# Governor Term start Term end Party Terms Arthur I. Boreman June 20, 1863 February 26, 1869 Republican 2 ⁄ Daniel D.T. Farnsworth February 26, 1869 March 4, 1869 Republican ⁄ William E. Stevenson March 4, 1869 March 4, 1871 Republican John J. Jacob March 4, 1871 March 4, 1877 Democratic Independent 5 Henry M. Mathews March 4, 1877 March 4, 1881 Democratic 6 Jacob B. Jackson March 4, 1881 March 4, 1885 Democratic 7 Emanuel Willis Wilson March 4, 1885 February 6, 1890 Democratic 8 Aretas B. Fleming February 6, 1890 March 4, 1893 Democratic 9 William A. MacCorkle March 4, 1893 March 4, 1897 Democratic 10 George W. Atkinson March 4, 1897 March 4, 1901 Republican 11 Albert B. White March 4, 1901 March 4, 1905 Republican 12 William M.O. Dawson March 4, 1905 March 4, 1909 Republican 13 William E. Glasscock March 4, 1909 March 14, 1913 Republican 14 Henry D. Hatfield March 14, 1913 March 5, 1917 Republican 15 John J. Cornwell March 5, 1917 March 4, 1921 Democratic 16 Ephraim F. Morgan March 4, 1921 March 4, 1925 Republican 17 Howard M. Gore March 4, 1925 March 4, 1929 Republican 18 William G. Conley March 4, 1929 March 4, 1933 Republican 19 H. Guy Kump March 4, 1933 January 18, 1937 Democratic 20 Homer A. Holt January 18, 1937 January 13, 1941 Democratic 21 Matthew M. Neely January 13, 1941 January 15, 1945 Democratic 22 Clarence W. Meadows January 15, 1945 January 17, 1949 Democratic 23 Okey L. Patteson January 17, 1949 January 19, 1953 Democratic 24 William C. Marland January 19, 1953 January 14, 1957 Democratic 25 Cecil H. Underwood January 14, 1957 January 16, 1961 Republican 26 William Wallace Barron January 16, 1961 January 18, 1965 Democratic 27 Hulett C. Smith January 18, 1965 January 13, 1969 Democratic 28 Arch A. Moore, Jr. January 13, 1969 January 17, 1977 Republican 29 Jay Rockefeller January 17, 1977 January 14, 1985 Democratic 30 Arch A. Moore, Jr. January 14, 1985 January 16, 1989 Republican 31 Gaston Caperton January 16, 1989 January 13, 1997 Democratic 32 Cecil H. Underwood January 13, 1997 January 15, 2001 Republican 33 Bob Wise January 15, 2001 January 17, 2005 Democratic 34 Joe Manchin January 17, 2005 November 15, 2010 Democratic 1 ⁄ 35 Earl Ray Tomblin November 15, 2010 November 13, 2011 Democratic 1 ⁄ November 13, 2011 January 16, 2017 36 Jim Justice January 16, 2017 Incumbent Democratic Republican
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