U.S. Senators from West Virginia
List of Members of the United States Senate (Class 1) from West Virginia
Name
Political Party
Dates in Office
Peter Godwin Van Winkle
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 7 1808; d. April 15 1872.
Republican Party
1863 – 1869
Frank Hereford
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 4 1825; d. December 21 1891.
Democratic Party
1877 – 1881
Stephen Benton Elkins
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 26 1841; d. January 4 1911.
Republican Party
1895 – 1911
Harley Martin Kilgore
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1893; d. February 28 1956.
Democratic Party
1941 – 1956
Robert Carlyle Byrd
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1917; d. June 28 2010.
Democratic Party
1959 – 2010
Joseph Anthony “Joe” Manchin III
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 24 1947.
References:
[1] “Joe Manchin III,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed May 15, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M001183.
Democratic Party (2010 – 2024); Independent (2024 – 2025)
November 15 2010 – January 3 2025
Member of the United States Senate (Class 2) from West Virginia
Henry Gassaway Davis
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 16 1823; d. March 11 1916.
Democratic Party
1871 – 1883
Guy Despard Goff
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1866; d. January 7 1933.
Republican Party
1925 – 1931
Jennings Randolph
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 8 1902; d. May 8 1998.
Democratic Party
1958 – 1985