
| CONGRESS | NAME OF SENATOR | TERM BEGAN | TERM ENDED | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | ||||
| 38th - 40th | Peter G. Van Winkle (UU, R) | Aug. 4, 1863 | Mar. 3, 1869 | |
| 41st - 43rd | Arthur I. Borman (R) | Mar. 4, 1869 | Mar. 3, 1875 | |
| 44th | Allen T. Caperton (D) | Mar. 4, 1875 | Jul. 26, 1876 | Died |
| 44th | Samuel Price (D) | Aug. 26, 1876 | Jan. 26, 1877 | Appointed |
| 44th - 46th | Frank Hereford (D) | Jan. 31, 1877 | Mar. 3, 1881 | |
| 47th - 49th | Johnson N. Camden (D) | Mar. 4, 1881 | Mar. 3, 1887 | |
| 50th - 55th | Charles J. Faulkner (D) | Mar. 4, 1887 | Mar. 3, 1899 | |
| 56th - 61st | Nathan B. Scott (R) | Mar. 4, 1899 | Mar. 3, 1911 | |
| 62nd - 64th | William E. Chilton (D) | Mar. 4, 1911 | Mar. 3, 1917 | |
| 65th - 67th | Howard Sutherland (R) | Mar. 4, 1917 | Mar. 3, 1923 | |
| 68th - 70th | Matthew M. Neely (D) | Mar. 4, 1923 | Mar. 3, 1929 | |
| 71st - 73rd | Henry D. Hatfield (R) | Mar. 4, 1929 | Jan. 3, 1935 | |
| 74th - 76th | Rush D. Holt (D) | Jun. 21, 1935 | Jan. 3, 1941 | |
| 77th - 84th | Harley M. Kilgore (D) | Jan. 3, 1941 | Feb. 28, 1956 | Died |
| 84th | William R. Laird III (D) | Mar. 13, 1956 | Nov. 6, 1956 | Appointed |
| 84th - 85th | W. Chapman Revercomb (R) | Nov. 7, 1956 | Jan. 3, 1959 | |
| 86th - 111th | Robert C. Byrd (D) | Jan. 3, 1959 | Jun. 28, 2010 | Died |
| 111th | Carte P. Goodwin (D) | Jul. 16, 2010 | Nov. 15, 2010 | Appointed |
| 111th - 118th | Joe Manchin III (D, I) | Nov. 15, 2010 | Jan. 3, 2025 | |
| 119th - | James C. Justice (R) | Jan. 14, 2025 | Present | |
| Class 2 | ||||
| 38th - 41st | Waitman T. Willey (UU, R) | Aug. 4, 1863 | Mar. 3, 1871 | |
| 42nd - 47th | Henry Gassaway Davis (D) | Mar. 4, 1871 | Mar. 3, 1883 | |
| 48th - 52nd | John E. Kenna (D) | Mar. 4, 1883 | Jan. 11, 1893 | Died |
| 52nd - 53rd | Johnson N. Camden (D) | Jan. 25, 1893 | Mar. 3, 1895 | |
| 54th - 61st | Stephen B. Elkins (R) | Mar. 4, 1895 | Jan. 4, 1911 | Died |
| 61st | Davis Elkins (R) | Jan. 9, 1911 | Jan. 31, 1911 | Appointed |
| 61st - 62nd | Clarence W. Watson (D) | Feb. 1, 1911 | Mar. 3, 1913 | |
| 63rd - 65th | Nathan Goff (R) | Apr. 1, 1913 | Mar. 3, 1919 | |
| 66th - 68th | Davis Elkins (R) | Mar. 4, 1919 | Mar. 3, 1925 | |
| 69th - 71st | Guy D. Goff (R) | Mar. 4, 1925 | Mar. 3, 1931 | |
| 72nd - 77th | Matthew M. Neely (D) | Mar. 4, 1931 | Jan. 12, 1941 | Resigned |
| 77th | Joseph Rosier (D) | Jan. 13, 1941 | Nov. 17, 1942 | Appointed |
| 77th | Hugh Ike Shott (R) | Nov. 18, 1942 | Jan. 3, 1943 | |
| 78th - 80th | W. Chapman Revercomb (R) | Jan. 3, 1943 | Jan. 3, 1949 | |
| 81st - 85th | Matthew M. Neely (D) | Jan. 3, 1949 | Jan. 18, 1958 | Died |
| 85th | John D. Hoblitzell Jr. (R) | Jan. 25, 1958 | Nov. 4, 1958 | Appointed |
| 85th - 98th | Jennings Randolph (D) | Nov. 5, 1958 | Jan. 3, 1985 | |
| 99th - 113th | John D. Rockefeller IV (D) | Jan. 15, 1985 | Jan. 3, 2015 | |
| 114th - | Shelley Moore Capito (R) | Jan. 3, 2015 | Present | |