Political party strength in West Virginia

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The following tables indicate the historic party affiliation of elected officials in the U.S. state of West Virginia, including: Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Auditor, [1] State Treasurer, [2] and State Agriculture Commissioner. The tables also indicate the historical party composition in the State Senate, State House of Delegates, [3] Supreme Court of Appeals, State delegation to the U.S. Senate, and the State delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives. For years in which a presidential election was held, the tables indicate which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

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1863–1899

YearExecutive offices State Legislature Supreme
Court of
Appeals 		United States Congress Electoral
votes
Governor Secretary of State Attorney General Auditor Treasurer State Senate State House U.S. Senator (Class I) U.S. Senator (Class II) U.S. House
1863 Arthur I. Boreman (R) [lower-alpha 1] Jacob Edgar Boyers (R) Aquilla B. Caldwell (R)Samuel Crane (R)Campbell Tarr (R)20UU52UU3R Peter G. Van Winkle (UU) [4] Waitman T. Willey (UU)3UU
1864 Lincoln/
Johnson (NU)Green check.svg
1865 Granville D. Hall (R) Ephraim B. Hall (R) Joseph Marcellus
McWhorter (R)		 Waitman T. Willey (R)2UU, 1R
1866 Edwin Maxwell (R)19R, 1D48R, 8D
1867 John Witcher (R) Thayer Melvin (R)Jacob H. Brister (R)19R, 43D41R, 15D Peter G. Van Winkle (R)3R
186820R, 2D42R, 14D Grant/
Colfax (R)Green check.svg
1869 Daniel D. T. Farnsworth (R) [lower-alpha 2] James Pipes (R) Aquilla B. Caldwell (R) [lower-alpha 3] Thomas Boggess (R)James A. Macauley (R)18R, 4D32R, 24D Arthur I. Boreman (R)3R
1870 William E. Stevenson (R)13LR, 5D, 4R33R, 23D
1871 John J. Jacob (D) John M. Phelps (R) Joseph Sprigg (D) Edward A. Bennett (D)John S. Burdett (D)12D, 10R40D, 16R2R, 1D Henry G. Davis (D)2D, 1R
187218D, 4R39D, 16R, 1? Grant/
Wilson (R)Green check.svg
1873 John J. Jacob (I)Charles Hedrick (D) Henry M. Mathews (D)21D, 3R43D, 19R, 3?4D2D, 1R
1874
187519D, 4R, 1I49D, 12R, 4I Allen T. Caperton (D)3D
1876Sobieski Brady (D) Samuel Price (D) Tilden/
Hendricks (D)Red x.svg
1877 Henry M. Mathews (D)Sobieski Brady (D) Robert White (D)Joseph S. Miller (D)Thomas J. West (D)19D, 5R46D, 19R Frank Hereford (D)3D
1878
187921D, 2R, 1GB40D, 17GB, 8R3D
1880 Hancock/
English (D)Red x.svg
1881 Jacob B. Jackson (D)Randolph Stalnaker (D) Cornelius Clarkson
Watts (D)		 Thomas O'Brien (D)20D, 3R, 1GB46D, 17R, 2GB Johnson N. Camden (D)3D
1882
188317D, 8R, 1GB38D, 27R John E. Kenna (D)3D, 1R
1884 Cleveland/
Hendricks (D)Green check.svg
1885 Emanuel Willis Wilson (D) [lower-alpha 4] Henry S. Walker (D) Alfred Caldwell (D)Patrick Fee Duffy (D) William T. Thompson (D)15D, 11R37D, 28R3D, 1R
1886
188714D, 12R36D, 29R Charles James Faulkner (D)3D, 1R
1888 Cleveland/
Thurman (D)Red x.svg
188912D, 13R, 1UL [lower-alpha 5] 34D, 31R2D, 2R
1890 Aretas B. Fleming (D)William A. Ohley (D) [lower-alpha 6]
189116D, 10R44D, 21R4D
1892 Cleveland/
Stevenson (D)Green check.svg
1893 William A. MacCorkle (D) William E. Chilton (D) Thomas S. Riley (D)Isaac V. Johnson (D) John M. Rowan (D)21D, 5R41D, 30R Johnson N. Camden (D)4D
1894
189514R, 12D49R, 22D Stephen B. Elkins (R)4R
1896 McKinley/
Hobart (R)Green check.svg
1897 George W. Atkinson (R) William M. O. Dawson (R) Edgar P. Rucker (R) Latelle M. LaFollette Sr. (R)M. A. Kendall (R)20R, 5D, 1Pop40R, 31D3D, 1R3R, 1D
1898
189917R, 9D37D, 33R, 1? Nathan B. Scott (R)4R

1900–1949

YearExecutive offices State Legislature Supreme
Court of
Appeals 		United States Congress Electoral
votes
Governor Secretary of State Attorney General AuditorTreasurer State Senate State House U.S. Senator (Class I) U.S. Senator (Class II) U.S. House
1900 George W. Atkinson (R) William M. O. Dawson (R)Edgar P. Rucker (R) Latelle M. LaFollette Sr. (R)M. A. Kendall (R)17R, 9D37D, 33R, 1?3D, 1R Nathan B. Scott (R) Stephen B. Elkins (R)4R McKinley/
Roosevelt (R)Green check.svg
1901 Albert B. White (R) Romeo H. Freer (R)Arnold C. Scherr (R)Peter Silman (R)18R, 8D45R, 26D3R, 1D4R
1902
190324R, 6D57R, 29D4R, 1D4R
1904 Roosevelt/
Fairbanks (R)Green check.svg
1905 William M. O. Dawson (R)Charles Wesley Swisher (R) Clark W. May (R)Newton Ogden (R)25R, 5D61R, 25D5R3R, 1D
1906
190760R, 25D, 1Proh5R
1908 William G. Conley (R) Taft/
Sherman (R)Green check.svg
1909 William E. Glasscock (R) Stuart F. Reed (R)John S. Darst (R)E. Leslie Long (R)24R, 6D60R, 26D5R
1910
191115R, 15D [lower-alpha 7] 63D, 23R William E. Chilton (D) Davis Elkins (R)4D, 1R
Clarence W. Watson (D)
1912 Wilson/
Marshall (D)Green check.svg
1913 Henry D. Hatfield (R) Armistead Abraham Lilly (R)53R, 33D Nathan Goff Jr. (R)4R, 2D
1914
191521R, 9D56R, 27D, 3Fus4D, 2R
1916 Hughes/
Fairbanks (R)Red x.svg
1917 John J. Cornwell (D)Houston G. Young (R) Edward T. England (R)W. S. Johnson (R)20R, 10D52D, 42R Howard Sutherland (R)5R, 1D
1918
191923R, 7D70R, 24D Davis Elkins (R)5R, 1D
1920 Harding/
Coolidge (R)Green check.svg
1921 Ephraim F. Morgan (R)John C. Bond (R)26R, 4D73R, 21D6R
1922
192319R, 11D65D, 29R4R, 1D Matthew M. Neely (D)4D, 2R
1924 Coolidge/
Dawes (R)Green check.svg
1925 Howard Mason Gore (R)George W. Sharp (R) Howard B. Lee (R)16R, 14D55R, 39D5R Guy D. Goff (R)6R
1926
1927Sam T. Mallison21R, 9D60R, 33D, 1SqDl5R, 1D
1928 Hoover/
Curtis (R)Green check.svg
1929 William G. Conley (R)Edgar C. Lawson (R)24R, 6D63R, 31D Henry D. Hatfield (R)5R, 1D
1930
193117R, 13D68D, 26R Matthew M. Neely (D)4R, 2D
1932 Roosevelt/
Garner (D)Green check.svg
1933 Herman G. Kump (D) William Smith O'Brien (D) Homer A. Holt (D)Edgar B. Simms (D)Richard E. Talbott (D)24D, 6R79D, 15R4R, 1D6D
1934
193582D, 12R Rush Holt Sr. (D)6D
1936 Roosevelt/
Garner (D)Green check.svg
1937 Homer A. Holt (D) Clarence W. Meadows (D)72D, 22R3D, 2R6D
1938
193927D, 5R70D, 24R5D, 1R
1940 Roosevelt/
Wallace (D)Green check.svg
1941 Matthew M. Neely (D)26D, 6R74D, 20R5D Harley M. Kilgore (D) Joseph Rosier (D)6D
1942 William S. Wysong (D) Hugh Ike Shott (R)
1943 James Kay Thomas (D) [lower-alpha 6] 21D, 11R50D, 44R Chapman Revercomb (R)4D, 2R
1944 Roosevelt/
Truman (D)Green check.svg
1945 Clarence W. Meadows (D)Ira J. Partlow (D)65D, 29R5D, 1R
1946
194720D, 12R56D, 38R4R, 2D
1948 Daniel Pitt O'Brien (D) [lower-alpha 6] Truman/
Barkley (D)Green check.svg
1949 Okey Patteson (D) William C. Marland (D)78D, 16R Matthew M. Neely (D)6D

1950–1999

YearExecutive offices State Legislature Supreme
Court of
Appeals 		United States Congress Electoral
votes
Governor Secretary
of State 		Attorney
General 		AuditorTreasurerAgriculture
Commissioner		 State
Senate 		State
House 		U.S. Senator
(Class I) 		U.S. Senator
(Class II) 		U.S.
House
1950 Okey Patteson (D) Daniel Pitt O'Brien (D) [lower-alpha 6] William C. Marland (D)Edgar B. Simms (D)William H. Ansel Jr. (D)J. B. McLaughlin (D) [lower-alpha 8] [lower-alpha 9] 20D, 12R78D, 16R5D Harley M. Kilgore (D) Matthew M. Neely (D)6D Truman/
Barkley (D)Green check.svg
195167D, 27R
1952 Chauncey Browning Sr. (D) Stevenson/
Sparkman (D)Red x.svg
1953 William C. Marland (D)John G. Fox (D)22D, 10R67D, 33R5D, 1R
1954
195523D, 9R76D, 24R
1956John T. Johnson (R) [lower-alpha 9] William Laird III (D) Eisenhower/
Nixon (R)Green check.svg
1957 Cecil H. Underwood (R) Helen F. Holt (R) Wally Barron (D)Orel J. Skeen (D)21D, 11R58D, 42R Chapman Revercomb (R)
1958Joe F. Burdett (D) [lower-alpha 6] John D. Hoblitzell Jr. (R)
4D, 1R
195923D, 9R85D, 15R5D Robert Byrd (D) Jennings Randolph (D)
1960Litz McGuire (R) Kennedy/
Johnson (D)Green check.svg
1961 Wally Barron (D)C. Donald Robertson (D)Denzil L. Gainer (D) John H. Kelly (D)25D, 7R82D, 18R
1962
196323D, 9R76D, 24R4D, 1R
1964 Johnson/
Humphrey (D)Green check.svg
1965 Hulett C. Smith (D) Robert D. Bailey Jr. (D) Gus Douglass (D)27D, 7R91D, 9R
1966
196725D, 9R65D, 35R
1968 Humphrey/
Muskie (D)Red x.svg
1969 Arch A. Moore Jr. (R) Jay Rockefeller (D) Chauncey H. Browning Jr. (D)22D, 12R63D, 37R
1970
197123D, 11R68D, 32R5D
4D, 1R
1972 Hike Heiskell (R) [lower-alpha 6] John M. Gates (R) Nixon/
Agnew (R)Green check.svg
3R, 2D
197324D, 10R57D, 43R4D, 1R4D
1974
1975 James R. McCartney (R)Ronald G. Pearson (R)26D, 8R87D, 13R
3D, 2R
1976 Carter/
Mondale (D)Green check.svg
1977 Jay Rockefeller (D) A. James Manchin (D) Glen Gainer Jr. (D)Larrie Bailey (D)28D, 6R91D, 9R5D
1978
197926D, 8R74D, 26R
1980 Carter/
Mondale (D)Red x.svg
198127D, 7R78D, 22R2R, 2D
1982
198331D, 3R87D, 13R4D
1984 Reagan/
Bush (R)Green check.svg
1985 Arch A. Moore Jr. (R) Ken Hechler (D)Charlie Brown (D) A. James Manchin (D)30D, 4R73D, 27R Jay Rockefeller (D)
1986
198728D, 6R78D, 22R
1988 Dukakis/
Bentsen (D)Red x.svg
1989 Gaston Caperton (D)Roger W. Tompkins (D)Thomas E. Loehr (D) Cleve Benedict (R)29D, 5R79D, 21R
1990 Mario Palumbo (D) [lower-alpha 6]
1991 Larrie Bailey (D)33D, 1R74D, 26R
1992 Clinton/
Gore (D)Green check.svg
1993 Darrell McGraw (D) Glen Gainer III (D) Gus Douglass (D)32D, 2R79D, 21R3D
1994
199526D, 8R69D, 31R
1996 Clinton/
Gore (D)Green check.svg
1997 Cecil H. Underwood (R) John Perdue (D)25D, 9R74D, 26R
19984D, 1R
199929D, 5R75D, 25R5D

2000–present

YearExecutive offices State Legislature Supreme
Court of
Appeals 		United States Congress Electoral
votes
Governor Secretary of State Attorney General AuditorTreasurerAg. Commissioner State Senate State House U.S. Senator (Class I) U.S. Senator (Class II) U.S. House
2000 Cecil H. Underwood (R) Ken Hechler (D) Darrell McGraw (D) Glen Gainer III (D) John Perdue (D) Gus Douglass (D)29D, 5R75D, 25R4D, 1R Robert Byrd (D) Jay Rockefeller (D)3D Bush/
Cheney (R)Green check.svg
2001 Bob Wise (D) Joe Manchin (D)28D, 6R5D2D, 1R
2002
200324D, 10R68D, 32R
2004 Bush/
Cheney (R)Green check.svg
2005 Joe Manchin (D) Betty Ireland (R)21D, 13R4D, 1R
2006
200723D, 11R72D, 28R
2008 McCain/
Palin (R)Red x.svg
2009 Natalie Tennant (D)26D, 8R71D, 29R
2010 Carte Goodwin (D)
2011 Earl Ray Tomblin (D)28D, 6R65D, 35R Joe Manchin (D)2R, 1D
2012 Romney/
Ryan (R)Red x.svg
2013 Patrick Morrisey (R) Walt Helmick (D)25D, 9R54D, 46R3D, 2R
201424D, 10R53D, 47R
201518R, 16D64R, 36D Shelley Moore Capito (R)3R
2016 Lisa Hopkins (D) Trump/
Pence (R)Green check.svg
2017 Jim Justice (D) Mac Warner (R) JB McCuskey (R) Kent Leonhardt (R)22R, 12D64R, 36D [lower-alpha 10]
Jim Justice (R) [lower-alpha 11]
2018
4R, 1D
201920R, 14D57R, 43D3R, 2D
2020 Trump/
Pence (R)Red x.svg
2021 Riley Moore (R)23R, 11D76R, 24D
77R, 23D
78R, 22D
2022
202331R, 3D [lower-alpha 10] 89R, 11D [lower-alpha 10] 2R
2024[ to be determined ]
Joe Manchin (I) [lower-alpha 12]
Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials
Alaskan Independence (AKIP)
Know Nothing (KN)
American Labor (AL)
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J)
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (AA)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Covenant (Cov)
Democratic (D)
Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL)
Democratic–NPL (D-NPL)
Dixiecrat (Dix),
States' Rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Pro-Administration (PA)
Free Soil (FS)
Fusion (Fus)
Greenback (GB)
Independence (IPM)
Independent Democrat (ID)
Independent Republican (IR)
Jacksonian (J)
Liberal (Lib)
Libertarian (L)
National Union (NU)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition Northern (O)
Opposition Southern (O)
Populist (Pop)
Progressive (Prog)
Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Silver (Sv)
Silver Republican (SvR)
Socialist (Soc)
Union (U)
Unconditional Union (UU)
Vermont Progressive (VP)
Whig (W)
Independent (I)
Nonpartisan (NP)
  1. ↑ Resigned to run for the United States Senate, winning election.
  2. ↑ As president of the state Senate, filled unexpired term for 7 days.
  3. ↑ Appointed.
  4. ↑ Did not run for re-election in 1888, but due to the election's being disputed, remained in office until the investigation was complete.
  5. ↑ The Union Labor candidate supported a Democratic Senate Presidency.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Elected to fill unexpired term.
  7. ↑ During the 1911-12 sessions, Republicans held the Senate Presidency under Henry D. Hatfield while each party controlled half the committees; During the 1913-14 sessions, Democrats held the Senate Presidency under Samuel V. Woods, while Republicans were able to select their choice of Sergeant-at-Arms and Clerk and control of all committees. [5]
  8. ↑ Appointed in 1932.
  9. 1 2 Appointed by governor; not an elected position until 1964.
  10. 1 2 3 One of the members of the legislature was elected as a Democrat, but switched parties to Republican.
  11. ↑ Governor Justice announced on August 3, 2017, that he was switching his party registration from Democratic to Republican. [6]
  12. ↑ Senator Manchin announced on May 31, 2024, that he was switching his party registration from Democratic to independent. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "West Virginia State Auditors". WVCulture.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  2. ↑ "West Virginia State Treasurers". WVCulture.org. Archived from the original on 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  3. ↑ Educational Publications Manual, State of West Virginia Legislature
  4. ↑ "Van Winkle - Biographical Information". Bioguide.Congress.gov. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  5. ↑ Kabler, Phil. "WV has a brief, colorful history of deadlocked Senates". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  6. ↑ Kabler, Phil (August 3, 2017). "WV Gov. Justice switching political parties, returning to GOP". Charleston Gazette . Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  7. ↑ Irwin, Lauren (May 31, 2024). "Manchin leaves Democratic Party, files as independent". The Hill . Retrieved May 31, 2024.

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