Other High Offices Held
This is a table of congressional offices held by governors. All representatives and senators listed represented West Virginia. No governor of West Virginia has held any other federal office.
- * Denotes those offices that the governor resigned to take.
- † Denotes those offices that the governor resigned to be governor.
| Governor | Gubernatorial term | U.S. House | U.S. Senate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur I. Boreman | 1863–1869 | — | S* | |
| George W. Atkinson | 1897–1901 | H | — | |
| Henry D. Hatfield | 1913–1917 | — | S | |
| Matthew M. Neely | 1941–1945 | H | S† | |
| Arch A. Moore, Jr. | 1969–1977 1985–1989 |
H | — | |
| Jay Rockefeller | 1977–1985 | — | S | |
| Bob Wise | 2001–2005 | H | — | |
| Joe Manchin | 2005–2010 | — | S* |
Read more about this topic: List Of Governors Of West Virginia
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