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Governor of West Virginia
Seal of the governor
since January 13, 2025
Style
Status
ResidenceWest Virginia Governor's Mansion
Term lengthFour years, renewable once consecutively
Inaugural holderArthur I. Boreman
FormationJune 20, 1863
SuccessionLine of succession
Salary$150,000 (2022)[1]
Websitegovernor.wv.gov

Thegovernor of West Virginia is thehead of government ofWest Virginia[2] and the commander-in-chief of thestate'smilitary forces.[3] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws,[2] and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by theWest Virginia Legislature,[4] to convene the legislature at any time,[5] and, except when prosecution has been carried out by theHouse of Delegates, to grantpardons andreprieves.[6]

Since West Virginia wasadmitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, during theAmerican Civil War, 37 men have served as governor.[7] Two,Arch A. Moore Jr. (West Virginia's 28th and 30th governor) andCecil 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,"[8] was elected governor during theWheeling 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 isRepublicanPatrick Morrisey, who assumed office on January 13, 2025.

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 currentConstitution of West Virginia, ratified in 1872, the governor serves a four-year term commencing on the Monday after the second Wednesday in January, following an election.[9] The original constitution of 1863 only called for a two-year term.[10] Since 1968, a governor 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 alieutenant governor; if the governorship becomes vacant, thesenate president stands first in the line of succession. If more than one year remains in the governor's term at the time of vacancy, a new election is held for the balance of the term. If less than a year remains, 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 theHouse 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

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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

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Governors of the State of West Virginia
No.GovernorTerm in officePartyElection
1 Arthur I. Boreman
(1823–1896)
[15][16]		June 20, 1863[17]
–
February 26, 1869
(resigned)[a]		Republican[18]1863
1864
1866
2Daniel D. T. Farnsworth
(1819–1892)
[19][20]		February 26, 1869[21]
–
March 4, 1869
(successor took office)		Republican[18]President of
the Senate
acting
3William E. Stevenson
(1820–1883)
[22][23]		March 4, 1869[24]
–
March 4, 1871
(lost election)		Republican[18]1868
4John J. Jacob
(1829–1893)
[25][26]		March 4, 1871[27]
–
March 4, 1877
(term-limited)[b]		Democratic[29]1870
People's
Independent[29]		1872
5Henry M. Mathews
(1834–1884)
[30][31]		March 4, 1877[c]
–
March 4, 1881
(term-limited)[b]		Democratic[18]1876
6Jacob B. Jackson
(1829–1893)
[33][34]		March 4, 1881[35]
–
March 4, 1885
(term-limited)[b]		Democratic[18]1880
7Emanuel Willis Wilson
(1844–1905)
[36][37]		March 4, 1885[38]
–
February 6, 1890
(term-limited)[d]		Democratic[18]1884
8Aretas B. Fleming
(1839–1923)
[39][40]		February 6, 1890[41]
–
March 4, 1893
(term-limited)[b]		Democratic[18]1888
9William A. MacCorkle
(1857–1930)
[42][43]		March 4, 1893[44]
–
March 4, 1897
(term-limited)[b]		Democratic[18]1892
10George W. Atkinson
(1845–1925)
[45][46]		March 4, 1897[47]
–
March 4, 1901
(term-limited)[b]		Republican[18]1896
11Albert B. White
(1856–1941)
[48][49]		March 4, 1901[50]
–
March 4, 1905
(term-limited)[b]		Republican[18]1900
12William M. O. Dawson
(1853–1916)
[51][52]		March 4, 1905[53]
–
March 4, 1909
(term-limited)[b]		Republican[18]1904
13William E. Glasscock
(1862–1925)
[54][55]		March 4, 1909[56]
–
March 4, 1913
(term-limited)[b]		Republican[18]1908
14Henry D. Hatfield
(1875–1962)
[57][58]		March 4, 1913[59]
–
March 4, 1917
(term-limited)[b]		Republican[18]1912
15John J. Cornwell
(1867–1953)
[60][61]		March 4, 1917[62]
–
March 4, 1921
(term-limited)[b]		Democratic[18]1916
16Ephraim F. Morgan
(1869–1950)
[63][64]		March 4, 1921[65]
–
March 4, 1925
(term-limited)[b]		Republican[18]1920
17Howard Mason Gore
(1877–1947)
[66][67]		March 4, 1925[68]
–
March 4, 1929
(term-limited)[b]		Republican[18]1924
18William G. Conley
(1866–1940)
[69][70]		March 4, 1929[71]
–
March 4, 1933
(term-limited)[b]		Republican[18]1928
19Herman G. Kump
(1877–1962)
[72][73]		March 4, 1933[74]
–
January 18, 1937
(term-limited)[b]		Democratic[18]1932
20Homer A. Holt
(1898–1975)
[75][76]		January 18, 1937[77]
–
January 13, 1941
(term-limited)[b]		Democratic[18]1936
21Matthew M. Neely
(1874–1958)
[78][79]		January 13, 1941[80]
–
January 15, 1945
(term-limited)[b]		Democratic[18]1940
22Clarence W. Meadows
(1904–1961)
[81][82]		January 15, 1945[83]
–
January 17, 1949
(term-limited)[b]		Democratic[18]1944
23Okey Patteson
(1898–1989)
[84][85]		January 17, 1949[86]
–
January 19, 1953
(term-limited)[b]		Democratic[18]1948
24William C. Marland
(1918–1965)
[87][88]		January 19, 1953[89]
–
January 14, 1957
(term-limited)[b]		Democratic[18]1952
25Cecil H. Underwood
(1922–2008)
[90][91]		January 14, 1957[92]
–
January 16, 1961
(term-limited)[b]		Republican[18]1956
26Wally Barron
(1911–2002)
[93][94]		January 16, 1961[95]
–
January 18, 1965
(term-limited)[b]		Democratic[18]1960
27Hulett C. Smith
(1918–2012)
[96][97]		January 18, 1965[98]
–
January 13, 1969
(term-limited)[b]		Democratic[18]1964
28Arch A. Moore Jr.
(1923–2015)
[99][100]		January 13, 1969[101]
–
January 17, 1977
(term-limited)[e]		Republican[18]1968
1972
29Jay Rockefeller
(b. 1937)
[103][104]		January 17, 1977[105]
–
January 14, 1985
(term-limited)[e]		Democratic[104]1976
1980
30Arch A. Moore Jr.
(1923–2015)
[99][100]		January 14, 1985[106]
–
January 16, 1989
(lost election)		Republican[100]1984
31Gaston 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
33Bob Wise
(b. 1948)
[110]		January 15, 2001[111]
–
January 17, 2005
(did not run)		Democratic[110]2000
34Joe Manchin
(b. 1947)
[112]		January 17, 2005[113]
–
November 15, 2010
(resigned)[f]		Democratic[112]2004
2008
35Earl 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
36Jim Justice
(b. 1951)
[116]		January 16, 2017[117]
–
January 13, 2025
(term-limited)[e]		Democratic[g]2016
Republican[116]2020
37Patrick Morrisey
(b. 1967)
[119]		January 13, 2025[120]
–
Incumbent[h]		Republican[119]2024

Timeline

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Timeline of West Virginia governors

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^Boreman resigned, having beenelected to theUnited States Senate.[15]
  2. ^abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxUnder 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. ^abcdeUnder a 1970 amendment to the constitution, governors who have served two consecutive terms are ineligible for the next term.[102]
  6. ^Manchin resigned, having beenelected to theUnited States Senate.[112]
  7. ^Justice switched to the Republican Party in August 2017.[118]
  8. ^Morrisey's termwill expire on January 15, 2029.

References

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General
  • Morgan, John G.West Virginia Governors 1863-1980 (2nd ed. 1980)
Specific
  1. ^"Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries". The Council of State Governments. RetrievedAugust 8, 2024.
  2. ^abWV 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. ^Morgan, John G. (January 13, 2025)."Governors of West Virginia".e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia. RetrievedApril 7, 2025.
  8. ^Compston-Strough, Jennifer (June 20, 2013)."Francis Harrison Pierpont: 'Father of West Virginia'".The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register. Archived fromthe original on August 17, 2013. RetrievedApril 17, 2019.
  9. ^abWV Constitution article VII, § 1.
  10. ^WV 1863 Constitution article V, § 1.
  11. ^abWV Constitution, Article VII, section 4.
  12. ^WV Constitution article VII, § 16.
  13. ^ab"H.B. 4781 (Enrolled March 11, 2009)". West Virginia Legislature, 2000 Sessions. RetrievedAugust 16, 2009.
  14. ^"Governor of West Virginia".
  15. ^abSobel 1978, pp. 1691–1692.
  16. ^"Arthur Ingraham Boreman".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  17. ^"none".Alexandria Gazette. June 22, 1863. p. 1. RetrievedJuly 21, 2023.Hon. A. J. Boreman was on Saturday inaugurated as the first Governor of West Virginia.
  18. ^abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzaaKallenbach 1977, pp. 629–630.
  19. ^Sobel 1978, p. 1692.
  20. ^"Daniel Duane Tompkins Farnsworth".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  21. ^"Sworn In".The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer. February 27, 1869. p. 4. RetrievedJuly 21, 2023.
  22. ^Sobel 1978, pp. 1692–1693.
  23. ^"William Erskine Stevenson".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  24. ^"Inauguration of State Officers".The Wheeling Daily Register. March 5, 1869. p. 3. RetrievedJuly 21, 2023.
  25. ^Sobel 1978, pp. 1693–1694.
  26. ^"John Jeremiah Jacob".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  27. ^"Inauguration of Governor Jacob".The Wheeling Daily Register. March 6, 1871. p. 1. RetrievedJuly 21, 2023.
  28. ^"1872 W.Va. Const. art. VII, § 4".www.stateconstitutions.umd.edu. RetrievedDecember 20, 2023.
  29. ^abGlashan 1979, p. 334.
  30. ^Sobel 1978, p. 1694.
  31. ^"Henry Mason Mathews".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  32. ^"Gubernatorial".The Wheeling Daily Register. March 6, 1877. p. 4. RetrievedJuly 21, 2023.
  33. ^Sobel 1978, p. 1695.
  34. ^"Jacob Beeson Jackson".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  35. ^"The New Regime".The Daily Register. March 5, 1881. p. 4. RetrievedJuly 21, 2023.
  36. ^abSobel 1978, pp. 1695–1696.
  37. ^"Emanuel Willis Wilson".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  38. ^"The New Governor".The Daily Register. March 5, 1885. p. 4. RetrievedJuly 21, 2023.
  39. ^Sobel 1978, pp. 1696–1697.
  40. ^"Aretas Brooks Fleming".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  41. ^"Inaugurated".The Daily Register. February 7, 1890. p. 1. RetrievedJuly 21, 2023.
  42. ^Sobel 1978, p. 1697.
  43. ^"William Alexander MacCorkle".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  44. ^"Governor M'Corkle".Wheeling Sunday Register. March 5, 1893. p. 5. RetrievedJuly 21, 2023.
  45. ^Sobel 1978, pp. 1697–1698.
  46. ^"George Wesley Atkinson".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  47. ^"There Are Others".The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer. March 5, 1897. p. 1. RetrievedJuly 22, 2023.
  48. ^Sobel 1978, pp. 1698–1699.
  49. ^"Albert Blakeslee White".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  50. ^"Inauguration of Gov. A. B. White".Martinsburg Herald. March 9, 1901. p. 2. RetrievedJuly 22, 2023.
  51. ^Sobel 1978, pp. 1699–1700.
  52. ^"William M.O. Dawson".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  53. ^"Governor Dawson".The Fairmont West Virginian. March 4, 1905. p. 1. RetrievedJuly 22, 2023.
  54. ^Sobel 1978, p. 1700.
  55. ^"William E. Glasscock".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  56. ^"State's New Governor".The Daily Telegram. March 4, 1909. p. 4. RetrievedJuly 22, 2023.
  57. ^Sobel 1978, pp. 1701–1702.
  58. ^"Henry Drury Hatfield".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  59. ^"Hon. Henry D. Hatfield Is Inaugurated Governor".The Fairmont West Virginian. Associated Press. March 4, 1913. p. 1. RetrievedJuly 22, 2023.
  60. ^Sobel 1978, pp. 1702–1703.
  61. ^"John Jacob Cornwell".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  62. ^"Cornwell Takes Oath on Sunday".The Birmingham News. Associated Press. March 5, 1917. p. 7. RetrievedJuly 22, 2023.
  63. ^Sobel 1978, p. 1703.
  64. ^"Ephraim Franklin Morgan".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  65. ^"Judge Morgan Inaugurated".Greenbrier Independent. March 11, 1921. p. 1. RetrievedJuly 22, 2023.
  66. ^Sobel 1978, p. 1704.
  67. ^"Howard M. Gore".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  68. ^"Gore Inaugurated as Governor of West Va".The Plain Speaker. United Press. March 4, 1925. p. 1. RetrievedJuly 22, 2023.
  69. ^Sobel 1978, p. 1705.
  70. ^"William Gustavus Conley".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  71. ^"New Governor Seeks Co-operation; Favors Lessening Tax Burdens".Hinton Daily News. Associated Press. March 4, 1929. p. 1. RetrievedJuly 22, 2023.
  72. ^Sobel 1978, p. 1706.
  73. ^"Herman Guy Kump".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  74. ^"Relief Plan Outlines As Kump Takes Office".The Charleston Daily Mail. March 4, 1933. p. 1. RetrievedJuly 22, 2023.
  75. ^Sobel 1978, pp. 1706–1707.
  76. ^"Homer Adams Holt".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  77. ^"Crowds Jam the Capitol".The Charleston Daily Mail. January 18, 1937. p. 1. RetrievedJuly 22, 2023.
  78. ^Sobel 1978, pp. 1707–1708.
  79. ^"Matthew Mansfield Neely".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  80. ^"Thousands Witness Inauguration Celebration".The Independent-Herald. January 15, 1941. p. 1. RetrievedJuly 22, 2023.
  81. ^Sobel 1978, pp. 1708–1709.
  82. ^"Clarence W. Meadows".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  83. ^"New Governor Inaugurated at Ceremony".Hinton Daily News. United Press. January 15, 1945. p. 1. RetrievedJuly 22, 2023.
  84. ^Sobel 1978, p. 1709.
  85. ^"Okey Leonidas Patteson".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  86. ^"Patteson Is Installed As New Governor".Hinton Daily News. United Press. January 17, 1949. p. 1. RetrievedJuly 22, 2023.
  87. ^Sobel 1978, p. 1710.
  88. ^"William Casey Marland".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  89. ^"William C. Marland Sworn In As State's 24th Governor".Hinton Daily News. United Press. January 19, 1953. p. 1. RetrievedJuly 22, 2023.
  90. ^abSobel 1978, pp. 1710–1711.
  91. ^abc"Cecil H. Underwood".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  92. ^"Inauguration Held Outdoors Despite Weather".The Weirton Daily Times. United Press. January 14, 1957. p. 1. RetrievedJuly 22, 2023.
  93. ^Sobel 1978, pp. 1711–1712.
  94. ^"William W. Barron".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  95. ^"Barron Becomes Governor, Signs BIll Increasing Tax".Hinton Daily News. United Press International. January 16, 1961. p. 1. RetrievedJuly 22, 2023.
  96. ^Sobel 1978, pp. 1712–1713.
  97. ^"Hulett Carlson Smith".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  98. ^McKinney, John (January 19, 1965)."Smith Promises 'High Standard'".Beckley Post-Herald. p. 1. RetrievedJuly 22, 2023.
  99. ^abSobel 1978, p. 1713.
  100. ^abc"Arch A. Moore".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  101. ^Mellace, Bob (January 13, 1969)."Good, Able State Rule Moore's Inaugural Aim".The Charleston Daily Mail. p. 1. RetrievedOctober 3, 2023.
  102. ^"W.Va. Const. art. VII, § 4".www.stateconstitutions.umd.edu. RetrievedDecember 20, 2023.
  103. ^Sobel 1978, p. 1714.
  104. ^ab"John Davison Rockefeller".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  105. ^"Rockefeller Sworn In As 29th W. VA. Governor".The Raleigh Register. United Press International. January 17, 1977. p. 1. RetrievedOctober 3, 2023.
  106. ^LeVine, Steve (January 14, 1985)."Moore Vows Strong W. Virginia Economy".The Indianapolis News. Associated Press. p. 4. RetrievedJuly 22, 2023.
  107. ^ab"Gaston Caperton".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  108. ^"West Virginia Governor Sworn In".Tulsa World. Associated Press. January 17, 1989. p. 2. RetrievedJuly 22, 2023.
  109. ^"Once Youngest Governor, He's Now Oldest".Tulsa World. Associated Press. January 14, 1997. p. 5. RetrievedJuly 22, 2023.
  110. ^ab"Bob Wise".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  111. ^Yost, Pete (January 27, 2001)."Democrat Blasts Clinton Over Pardon".The Buffalo News. Associated Press. p. 8. RetrievedJuly 22, 2023.
  112. ^abc"Joe Manchin III".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  113. ^"none".Portland Press Herald. Associated Press. January 19, 2005. p. 2. RetrievedJuly 22, 2023.Chief Justice Joseph Albright, left, swears in West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin on Monday in Charleston.
  114. ^ab"Earl Ray Tomblin".National Governors Association. November 15, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  115. ^"Tomblin Takes Oath as W. Va. Governor".Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 16, 2010. p. A7. RetrievedJuly 22, 2023.
  116. ^ab"Jim Justice".National Governors Association. RetrievedJuly 20, 2023.
  117. ^"Jim Justice sworn into office as WV's governor".WTAP. Associated Press. January 16, 2017. RetrievedJuly 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. RetrievedJuly 21, 2023.
  119. ^ab"Patrick Morrisey".National Governors Association. RetrievedJanuary 23, 2025.
  120. ^Taylor, Isaac; Patterson, Jessica (January 13, 2025)."West Virginia's new governor Patrick Morrisey sworn into office".WOWK-TV. RetrievedJanuary 23, 2025.

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