List of Representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created | December 7, 1863 | |||
| William G. Brown, Sr. | Unconditional Unionist | December 7, 1863 - March 4, 1865 | ||
| George R. Latham | Unconditional Unionist | March 4, 1865 - March 4, 1867 | ||
| Bethuel Kitchen | Republican | March 4, 1867 - March 4, 1869 | ||
| James McGrew | Republican | March 4, 1869 - March 4, 1873 | ||
| John Hagans | Republican | March 4, 1873 - March 4, 1875 | ||
| Charles J. Faulkner | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877 | ||
| Benjamin F. Martin | Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1881 | ||
| John B. Hoge | Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 4, 1883 | ||
| William L. Wilson | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1895 | ||
| Alston G. Dayton | Republican | March 4, 1895 - March 16, 1905 | Resigned after being appointed as a judge of US District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia | |
| Vacant | March 16, 1905 – June 6, 1905 | |||
| Thomas B. Davis | Democratic | June 6, 1905 – March 4, 1907 | ||
| George C. Sturgiss | Republican | March 4, 1907 - March 4, 1911 | ||
| William G. Brown, Jr. | Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 9, 1916 | Died | |
| Vacant | March 9, 1916 – May 9, 1916 | |||
| George M. Bowers | Republican | May 9, 1916 - March 4, 1923 | ||
| Robert E. L. Allen | Democratic | March 4, 1923 – March 9, 1925 | ||
| Frank L. Bowman | Republican | March 4, 1925 - March 4, 1933 | ||
| Jennings Randolph | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1947 | ||
| Melvin C. Snyder | Republican | March 4, 1947 - March 4, 1949 | ||
| Harley O. Staggers | Democratic | January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1981 | ||
| Cleve Benedict | Republican | January 3, 1981 - January 3, 1983 | ||
| Harley O. Staggers, Jr. | Democratic | January 3, 1983 - January 3, 1993 | ||
| Bob Wise | Democratic | January 3, 1993 - January 3, 2001 | Redistricted from the 3rd district | |
| Shelley M. Capito | Republican | January 3, 2001 – Present | Incumbent | |
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