governor of West Virginia. January 15, 1985 –
January 3, 2015
Democratic
Jay Rockefeller
18
100th
Re-elected in 1988. 22 101st
102nd 23 Re-elected in 1990.
103rd
Re-elected in 1994. 23 104th
105th 24 Re-elected in 1996.
106th
Re-elected in 2000. 24 107th
108th 25 Re-elected in 2002.
109th
Re-elected in 2006.

Died.
25 110th
111th 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 his successor was elected.
19
Joe Manchin
Democratic November 15, 2010 –
Present
Elected in 2010 to finish Byrd's term.
112th
Re-elected in 2012. 26 113th
114th 27 Elected in 2014. January 3, 2015 –
Present
Republican
Shelley M. Capito
19
115th
Re-elected in 2018. 27 116th
117th 28 Re-elected in 2020.
118th
To be determined in the 2024 election. 28 119th
120th 29 To be determined in the 2026 election.
# Senator Party Years in office Electoral history T   T Electoral history Years in office Party Senator #
Class 1 Class 2

Living former senators

As of February 2021, there are two living former U.S. senators from West Virginia. The most recent and most recently serving Senator to die was Robert Byrd (served 1959–2010), who died in office on June 28, 2010.

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

See also

References

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