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. [edit] 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) | [edit] 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) | [edit] See also United States congressional delegations from West Virginia | United States Senators from West Virginia | | | Class 1 | |  | | | Class 2 | | | |
