S.no. |
Governor |
Term start |
Term end |
Party |
Place |
1 |
Arthur I. Boreman |
20 June 1863 |
26 February 1869 |
Republican |
Waynesburg, Pennsylvania |
2 |
Daniel D. T. Farnsworth |
26 February 1869 |
4 March 1869 |
Republican |
Staten Island, New York |
3 |
William E. Stevenson |
4 March 1869 |
4 March 1871 |
Republican |
Warren, Pennsylvania |
4 |
John J. Jacob |
4 March 1871 |
4 March 1877 |
Democratic Independent |
Green Spring, West Virginia |
5 |
Henry M. Mathews |
4 March 1877 |
4 March 1881 |
Democratic |
Greenbrier County, West Virginia |
6 |
Jacob B. Jackson |
4 March 1881 |
4 March 1885 |
Democratic |
Parkersburg, West Virginia |
7 |
Emanuel Willis Wilson |
4 March 1885 |
6 February 1890 |
Democratic |
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia |
8 |
Aretas B. Fleming |
6 February 1890 |
4 March 1893 |
Democratic |
Fairmont, West Virginia |
9 |
William A. MacCorkle |
4 March 1893 |
4 March 1897 |
Democratic |
Lexington, Virginia |
10 |
George W. Atkinson |
4 March 1897 |
4 March 1901 |
Republican |
Charleston, West Virginia |
11 |
Albert B. White |
4 March 1901 |
4 March 1905 |
Republican |
Cleveland, Ohio |
12 |
William M. O. Dawson |
4 March 1905 |
4 March 1909 |
Republican |
Bloomington, Maryland |
13 |
William E. Glasscock |
4 March 1909 |
14 March 1913 |
Republican |
Monongalia County, West Virginia |
14 |
Henry D. Hatfield |
14 March 1913 |
5 March 1917 |
Republican |
Mingo County, West Virginia |
15 |
John J. Cornwell |
5 March 1917 |
4 March 1921 |
Democratic |
Pennsboro, West Virginia |
16 |
Ephraim F. Morgan |
4 March 1921 |
4 March 1925 |
Republican |
Marion County, West Virginia |
17 |
Howard M. Gore |
4 March 1925 |
4 March 1929 |
Republican |
Harrison County, West Virginia, U.S. |
18 |
William G. Conley |
4 March 1929 |
4 March 1933 |
Republican |
Kingwood, West Virginia |
19 |
Herman G. Kump |
4 March 1933 |
18 January 1937 |
Democratic |
Capon Springs, West Virginia |
20 |
Homer A. Holt |
18 January 1937 |
13 January 1941 |
Democratic |
Lewisburg, West Virginia |
21 |
Matthew M. Neely |
13 January 1941 |
15 January 1945 |
Democratic |
Grove, West Virginia |
22 |
Clarence W. Meadows |
15 January 1945 |
17 January 1949 |
Democratic |
Beckley, West Virginia |
23 |
Okey L. Patteson |
17 January 1949 |
19 January 1953 |
Democratic |
Dingess, West Virginia |
24 |
William C. Marland |
19 January 1953 |
14 January 1957 |
Democratic |
Johnston City, Illinois |
25 |
Cecil H. Underwood |
14 January 1957 |
16 January 1961 |
Republican |
Josephs Mills, West Virginia |
26 |
William Wallace Barron |
16 January 1961 |
18 January 1965 |
Democratic |
Elkins, West Virginia |
27 |
Hulett C. Smith |
18 January 1965 |
13 January 1969 |
Democratic |
Beckley, West Virginia, U.S. |
28 |
Arch A. Moore, Jr. |
13 January 1969 |
17 January 1977 |
Republican |
Moundsville, West Virginia, U.S. |
29 |
Jay Rockefeller |
17 January 1977 |
14 January 1985 |
Democratic |
New York City, New York, U.S. |
30 |
Arch A. Moore, Jr. |
14 January 1985 |
16 January 1989 |
Republican |
Moundsville, West Virginia, U.S. |
31 |
Gaston Caperton |
16 January 1989 |
13 January 1997 |
Democratic |
Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. |
32 |
Cecil H. Underwood |
13 January 1997 |
15 January 2001 |
Republican |
Josephs Mills, West Virginia |
33 |
Bob Wise |
15 January 2001 |
17 January 2005 |
Democratic |
Washington, D.C., U.S. |
34 |
Joe Manchin |
17 January 2005 |
15 November 2010 |
Democratic |
Farmington, West Virginia, United States |
35 |
Earl Ray Tomblin |
15 November 2010 |
16 January 2017 |
Democratic |
Logan County, West Virginia, U.S. |
35 |
Jim Justice |
16 January 2017 |
Incumbent |
Democratic |
Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. |