West Virginia state executive offices

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Ballotpedia covers13 state executive offices in the state ofWest Virginia.[1] The executive branch is governed byArticle VII of the West Virginia Constitution.[2]

State executive organization

Executive officials in West Virginia are part of a three-pronged government structure that includesstate legislators andstate judges. The following chart details the relationship among different branches of West Virginia's state government. The organizational chart below may contain the names of prior officeholders.Click here for the current list of officeholders.

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Current officeholders

Note:Thelieutenant governor's office is not included below in the state's current officeholders list. In West Virginia, the president of thestate Senate also serves as the lieutenant governor.


OfficeNamePartyDate assumed office
Attorney General of West VirginiaJohn B. McCuskeyRepublicanJanuary 13, 2025
Governor of West VirginiaPatrick MorriseyRepublicanJanuary 13, 2025
Lieutenant Governor of West VirginiaRandy E. SmithRepublicanJanuary 8, 2025
West Virginia Commissioner of AgricultureKent LeonhardtRepublicanJanuary 16, 2017
West Virginia Commissioner of InsuranceAllan McVeyNonpartisanSeptember 22, 2021
West Virginia Commissioner of LaborMitchell WoodrumNonpartisan2017
West Virginia Director of Natural ResourcesBrett McMillionNonpartisanMarch 9, 2022
West Virginia Public Service CommissionCharlotte LaneNonpartisanJuly 1, 2019
West Virginia Public Service CommissionRenee LarrickNonpartisanJuly 1, 2017
West Virginia Public Service CommissionBill RaneyNonpartisanAugust 17, 2021
West Virginia Secretary of CommerceMatt HerridgeNonpartisanJanuary 16, 2025
West Virginia Secretary of StateKris WarnerRepublicanJanuary 13, 2025
West Virginia State AuditorMark HuntRepublicanJanuary 13, 2025
West Virginia Superintendent of SchoolsMichele BlattNonpartisanJuly 1, 2023
West Virginia TreasurerLarry PackRepublicanJanuary 13, 2025


Elections

2026

There are no state executive offices up for election in West Virginia in 2026.

2025

There were no state executive elections in West Virginia in 2025.

2024

See also:West Virginia state executive official elections, 2024

The following state executive offices were up for election in West Virginia in 2024:

Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Auditor
Treasurer
Agriculture Commission

2023

There were no state executive elections in West Virginia in 2023.

2022

There were no state executive offices up for election in West Virginia in 2022.

2021

There were no state executive elections in West Virginia in 2021.

2020

See also:West Virginia state executive official elections, 2020

The following state executive offices were up for election in West Virginia in 2020:

Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Treasurer
Auditor
Commissioner of Agriculture

2019

There were no state executive offices up for election in West Virginia in 2019.

2018

There were no state executive offices up for election in West Virginia in 2018.

2017

There were no state executive offices up for election in West Virginia in 2017.

2016

See also:West Virginia state executive official elections, 2016

Six executive offices were up for election in 2016:

2015

There were no state executive elections in West Virginia in 2015.

2014

There were no state executive elections in West Virginia in 2014.

2013

There were no state executive elections in West Virginia in 2013.

2012

See also:West Virginia state executive official elections, 2012

The following state executive offices were up for election in West Virginia in 2012:

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  1. Thelieutenant governor's office is included in this total. The office is not included in thelist below of the state's current officeholders. In West Virginia, the president of thestate Senate also serves as the lieutenant governor.
  2. The state executive seats covered by Ballotpedia include both appointed and elected positions.