List of governors of West Virginia

The Governor of West Virginia is the head of the executive branch of West Virginia's state governmentWV Constitution article VII, § 5. and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.WV Constitution article VII, § 12.

The current governor is Republican Patrick Morrisey since 2025.

List of Governors
 Parties

+ Governors of the State of West VirginiaGovernorTerm in officePartyElection175px Arthur I. Boreman–February 26, 1869Republican186318641866275pxDaniel D. T. Farnsworth–March 4, 1869Republican375pxWilliam E. Stevenson–March 4, 1871Republican1868475pxJohn J. Jacob–March 4, 1877Democratic1870People'sIndependent1872575pxHenry M. Mathews–March 4, 1881Democratic1876675pxJacob B. Jackson–March 4, 1885Democratic1880775pxEmanuel Willis Wilson–February 6, 1890Democratic1884875pxAretas B. Fleming–March 4, 1893Democratic1888975pxWilliam A. MacCorkle–March 4, 1897Democratic18921075pxGeorge W. Atkinson–March 4, 1901Republican18961175pxAlbert B. White–March 4, 1905Republican19001275pxWilliam M. O. Dawson–March 4, 1909Republican19041375pxWilliam E. Glasscock–March 4, 1913Republican19081475pxHenry D. Hatfield–March 4, 1917Republican19121575pxJohn J. Cornwell–March 4, 1921Democratic19161675pxEphraim F. Morgan–March 4, 1925Republican19201775pxHoward Mason Gore–March 4, 1929Republican19241875pxWilliam G. Conley–March 4, 1933Republican19281975pxHerman G. Kump–January 18, 1937Democratic19322075pxHomer A. Holt–January 13, 1941Democratic19362175pxMatthew M. Neely–January 15, 1945Democratic19402275pxClarence W. Meadows–January 17, 1949Democratic19442375pxOkey Patteson–January 19, 1953Democratic19482475pxWilliam C. Marland–January 14, 1957Democratic19522575pxCecil H. Underwood–January 16, 1961Republican19562675pxWally Barron–January 18, 1965Democratic19602775pxHulett C. Smith–January 13, 1969Democratic19642875pxArch A. Moore Jr.–January 17, 1977Republican196819722975pxJay Rockefeller–January 14, 1985Democratic197619803075pxArch A. Moore Jr.–January 16, 1989Republican19843175pxGaston Caperton–January 13, 1997Democratic198819923275px Cecil H. Underwood–January 15, 2001Republican19963375pxBob Wise–January 17, 2005Democratic20003475pxJoe Manchin–November 15, 2010Democratic200420083575pxEarl Ray Tomblin–January 16, 2017Democratic201120123675pxJim Justice–Democratic2016Republican20203775pxPatrick Morrisey–IncumbentRepublican 2024

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