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 Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin, both Democrats.

Class 1

#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history
1	Peter G. Van Winkle	Republican	August 4, 1863 – March 4, 1869	1	Elected in 1863
2	Arthur I. Boreman	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1875	2	Elected in 1869 Retired
3	Allen T. Caperton	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – July 26, 1876	3	Elected in 1874 Died
Vacant			July 26, 1899 – August 26, 1876
4	Samuel Price	Democratic	August 26, 1876 – January 26, 1877		Appointed to continue Caperton's term Lost special election to finish Caperton's term
5	Frank Hereford	Democratic	January 31, 1877 – March 4, 1881		Elected to finish Caperton's term
6	Johnson N. Camden	Democratic	March 4, 1881 – March 4, 1887	4	Elected in 1880
7	Charles J. Faulkner	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1899	5	Elected in 1886
				6	Re-elected in 1892 Retired
8	Nathan B. Scott	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1911	7	Elected in 1898
				8	Re-elected in 1904 Lost renomination
9	William E. Chilton	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1917	9	Elected in 1910 Lost re-election in 1916
10	Howard Sutherland	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1923	10	Elected in 1916 Lost re-election in 1922
11	Matthew M. Neely	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1929	11	Elected in 1922 Lost re-election in 1928
12	Henry D. Hatfield	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	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	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	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
				22	Re-elected in 1988
				23	Re-elected in 1994
				24	Re-elected in 2000
				25	Re-elected in 2006 Died
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 to finish Byrd's term

Class 2

#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history
1	Waitman T. Willey	Unionist	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	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1883	3	Elected in 1871 or 1872
				4	Re-elected in 1877 Retired
3	John E. Kenna	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – January 11, 1893	5	Elected in 1882 or 1883
				6	Re-elected in 1888/9 Died
Vacant			January 11, 1893 – March 4, 1893
4	Johnson N. Camden	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895		Elected to finish Kenna's term
5	Stephen B. Elkins	Republican	March 4, 1895 – January 4, 1911	7	Elected in 1894 or 1895
				8	Re-elected in 1900
				9	Re-elected in 1906 Died
Vacant			January 4, 1911 – January 9, 1911
6	Davis Elkins	Republican	January 9, 1911 – January 31, 1911		Appointed to continue his father's term Successor elected
7	Clarence W. Watson	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	8
8	Nathan Goff	Republican	April 1, 1913 – March 4, 1919		Chose to take office late Retired
9	Davis Elkins	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	Democratic	March 4, 1931 – January 12, 1941	11	Elected in 1930
				12	Re-elected in 1936 Resigned
12	Joseph Rosier	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	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	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.	Republican	January 25, 1958 – November 4, 1958		Appointed to continue Neely's term Lost special election to finish Neely's term
17	Jennings Randolph	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	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
				24	Re-elected in 2008

See also

• List of United States Representatives from West Virginia
• United States congressional delegations from West Virginia