Class 2
| # | Senator | Party | Years | Term | Electoral history |
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| 1 | Waitman T. Willey | Unionist | August 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
1 | Elected in 1863 |
| Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871 |
2 | Re-elected in 1865 | ||
| 2 | Henry G. Davis | Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1883 |
3 | Elected in 1871 or 1872 |
| 4 | Re-elected in 1877 Retired |
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| 3 | John E. Kenna | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – January 11, 1893 |
5 | Elected in 1882 or 1883 |
| 6 | Re-elected in 1888/9 Died |
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| Vacant | January 11, 1893 – March 4, 1893 |
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| 4 | Johnson N. Camden | Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895 |
Elected to finish Kenna's term | |
| 5 | Stephen B. Elkins | Republican | March 4, 1895 – January 4, 1911 |
7 | Elected in 1894 or 1895 |
| 8 | Re-elected in 1900 | ||||
| 9 | Re-elected in 1906 Died |
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| Vacant | January 4, 1911 – January 9, 1911 |
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| 6 | Davis Elkins | Republican | January 9, 1911 – January 31, 1911 |
Appointed to continue his father's term Successor elected |
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| 7 | Clarence W. Watson | Democratic | February 1, 1911 – March 4, 1913 |
Elected to finish Stephen Elkins's term Lost Election to full term |
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| Vacant | March 4, 1913 – April 1, 1913 |
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| 8 | Nathan Goff | Republican | April 1, 1913 – March 4, 1919 |
Chose to take office late Retired |
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| 9 | Davis Elkins | Republican | March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1925 |
9 | Elected in 1918 Retired |
| 10 | Guy D. Goff | Republican | March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1931 |
10 | Elected in 1924 Retired |
| 11 | Matthew M. Neely | Democratic | March 4, 1931 – January 12, 1941 |
11 | Elected in 1930 |
| 12 | Re-elected in 1936 Resigned |
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| 12 | Joseph Rosier | Democratic | January 13, 1941 – November 17, 1942 |
Appointed to continue Neely's term Lost special election to finish Neely's term |
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| 13 | Hugh I. Shott | Republican | November 18, 1942 – January 3, 1943 |
Elected to finish Neely's term Retired |
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| 14 | W. Chapman Revercomb | Republican | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949 |
13 | Elected in 1942 Lost re-election |
| 15 | Matthew M. Neely | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 8, 1958 |
14 | Elected in 1948 |
| 15 | Re-elected in 1954 Died |
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| Vacant | January 8, 1958 – January 25, 1958 |
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| 16 | John D. Hoblitzell, Jr. | Republican | January 25, 1958 – November 4, 1958 |
Appointed to continue Neely's term Lost special election to finish Neely's term |
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| 17 | Jennings Randolph | Democratic | November 5, 1958 – January 3, 1985 |
Elected to finish Neely's term | |
| 16 | Elected to full term in 1960 | ||||
| 17 | Re-elected in 1966 | ||||
| 18 | Re-elected in 1972 | ||||
| 19 | Re-elected in 1978 Retired |
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| Vacant | January 3, 1985 – January 15, 1985 |
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| 18 | Jay Rockefeller | Democratic | January 15, 1985 – Present |
Elected in 1984, but delayed term to finish term as Governor of West Virginia | |
| 21 | Re-elected in 1990 | ||||
| 22 | Re-elected in 1996 | ||||
| 23 | Re-elected in 2002 | ||||
| 24 | Re-elected in 2008 | ||||
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