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List of governors of West Virginia

January 01, 1970

The governor of West Virginia is the head of government of West Virginia[2] and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.[3] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws,[2] and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the West Virginia Legislature,[4] to convene the legislature at any time,[5] and, except when prosecution has been carried out by the House of Delegates, to grant pardons and reprieves.[6]

Governor of West Virginia
Seal of the governor
Incumbent
Jim Justice
since January 16, 2017
Style
Status
ResidenceWest Virginia Governor's Mansion
Term lengthFour years, renewable once consecutively
Inaugural holderArthur I. Boreman
FormationJune 20, 1863
Salary$150,000 (2013)[1]
Websitegovernor.wv.gov

Since West Virginia was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, during the American Civil War, 34 men have served as governor. Two, Arch A. Moore Jr. (West Virginia's 28th and 30th governor) and Cecil H. Underwood (West Virginia's 25th and 32nd governor), served two nonconsecutive terms in office. The longest-serving governor was Moore, who served for three terms over twelve years. The state's first governor after admission into the Union, Arthur I. Boreman, served the most consecutive terms, resigning a week before the end of his third term. Before the state's admission, Francis Harrison Pierpont, the "Father of West Virginia,"[7] was elected governor during the Wheeling Convention of 1861. Daniel D.T. Farnsworth was senate president at the time; he filled the last seven days of Boreman's term and remains the shortest-serving governor. Underwood has the unusual distinction of being both the youngest person to be elected as governor (age 34 upon his first term in 1957) and the oldest to both be elected and serve (age 74 upon his second term in 1997; age 78 at the end of his second term in 2001).

The current governor is Republican Jim Justice, who assumed office on January 16, 2017. West Virginia's 36th governor, Justice was elected as a Democrat, but switched to the Republican Party on August 4 of that year.[8]

To serve as governor, a person must be at least 30 years old, and must have been a citizen of West Virginia for at least five years at the time of inauguration.[9] Under the current Constitution of West Virginia, ratified in 1872, the governor serves a four-year term commencing on the third Wednesday in January, following an election.[9] The original constitution of 1863 only called for a two-year term.[10] He may be reelected any number of times, but not more than twice in a row.[11] Any partial term served counts toward the limit of two consecutive terms.[11]

The constitution makes no mention of a lieutenant governor; if the governorship becomes vacant, the senate president acts as governor. If more than one year remains in the governor's term at the time of vacancy, a new election is held; otherwise, the senate president acts as governor for the remainder of the term.[12] A bill passed in 2000 grants the senate president the honorary title of lieutenant governor,[13] but this title is rarely used in practice and the terms of the senate president do not correspond with governorships. The same bill states that the line of succession after the senate president will be the speaker of the House of Delegates, followed by the state attorney general, the state auditor and former governors, in inverse order of term, that are in residence in the state at the time of the vacancy.[13]

Qualifications edit

Anyone who seeks to be elected Governor of West Virginia must meet the following qualifications:[14]

  • Be a citizen of the United States
  • Be a resident of West Virginia for at least five years preceding the election
  • Be a duly qualified elector of West Virginia
  • Be at least 30 years old

Governors edit

Governors of the State of West Virginia
No. Governor Term in office Party Election
1     Arthur I. Boreman
(1823–1896)
[15][16] 		June 20, 1863[17]
–
February 26, 1869
(resigned)[a] 		Republican[18] 1863
1864
1866
2   Daniel D. T. Farnsworth
(1819–1892)
[19][20] 		February 26, 1869[21]
–
March 4, 1869
(successor took office) 		Republican[18] President of
the Senate
acting
3   William E. Stevenson
(1820–1883)
[22][23] 		March 4, 1869[24]
–
March 4, 1871
(lost election) 		Republican[18] 1868
4   John J. Jacob
(1829–1893)
[25][26] 		March 4, 1871[27]
–
March 4, 1877
(term-limited)[b] 		Democratic[29] 1870
People's
Independent[29] 		1872
5   Henry M. Mathews
(1834–1884)
[30][31] 		March 4, 1877[c]
–
March 4, 1881
(term-limited)[b] 		Democratic[18] 1876
6   Jacob B. Jackson
(1829–1893)
[33][34] 		March 4, 1881[35]
–
March 4, 1885
(term-limited)[b] 		Democratic[18] 1880
7   Emanuel Willis Wilson
(1844–1905)
[36][37] 		March 4, 1885[38]
–
February 6, 1890
(term-limited)[d] 		Democratic[18] 1884
8   Aretas B. Fleming
(1839–1923)
[39][40] 		February 6, 1890[41]
–
March 4, 1893
(term-limited)[b] 		Democratic[18] 1888
9   William A. MacCorkle
(1857–1930)
[42][43] 		March 4, 1893[44]
–
March 4, 1897
(term-limited)[b] 		Democratic[18] 1892
10   George W. Atkinson
(1845–1925)
[45][46] 		March 4, 1897[47]
–
March 4, 1901
(term-limited)[b] 		Republican[18] 1896
11   Albert B. White
(1856–1941)
[48][49] 		March 4, 1901[50]
–
March 4, 1905
(term-limited)[b] 		Republican[18] 1900
12   William M. O. Dawson
(1853–1916)
[51][52] 		March 4, 1905[53]
–
March 4, 1909
(term-limited)[b] 		Republican[18] 1904
13   William E. Glasscock
(1862–1925)
[54][55] 		March 4, 1909[56]
–
March 4, 1913
(term-limited)[b] 		Republican[18] 1908
14   Henry D. Hatfield
(1875–1962)
[57][58] 		March 4, 1913[59]
–
March 4, 1917
(term-limited)[b] 		Republican[18] 1912
15   John J. Cornwell
(1867–1953)
[60][61] 		March 4, 1917[62]
–
March 4, 1921
(term-limited)[b] 		Democratic[18] 1916
16   Ephraim F. Morgan
(1869–1950)
[63][64] 		March 4, 1921[65]
–
March 4, 1925
(term-limited)[b] 		Republican[18] 1920
17   Howard Mason Gore
(1877–1947)
[66][67] 		March 4, 1925[68]
–
March 4, 1929
(term-limited)[b] 		Republican[18] 1924
18   William G. Conley
(1866–1940)
[69][70] 		March 4, 1929[71]
–
March 4, 1933
(term-limited)[b] 		Republican[18] 1928
19   Herman G. Kump
(1877–1962)
[72][73] 		March 4, 1933[74]
–
January 18, 1937
(term-limited)[b] 		Democratic[18] 1932
20   Homer A. Holt
(1898–1975)
[75][76] 		January 18, 1937[77]
–
January 13, 1941
(term-limited)[b] 		Democratic[18] 1936
21   Matthew M. Neely
(1874–1958)
[78][79] 		January 13, 1941[80]
–
January 15, 1945
(term-limited)[b] 		Democratic[18] 1940
22   Clarence W. Meadows
(1904–1961)
[81][82] 		January 15, 1945[83]
–
January 17, 1949
(term-limited)[b] 		Democratic[18] 1944
23   Okey Patteson
(1898–1989)
[84][85] 		January 17, 1949[86]
–
January 19, 1953
(term-limited)[b] 		Democratic[18] 1948
24   William C. Marland
(1918–1965)
[87][88] 		January 19, 1953[89]
–
January 14, 1957
(term-limited)[b] 		Democratic[18] 1952
25   Cecil H. Underwood
(1922–2008)
[90][91] 		January 14, 1957[92]
–
January 16, 1961
(term-limited)[b] 		Republican[18] 1956
26   Wally Barron
(1911–2002)
[93][94] 		January 16, 1961[95]
–
January 18, 1965
(term-limited)[b] 		Democratic[18] 1960
27   Hulett C. Smith
(1918–2012)
[96][97] 		January 18, 1965[98]
–
January 13, 1969
(term-limited)[b] 		Democratic[18] 1964
28   Arch A. Moore Jr.
(1923–2015)
[99][100] 		January 13, 1969[101]
–
January 17, 1977
(term-limited)[e] 		Republican[18] 1968
1972
29   Jay Rockefeller
(b. 1937)
[103][104] 		January 17, 1977[105]
–
January 14, 1985
(term-limited)[e] 		Democratic[104] 1976
1980
30   Arch A. Moore Jr.
(1923–2015)
[99][100] 		January 14, 1985[106]
–
January 16, 1989
(lost election) 		Republican[100] 1984
31   Gaston Caperton
(b. 1940)
[107] 		January 16, 1989[108]
–
January 13, 1997
(term-limited)[e] 		Democratic[107] 1988
1992
32     Cecil H. Underwood
(1922–2008)
[90][91] 		January 13, 1997[109]
–
January 15, 2001
(lost election) 		Republican[91] 1996
33   Bob Wise
(b. 1948)
[110] 		January 15, 2001[111]
–
January 17, 2005
(did not run) 		Democratic[110] 2000
34   Joe Manchin
(b. 1947)
[112] 		January 17, 2005[113]
–
November 15, 2010
(resigned)[f] 		Democratic[112] 2004
2008
35   Earl Ray Tomblin
(b. 1952)
[114] 		November 15, 2010[115]
–
January 16, 2017
(term-limited)[e] 		Democratic[114] President of
the Senate
acting
2011
(special)
2012
36   Jim Justice
(b. 1951)
[116] 		January 16, 2017[117]
–
Incumbent[g] 		Democratic[h] 2016
Republican[116] 2020

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Boreman resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.[15]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Under the 1872 constitution, governors were ineligible for four years after the end of their term.[28]
  3. ^ The constitutional start date of the gubernatorial term was March 4, with no requirement for an oath; Mathews was not sworn in until March 5, presumably because March 4 was a Sunday.[32]
  4. ^ The 1888 election was disputed, [b]and Wilson remained as governor until the investigation was complete.[36]
  5. ^ a b c d Under a 1970 amendment to the constitution, governors who have served two consecutive terms are ineligible for the next term.[102]
  6. ^ Manchin resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.[112]
  7. ^ Justice's second term will expire on January 13, 2025; he will be term-limited.
  8. ^ Justice switched to the Republican Party in August 2017.[118]

References edit

General
  • "Former West Virginia Governors". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  • Sobel, Robert (1978). Biographical directory of the governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. IV. Meckler Books. ISBN 9780930466008. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  • Kallenbach, Joseph Ernest (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Oceana Publications. ISBN 978-0-379-00665-0. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  • Dubin, Michael J. (2014). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5646-8.
  • Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 978-0-930466-17-6.
  • "Our Campaigns - Governor of West Virginia - History". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
Specific
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  2. ^ a b WV Constitution article VII, § 5.
  3. ^ WV Constitution article VII, § 12.
  4. ^ WV Constitution article VII, § 14.
  5. ^ WV Constitution article VI, § 18–19.
  6. ^ WV Constitution article VII, § 11.
  7. ^ Compston-Strough, Jennifer (June 20, 2013). . The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register. Archived from the original on August 17, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  8. ^ Shear, Michael D.; Martin, Jonathan (August 3, 2017). "West Virginia Governor to Switch from Democrat to Republican". New York Times. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  9. ^ a b WV Constitution article VII, § 1.
  10. ^ WV 1863 Constitution article V, § 1.
  11. ^ a b WV Constitution, Article VII, section 4.
  12. ^ WV Constitution article VII, § 16.
  13. ^ a b "H.B. 4781 (Enrolled March 11, 2009)". West Virginia Legislature, 2000 Sessions. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
  14. ^ "Governor of West Virginia".
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  16. ^ "Arthur Ingraham Boreman". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  17. ^ "none". Alexandria Gazette. June 22, 1863. p. 1. Retrieved July 21, 2023. Hon. A. J. Boreman was on Saturday inaugurated as the first Governor of West Virginia.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa Kallenbach 1977, pp. 629–630.
  19. ^ Sobel 1978, p. 1692.
  20. ^ "Daniel Duane Tompkins Farnsworth". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  21. ^ "Sworn In". The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer. February 27, 1869. p. 4. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  22. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1692–1693.
  23. ^ "William Erskine Stevenson". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  24. ^ "Inauguration of State Officers". The Wheeling Daily Register. March 5, 1869. p. 3. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  25. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1693–1694.
  26. ^ "John Jeremiah Jacob". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  27. ^ "Inauguration of Governor Jacob". The Wheeling Daily Register. March 6, 1871. p. 1. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  28. ^ "1872 W.Va. Const. art. VII, § 4". www.stateconstitutions.umd.edu. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  29. ^ a b Glashan 1979, p. 334.
  30. ^ Sobel 1978, p. 1694.
  31. ^ "Henry Mason Mathews". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  32. ^ "Gubernatorial". The Wheeling Daily Register. March 6, 1877. p. 4. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  33. ^ Sobel 1978, p. 1695.
  34. ^ "Jacob Beeson Jackson". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  35. ^ "The New Regime". The Daily Register. March 5, 1881. p. 4. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  36. ^ a b Sobel 1978, pp. 1695–1696.
  37. ^ "Emanuel Willis Wilson". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  38. ^ "The New Governor". The Daily Register. March 5, 1885. p. 4. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  39. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1696–1697.
  40. ^ "Aretas Brooks Fleming". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  41. ^ "Inaugurated". The Daily Register. February 7, 1890. p. 1. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  42. ^ Sobel 1978, p. 1697.
  43. ^ "William Alexander MacCorkle". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  44. ^ "Governor M'Corkle". Wheeling Sunday Register. March 5, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  45. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1697–1698.
  46. ^ "George Wesley Atkinson". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  47. ^ "There Are Others". The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer. March 5, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  48. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1698–1699.
  49. ^ "Albert Blakeslee White". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  50. ^ "Inauguration of Gov. A. B. White". Martinsburg Herald. March 9, 1901. p. 2. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  51. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1699–1700.
  52. ^ "William M.O. Dawson". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  53. ^ "Governor Dawson". The Fairmont West Virginian. March 4, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  54. ^ Sobel 1978, p. 1700.
  55. ^ "William E. Glasscock". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  56. ^ "State's New Governor". The Daily Telegram. March 4, 1909. p. 4. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  57. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1701–1702.
  58. ^ "Henry Drury Hatfield". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  59. ^ "Hon. Henry D. Hatfield Is Inaugurated Governor". The Fairmont West Virginian. Associated Press. March 4, 1913. p. 1. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  60. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1702–1703.
  61. ^ "John Jacob Cornwell". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  62. ^ "Cornwell Takes Oath on Sunday". The Birmingham News. Associated Press. March 5, 1917. p. 7. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  63. ^ Sobel 1978, p. 1703.
  64. ^ "Ephraim Franklin Morgan". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  65. ^ "Judge Morgan Inaugurated". Greenbrier Independent. March 11, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  66. ^ Sobel 1978, p. 1704.
  67. ^ "Howard M. Gore". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  68. ^ "Gore Inaugurated as Governor of West Va". The Plain Speaker. United Press. March 4, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  69. ^ Sobel 1978, p. 1705.
  70. ^ "William Gustavus Conley". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  71. ^ "New Governor Seeks Co-operation; Favors Lessening Tax Burdens". Hinton Daily News. Associated Press. March 4, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  72. ^ Sobel 1978, p. 1706.
  73. ^ "Herman Guy Kump". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  74. ^ "Relief Plan Outlines As Kump Takes Office". The Charleston Daily Mail. March 4, 1933. p. 1. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  75. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1706–1707.
  76. ^ "Homer Adams Holt". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  77. ^ "Crowds Jam the Capitol". The Charleston Daily Mail. January 18, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  78. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1707–1708.
  79. ^ "Matthew Mansfield Neely". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  80. ^ "Thousands Witness Inauguration Celebration". The Independent-Herald. January 15, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  81. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1708–1709.
  82. ^ "Clarence W. Meadows". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  83. ^ "New Governor Inaugurated at Ceremony". Hinton Daily News. United Press. January 15, 1945. p. 1. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  84. ^ Sobel 1978, p. 1709.
  85. ^ "Okey Leonidas Patteson". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  86. ^ "Patteson Is Installed As New Governor". Hinton Daily News. United Press. January 17, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  87. ^ Sobel 1978, p. 1710.
  88. ^ "William Casey Marland". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  89. ^ "William C. Marland Sworn In As State's 24th Governor". Hinton Daily News. United Press. January 19, 1953. p. 1. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  90. ^ a b Sobel 1978, pp. 1710–1711.
  91. ^ a b c "Cecil H. Underwood". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  92. ^ "Inauguration Held Outdoors Despite Weather". The Weirton Daily Times. United Press. January 14, 1957. p. 1. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  93. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1711–1712.
  94. ^ "William W. Barron". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  95. ^ "Barron Becomes Governor, Signs BIll Increasing Tax". Hinton Daily News. United Press International. January 16, 1961. p. 1. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  96. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1712–1713.
  97. ^ "Hulett Carlson Smith". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  98. ^ McKinney, John (January 19, 1965). "Smith Promises 'High Standard'". Beckley Post-Herald. p. 1. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  99. ^ a b Sobel 1978, p. 1713.
  100. ^ a b c "Arch A. Moore". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  101. ^ Mellace, Bob (January 13, 1969). "Good, Able State Rule Moore's Inaugural Aim". The Charleston Daily Mail. p. 1. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  102. ^ "W.Va. Const. art. VII, § 4". www.stateconstitutions.umd.edu. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  103. ^ Sobel 1978, p. 1714.
  104. ^ a b "John Davison Rockefeller". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  105. ^ "Rockefeller Sworn In As 29th W. VA. Governor". The Raleigh Register. United Press International. January 17, 1977. p. 1. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  106. ^ LeVine, Steve (January 14, 1985). "Moore Vows Strong W. Virginia Economy". The Indianapolis News. Associated Press. p. 4. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  107. ^ a b "Gaston Caperton". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  108. ^ "West Virginia Governor Sworn In". Tulsa World. Associated Press. January 17, 1989. p. 2. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  109. ^ "Once Youngest Governor, He's Now Oldest". Tulsa World. Associated Press. January 14, 1997. p. 5. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  110. ^ a b "Bob Wise". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  111. ^ Yost, Pete (January 27, 2001). "Democrat Blasts Clinton Over Pardon". The Buffalo News. Associated Press. p. 8. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  112. ^ a b c "Joe Manchin III". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  113. ^ "none". Portland Press Herald. Associated Press. January 19, 2005. p. 2. Retrieved July 22, 2023. Chief Justice Joseph Albright, left, swears in West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin on Monday in Charleston.
  114. ^ a b "Earl Ray Tomblin". National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  115. ^ "Tomblin Takes Oath as W. Va. Governor". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 16, 2010. p. A7. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  116. ^ a b "Jim Justice". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  117. ^ "Jim Justice sworn into office as WV's governor". WTAP. Associated Press. January 16, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  118. ^ Shear, Michael D.; Martin, Jonathan (August 3, 2017). "In West Virginia, Trump Hails Conservatism and a New G.O.P. Governor". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 21, 2023.

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Virginia s 25th and 32nd governor served two nonconsecutive terms in office The longest serving governor was Moore who served for three terms over twelve years The state s first governor after admission into the Union Arthur I Boreman served the most consecutive terms resigning a week before the end of his third term Before the state s admission Francis Harrison Pierpont the Father of West Virginia 7 was elected governor during the Wheeling Convention of 1861 Daniel D T Farnsworth was senate president at the time he filled the last seven days of Boreman s term and remains the shortest serving governor Underwood has the unusual distinction of being both the youngest person to be elected as governor age 34 upon his first term in 1957 and the oldest to both be elected and serve age 74 upon his second term in 1997 age 78 at the end of his second term in 2001 The current governor is Republican Jim Justice who assumed office on January 16 2017 West Virginia s 36th governor Justice was elected as a Democrat but switched to the Republican Party on August 4 of that year 8 To serve as governor a person must be at least 30 years old and must have been a citizen of West Virginia for at least five years at the time of inauguration 9 Under the current Constitution of West Virginia ratified in 1872 the governor serves a four year term commencing on the third Wednesday in January following an election 9 The original constitution of 1863 only called for a two year term 10 He may be reelected any number of times but not more than twice in a row 11 Any partial term served counts toward the limit of two consecutive terms 11 The constitution makes no mention of a lieutenant governor if the governorship becomes vacant the senate president acts as governor If more than one year remains in the governor s term at the time of vacancy a new election is held otherwise the senate president acts as governor for the remainder of the term 12 A bill passed in 2000 grants the senate president the honorary title of lieutenant governor 13 but this title is rarely used in practice and the terms of the senate president do not correspond with governorships The same bill states that the line of succession after the senate president will be the speaker of the House of Delegates followed by the state attorney general the state auditor and former governors in inverse order of term that are in residence in the state at the time of the vacancy 13 Contents 1 Qualifications 2 Governors 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksQualifications editAnyone who seeks to be elected Governor of West Virginia must meet the following qualifications 14 Be a citizen of the United States Be a resident of West Virginia for at least five years preceding the election Be a duly qualified elector of West Virginia Be at least 30 years oldGovernors editGovernors of the State of West Virginia No Governor Term in office Party Election 1 nbsp Arthur I Boreman 1823 1896 15 16 June 20 1863 17 February 26 1869 resigned a Republican 18 1863 1864 1866 2 nbsp Daniel D T Farnsworth 1819 1892 19 20 February 26 1869 21 March 4 1869 successor took office Republican 18 President ofthe Senateacting 3 nbsp William E Stevenson 1820 1883 22 23 March 4 1869 24 March 4 1871 lost election Republican 18 1868 4 nbsp John J Jacob 1829 1893 25 26 March 4 1871 27 March 4 1877 term limited b Democratic 29 1870 People sIndependent 29 1872 5 nbsp Henry M Mathews 1834 1884 30 31 March 4 1877 c March 4 1881 term limited b Democratic 18 1876 6 nbsp Jacob B Jackson 1829 1893 33 34 March 4 1881 35 March 4 1885 term limited b Democratic 18 1880 7 nbsp Emanuel Willis Wilson 1844 1905 36 37 March 4 1885 38 February 6 1890 term limited d Democratic 18 1884 8 nbsp Aretas B Fleming 1839 1923 39 40 February 6 1890 41 March 4 1893 term limited b Democratic 18 1888 9 nbsp William A MacCorkle 1857 1930 42 43 March 4 1893 44 March 4 1897 term limited b Democratic 18 1892 10 nbsp George W Atkinson 1845 1925 45 46 March 4 1897 47 March 4 1901 term limited b Republican 18 1896 11 nbsp Albert B White 1856 1941 48 49 March 4 1901 50 March 4 1905 term limited b Republican 18 1900 12 nbsp William M O Dawson 1853 1916 51 52 March 4 1905 53 March 4 1909 term limited b Republican 18 1904 13 nbsp William E Glasscock 1862 1925 54 55 March 4 1909 56 March 4 1913 term limited b Republican 18 1908 14 nbsp Henry D Hatfield 1875 1962 57 58 March 4 1913 59 March 4 1917 term limited b Republican 18 1912 15 nbsp John J Cornwell 1867 1953 60 61 March 4 1917 62 March 4 1921 term limited b Democratic 18 1916 16 nbsp Ephraim F Morgan 1869 1950 63 64 March 4 1921 65 March 4 1925 term limited b Republican 18 1920 17 nbsp Howard Mason Gore 1877 1947 66 67 March 4 1925 68 March 4 1929 term limited b Republican 18 1924 18 nbsp William G Conley 1866 1940 69 70 March 4 1929 71 March 4 1933 term limited b Republican 18 1928 19 nbsp Herman G Kump 1877 1962 72 73 March 4 1933 74 January 18 1937 term limited b Democratic 18 1932 20 nbsp Homer A Holt 1898 1975 75 76 January 18 1937 77 January 13 1941 term limited b Democratic 18 1936 21 nbsp Matthew M Neely 1874 1958 78 79 January 13 1941 80 January 15 1945 term limited b Democratic 18 1940 22 nbsp Clarence W Meadows 1904 1961 81 82 January 15 1945 83 January 17 1949 term limited b Democratic 18 1944 23 nbsp Okey Patteson 1898 1989 84 85 January 17 1949 86 January 19 1953 term limited b Democratic 18 1948 24 nbsp William C Marland 1918 1965 87 88 January 19 1953 89 January 14 1957 term limited b Democratic 18 1952 25 nbsp Cecil H Underwood 1922 2008 90 91 January 14 1957 92 January 16 1961 term limited b Republican 18 1956 26 nbsp Wally Barron 1911 2002 93 94 January 16 1961 95 January 18 1965 term limited b Democratic 18 1960 27 nbsp Hulett C Smith 1918 2012 96 97 January 18 1965 98 January 13 1969 term limited b Democratic 18 1964 28 nbsp Arch A Moore Jr 1923 2015 99 100 January 13 1969 101 January 17 1977 term limited e Republican 18 1968 1972 29 nbsp Jay Rockefeller b 1937 103 104 January 17 1977 105 January 14 1985 term limited e Democratic 104 1976 1980 30 nbsp Arch A Moore Jr 1923 2015 99 100 January 14 1985 106 January 16 1989 lost election Republican 100 1984 31 nbsp Gaston Caperton b 1940 107 January 16 1989 108 January 13 1997 term limited e Democratic 107 1988 1992 32 nbsp Cecil H Underwood 1922 2008 90 91 January 13 1997 109 January 15 2001 lost election Republican 91 1996 33 nbsp Bob Wise b 1948 110 January 15 2001 111 January 17 2005 did not run Democratic 110 2000 34 nbsp Joe Manchin b 1947 112 January 17 2005 113 November 15 2010 resigned f Democratic 112 2004 2008 35 nbsp Earl Ray Tomblin b 1952 114 November 15 2010 115 January 16 2017 term limited e Democratic 114 President ofthe Senateacting 2011 special 2012 36 nbsp Jim Justice b 1951 116 January 16 2017 117 Incumbent g Democratic h 2016 Republican 116 2020See also editGubernatorial lines of succession in the United States West VirginiaNotes edit Boreman resigned having been elected to the United States Senate 15 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Under the 1872 constitution governors were ineligible for four years after the end of their term 28 The constitutional start date of the gubernatorial term was March 4 with no requirement for an oath Mathews was not sworn in until March 5 presumably because March 4 was a Sunday 32 The 1888 election was disputed b and Wilson remained as governor until the investigation was complete 36 a b c d Under a 1970 amendment to the constitution governors who have served two consecutive terms are ineligible for the next term 102 Manchin resigned having been elected to the United States Senate 112 Justice s second term will expire on January 13 2025 he will be term limited Justice switched to the Republican Party in August 2017 118 References editGeneral Former West Virginia Governors National Governors Association Retrieved July 20 2023 Sobel Robert 1978 Biographical directory of the governors of the United States 1789 1978 Vol IV Meckler Books ISBN 9780930466008 Retrieved June 13 2023 Kallenbach Joseph Ernest 1977 American State Governors 1776 1976 Oceana Publications ISBN 978 0 379 00665 0 Retrieved September 23 2023 Dubin Michael J 2014 United States Gubernatorial Elections 1861 1911 The Official Results by State and County McFarland ISBN 978 0 7864 5646 8 Glashan Roy R 1979 American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections 1775 1978 Meckler Books ISBN 978 0 930466 17 6 Our Campaigns Governor of West Virginia History www ourcampaigns com Retrieved July 25 2023 Specific CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries The Council of State Governments June 25 2013 Archived from ledgecenter csg org kc content csg releases 2013 governor salaries the original on October 22 2014 Retrieved November 23 2014 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Check url value help a b WV Constitution article VII 5 WV Constitution article VII 12 WV Constitution article VII 14 WV Constitution 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stateconstitutions umd edu Retrieved December 20 2023 Sobel 1978 p 1714 a b John Davison Rockefeller National Governors Association November 15 2015 Retrieved July 20 2023 Rockefeller Sworn In As 29th W VA Governor The Raleigh Register United Press International January 17 1977 p 1 Retrieved October 3 2023 LeVine Steve January 14 1985 Moore Vows Strong W Virginia Economy The Indianapolis News Associated Press p 4 Retrieved July 22 2023 a b Gaston Caperton National Governors Association November 15 2015 Retrieved July 20 2023 West Virginia Governor Sworn In Tulsa World Associated Press January 17 1989 p 2 Retrieved July 22 2023 Once Youngest Governor He s Now Oldest Tulsa World Associated Press January 14 1997 p 5 Retrieved July 22 2023 a b Bob Wise National Governors Association November 15 2015 Retrieved July 20 2023 Yost Pete January 27 2001 Democrat Blasts Clinton Over Pardon The Buffalo News Associated Press p 8 Retrieved July 22 2023 a b c Joe Manchin III National Governors Association November 15 2015 Retrieved July 20 2023 none Portland Press Herald Associated Press January 19 2005 p 2 Retrieved July 22 2023 Chief Justice Joseph Albright left swears in West Virginia Gov Joe Manchin on Monday in Charleston a b Earl Ray Tomblin National Governors Association November 15 2015 Retrieved July 20 2023 Tomblin Takes Oath as W Va Governor Richmond Times Dispatch November 16 2010 p A7 Retrieved July 22 2023 a b Jim Justice National Governors Association Retrieved July 20 2023 Jim Justice sworn into office as WV s governor WTAP Associated Press January 16 2017 Retrieved July 22 2023 Shear Michael D Martin Jonathan August 3 2017 In West Virginia Trump Hails Conservatism and a New G O P Governor The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved July 21 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Governors of West Virginia Office of the Governor of West Virginia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of governors of West 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