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U.S. Senate seat, West Virginia (class 1)

23 members have held this seat since Dec 7, 1863. Now: James C. Justice R.

Holders
23
14 D · 8 R · 1 I
Longest tenure
39 years
Robert C. Byrd
Current
21 months
James C. Justice, since Jan 14, 2025
history/seat/wv-sen-1Every holder, newest first
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18801900192019401960198020002020Peter Godwin Van Winkle · 1863-12-07 – 1869-03-04 · RepublicanArthur Inghram Boreman · 1869-03-04 – 1875-03-04 · RepublicanAllen Taylor Caperton · 1875-12-06 – 1877-03-04 · DemocratFrank Hereford · 1877-10-15 – 1881-03-04 · DemocratJohnson Newlon Camden · 1881-12-05 – 1887-03-04 · DemocratCharles James Faulkner · 1887-12-05 – 1893-03-04 · DemocratCharles James Faulkner · 1893-08-07 – 1899-03-04 · DemocratNathan Bay Scott · 1899-12-04 – 1905-03-04 · RepublicanNathan Bay Scott · 1905-12-04 – 1911-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Edwin Chilton · 1911-04-04 – 1917-03-04 · DemocratHoward Sutherland · 1917-04-02 – 1923-03-04 · RepublicanMatthew Mansfield Neely · 1923-12-03 – 1929-03-04 · DemocratHenry Drury Hatfield · 1929-04-15 – 1935-01-04 · RepublicanHarley Martin Kilgore · 1941-01-03 – 1956-02-29 · DemocratWilliam Ramsey Laird III · 1956-03-13 – 1956-11-07 · DemocratWilliam Chapman Revercomb · 1956-11-07 – 1959-01-04 · RepublicanRobert C. Byrd · 1959-01-07 – 1971-01-04 · DemocratRobert C. Byrd · 1971-01-21 – 2010-06-29 · DemocratCarte P. Goodwin · 2010-07-20 – 2010-11-15 · DemocratJoe Manchin, III · 2010-11-15 – 2025-01-04 · Democrat → IndependentJames C. Justice · 2025-01-14 – present · RepublicanSamuel Price · 1876-01-01 – 1878-01-01 · DemocratRush Dew Holt · 1935-01-03 – 1941-01-04 · Democrat
James C. Justice R
Jan 14, 2025 – present · 21 months
Joe Manchin, III D→I
Nov 15, 2010 – Jan 4, 2025 · 14 years
Carte P. Goodwin D
Jul 20, 2010 – Nov 15, 2010 · 4 months
Robert C. Byrd D
Jan 21, 1971 – Jun 29, 2010 · 39 years
Robert C. Byrd D
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1971 · 12 years
William Chapman Revercomb R
Nov 7, 1956 – Jan 4, 1959 · 2.2 years
William Ramsey Laird III D
Mar 13, 1956 – Nov 7, 1956 · 8 months
Harley Martin Kilgore D
Jan 3, 1941 – Feb 29, 1956 · 15 years
Rush Dew Holt D
Jan 3, 1935 – Jan 4, 1941 · 6 years
Henry Drury Hatfield R
Apr 15, 1929 – Jan 4, 1935 · 5.7 years
Matthew Mansfield Neely D
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1929 · 5.3 years
Howard Sutherland R
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1923 · 5.9 years
William Edwin Chilton D
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1917 · 5.9 years
Nathan Bay Scott R
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1911 · 5.2 years
Nathan Bay Scott R
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1905 · 5.2 years
Charles James Faulkner D
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1899 · 5.6 years
Charles James Faulkner D
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1893 · 5.2 years
Johnson Newlon Camden D
Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1887 · 5.2 years
Frank Hereford D
Oct 15, 1877 – Mar 4, 1881 · 3.4 years
Samuel Price D
Jan 1, 1876 – Jan 1, 1878 · 2 years
Allen Taylor Caperton D
Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1877 · 15 months
Arthur Inghram Boreman R
Mar 4, 1869 – Mar 4, 1875 · 6 years
Peter Godwin Van Winkle R
Dec 7, 1863 – Mar 4, 1869 · 5.2 years

Dates are from the @unitedstates congress-legislators project. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.