President of the West Virginia Senate

The President of the West Virginia Senate is a member of the West Virginia Senate who has been elected to be its president by the other senators. The current Senate President is Craig Blair, who has been in office since January 2021. Earl Ray Tomblin was the first Senate president and to have the title Lieutenant Governor of West Virginia.

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The presidents of the West Virginia Senate since 1863:


#Senate PresidentTerm startTerm endPartyGovernor160pxJohn Phelps
    1821 – August 26, 1884    
(aged 63)June 20, 1863January 19, 1864RepublicanArthur Boreman260pxWilliam Stevenson
    March 18, 1820 – November 29, 1883    
(aged 63)January 19, 1864January 19, 1869Republican360pxDaniel Farnsworth
    December 23, 1819 – December 5, 1892    
(aged 72)January 19, 1869January 17, 1871RepublicanJoseph T. Hoke
    February 6, 1835 – July 27, 1910   
(aged 75)February 26, 1869March 4, 1869RepublicanDaniel Farnsworth(acting)360pxDaniel Farnsworth
    December 23, 1819 – December 5, 1892    
(aged 72)January 19, 1869January 17, 1871RepublicanWilliam Stevenson460pxLewis Baker
    November 11, 1832 – April 30, 1899    
(aged 66)January 17, 1871January 16, 1872DemocraticJohn Jacob560pxCarlos Sperry
    July 28, 1832 – May 9, 1905    
(aged 72)January 16, 1872August 22, 1872Democratic660pxDaniel Johnson
    April 28, 1836 – December 18, 1893    
(aged 57)November 19, 1872January 10, 1877Democratic760pxUlysses Arnett
    November 7, 1820 – December 1, 1880    
(aged 60)January 10, 1877January 8, 1879DemocraticHenry Mathews860pxDaniel Johnson
    April 28, 1836 – December 18, 1893    
(aged 57)January 8, 1879January 12, 1881Democratic9Albert Summers
    January 1, 1824 – April 1, 1901    
(aged 77)January 12, 1881January 10, 1883DemocraticJacob Jackson10Thomas Farnsworth
    May 17, 1829 – October 12, 1916    
(aged 87)January 10, 1883January 14, 1885Democratic11George Price
    November 9, 1848 – February 6, 1938    
(aged 89)January 14, 1885January 9, 1889DemocraticEmmanuel Watson12Robert Carr
    November 17, 1845 – May 6, 1925    
(aged 79)January 22, 1889January 14, 1891DemocraticAretas Fleming13John McCreery
    July 31, 1845 – May 22, 1917    
(aged 71)January 14, 1891January 11, 1893Democratic14Rankin Wiley
    April 6, 1853 – February 21, 1929    
(aged 75)January 11, 1893January 9, 1895DemocraticWilliam MacCorkle15William Worley
    August 1, 1846 – October 7, 1928    
(aged 82)January 9, 1895January 13, 1897Republican16Nelson Whitaker
    November 9, 1839 – December 28, 1909    
(aged 70)January 13, 1897January 11, 1899RepublicanGeorge Atkinson1760pxOliver Marshall
    September 24, 1850 – May 19, 1934    
(aged 83)January 11, 1899January 9, 1901Republican18Anthony Smith
    January 9, 1844 – July 10, 1927    
(aged 83)January 9, 1901January 14, 1903RepublicanAlbert White19Clark May
    July 14, 1869 – April 25, 1908    
(aged 38)January 14, 1903January 11, 1905Republican2060pxGustavus Northcott
    April 4, 1861 – December 8, 1938    
(aged 77)January 11, 1905January 9, 1907RepublicanWilliam Dawson21Joseph McDermott
    July 28, 1871 – December 12, 1930    
(aged 59)January 9, 1907January 13, 1909Republican22Lewis Forman
    January 7, 1855 – January 3, 1933    
(aged 77)January 13, 1909January 11, 1911RepublicanWilliam Glasscock23Robert F. Kidd
    February 11, 1853 – June 8, 1930    
(aged 77)January 17, 1911January 30, 1911Democratic2460pxHenry Hatfield
    September 15, 1875 – October 13, 1962    
(aged 87)January 30, 1911January 24, 1913Republican25Samuel Woods
    August 31, 1856 – June 1, 1937    
(aged 80)January 24, 1913January 13, 1915DemocraticHenry Hatfield2660pxEdward England
    September 29, 1869 – September 9, 1934    
(aged 64)January 13, 1915January 10, 1917Republican2760pxWells Goodykoontz
    June 3, 1872 – March 2, 1944    
(aged 71)January 10, 1917January 8, 1919RepublicanJohn Cornwell28Charles Sinsel
    June 5, 1864 – December 8, 1923    
(aged 59)January 8, 1919January 12, 1921Republican29Gohen Arnold
    January 5, 1885 – June 9, 1939    
(aged 54)January 12, 1921January 10, 1923RepublicanEphraim Morgan30Harry Schaffer
    January 22, 1885 – July 3, 1971    
(aged 86)January 10, 1923January 14, 1925Republican31Charles Coffman
    August 30, 1875 – August 15, 1929    
(aged 53)January 14, 1925April 15, 1925Republican3260pxMontezuma White
    September 6, 1872 – May 10, 1945    
(aged 72)April 15, 1925January 11, 1933RepublicanHoward GoreWilliam Conley33Albert Mathews
    July 31, 1872 – December 5, 1958    
(aged 86)January 11, 1933January 9, 1935DemocraticHerman Kump34Charles Hodges
    September 27, 1892 – May 1, 1968    
(aged 75)January 9, 1935January 11, 1939DemocraticHomer Holt35William LaFon
    March 8, 1888 – February 4, 1941    
(aged 52)January 11, 1939January 8, 1941Democratic36Byron Randolph
    June 12, 1906 – November 7, 1979    
(aged 73)January 8, 1941January 13, 1943DemocraticMatthew Neely37James Paull
    May 3, 1901 – March 8, 1983    
(aged 81)January 13, 1943January 10, 1945Democratic38Arnold Vickers
    August 8, 1908 – December 25, 1967    
(aged 59)January 10, 1945January 12, 1949DemocraticClarence Meadows39W. Broughton Johnston
    May 21, 1905 – August 24, 1978    
(aged 73)January 12, 1949January 14, 1953DemocraticOkey Patteson4060pxRalph Bean
    December 15, 1912 – June 7, 1978    
(aged 65)January 14, 1953January 11, 1961DemocraticWilliam MarlandCecil Underwood41Howard Carson
    April 30, 1910 – August 9, 1994    
(aged 84)January 11, 1961January 8, 1969DemocraticWally BarronHulett Smith4260pxLloyd Jackson
    May 30, 1918 – October 29, 2011    
(aged 93)January 8, 1969January 13, 1971DemocraticArch Moore4360pxE. Hansford McCourt
    April 21, 1909 – August 3, 1992    
(aged 83)January 13, 1971January 10, 1973Democratic44William Brotherton
    April 17, 1926 – April 6, 1997    
(aged 70)January 10, 1973January 14, 1981DemocraticJay Rockefeller45Warren McGraw
    May 10, 1939 – June 14, 2023    
(aged 84)January 14, 1981January 9, 1985Democratic46Dan Tonkovich
    April 17, 1946 – February 10, 2002    
(aged 55)January 9, 1985January 11, 1989DemocraticArch Moore47Larry Tucker
    April 11, 1935 – November 16, 2016    
(aged 81)January 11, 1989September 7, 1989Democratic48Keith BurdetteSeptember 12, 1989January 3, 1995Democratic Gaston Caperton4960pxEarl Ray TomblinJanuary 3, 1995November 13, 2011DemocraticCecil UnderwoodBob WiseJoe Manchin5060pxJeff KesslerNovember 15, 2010November 14, 2011DemocraticEarl Ray TomblinNovember 14, 2011January 14, 20155160pxBill ColeJanuary 14, 2015January 11, 2017Republican52Mitch CarmichaelJanuary 11, 2017January 13, 2021RepublicanJim Justice53 Craig BlairJanuary 13, 2021January 8, 2025Republican54 Randy SmithJanuary 8, 2025IncumbentRepublicanPatrick Morrisey 

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