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List of United States Senators from West Virginia: Map

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This is a list of United States Senators from West Virginia

. Its senators belong to Classes I and II. West Virginia is currently represented in the U.S. Senate by Robert C. Byrd and Jay Rockefeller.

Class I

Senator		Party	Took office	Left office	Reason	Other offices/Notes
Peter G. Van Winkle		Republican	August 4, 1863	March 4, 1869
Arthur I. Boreman		Republican	March 4, 1869	March 4, 1875		Governor of West Virginia (1863-1869)
Allen T. Caperton		Democratic	March 4, 1875	July 26, 1876	Died
Samuel Price		Democratic	August 26, 1876	January 26, 1877	Lost election
Frank Hereford		Democratic	January 31, 1877	March 4, 1881
Johnson N. Camden		Democratic	March 4, 1881	March 4, 1887		Also served in West Virginia's Class II seat
Charles J. Faulkner		Democratic	March 4, 1887	March 4, 1899	Retired
Nathan B. Scott		Republican	March 4, 1899	March 4, 1911	Lost renomination
William E. Chilton		Democratic	March 4, 1911	March 4, 1917		West Virginia Secretary of State (1893–1897)
Howard Sutherland		Republican	March 4, 1917	March 4, 1923	Lost re-election
Matthew M. Neely		Democratic	March 4, 1923	March 4, 1929	Lost re-election	Governor of West Virginia (1941–1945) Also served in West Virginia's Class II seat
Henry D. Hatfield		Republican	March 4, 1929	January 3, 1935	Lost re-election	Governor of West Virginia (1913–1917) President of the West Virginia Senate
Rush D. Holt, Sr.		Democratic	January 3, 1935	January 3, 1941	Lost renomination
Harley M. Kilgore		Democratic	January 3, 1941	February 28, 1956	Died
William R. Laird, III		Democratic	March 13, 1956	November 6, 1956	Retired
W. Chapman Revercomb		Republican	November 7, 1956	January 3, 1959	Lost re-election
Robert Byrd		Democratic	January 3, 1959	Incumbent		President pro tempore of the Senate (1989–1995; 2001–2003; 2007–) Senate Democratic Leader (1977–1988) Senate Democratic Whip (1971–1977)

Class II

Senator		Party	Took office	Left office	Reason	Other offices/Notes
Waitman T. Willey		Republican	August 4, 1863	March 4, 1871		U.S. Senator from Virginia (1861–1863)
Henry G. Davis		Democratic	March 4, 1871	March 4, 1883	Retired
John E. Kenna		Democratic	March 4, 1883	January 11, 1893	Died
Johnson N. Camden		Democratic	March 4, 1893	March 4, 1895		Also served in West Virginia's Class I seat
Stephen B. Elkins		Republican	March 4, 1895	January 4, 1911	Died	United States Secretary of War (1891–1893)
Davis Elkins		Republican	January 9, 1911	January 31, 1911	Lost re-election
Clarence W. Watson		Democratic	February 1, 1911	March 4, 1913
Nathan Goff		Republican	April 1, 1913	March 4, 1919		United States Secretary of the Navy (1881)
Davis Elkins		Republican	March 4, 1919	March 4, 1925	Retired
Guy D. Goff		Republican	March 4, 1925	March 4, 1931	Retired
Matthew M. Neely		Democratic	March 4, 1931	January 12, 1941	Resigned	Governor of West Virginia (1941–1945)
Joseph Rosier		Democratic	January 13, 1941	November 17, 1942	Lost election
Hugh I. Shott		Republican	November 18, 1942	January 3, 1943	Retired
W. Chapman Revercomb		Republican	January 3, 1943	January 3, 1949	Lost re-election
Matthew M. Neely		Democratic	January 3, 1949	January 8, 1958	Died	Governor of West Virginia (1941–1945) Also served in West Virginia's Class I seat
John D. Hoblitzell, Jr.		Republican	January 25, 1958	November 4, 1958	Lost election
Jennings Randolph		Democratic	November 5, 1958	January 3, 1985	Retired
Jay Rockefeller		Democratic	January 15, 1985	Incumbent		Governor of West Virginia (1977–1985)

See also

United States congressional delegations from West Virginia

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