Democratic Party (West Virginia) - West Virginia Democrats in Government

West Virginia Democrats in Government

The West Virginia Democratic Party controls all five statewide executive offices and holds a majority in the West Virginia House of Delegates and a supermajority in the West Virginia Senate. Democrats hold both of the state's U.S. Senate seats and one of the state's three U.S. House seats.

State
  • Governor: Earl Ray Tomblin
  • Secretary of State: Natalie Tennant
  • Attorney General: Darrell McGraw
  • State Auditor: Glen B. Gainer, III
  • State Treasurer: John D. Perdue
Federal
  • U.S. Senate
    • Jay Rockefeller, Senior Senator
    • Joe Manchin, Junior Senator
  • U.S. House of Representatives
    • Nick Rahall, 3rd District

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